Articles filed under Outdoors
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Outdoors notesNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - It is with great sadness that I report to you we have lost another angling friend. Jim Chapralis, one of the more vocal angling activists and a fly fishing guru, died la...
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One species is angling's strongest magnetNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - My cousin Len refuses to try something different for his annual vacation. For decades he pointed his vehicle north and headed for the same northern Minnesota fishing res...
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Good angling and good food go togetherNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - All too often, there appear to be members of our beloved angling community who focus more energy on lure selection, fish location, line choices, rod and reel selection, ...
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Secret spot delivers under tough conditionsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - With my ice-fishing garb wrapped around my body, I gingerly stepped on a very mushy bank and flipped the tiny, white Mini-Mite jig parallel to the shoreline. By all stan...
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The lovesick moose comes courtingOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - I was recently reminded to share this tale with you after a friend told me he was going to give me a sizable chunk of moose meat for my freezer. The late Officer Connor ...
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Outdoors notesOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Don't fret over the lack of area color in our beautiful trees. The Morton Arboretum's Gina Tedesco said the pallet of wonderful fall color is about ready to entertain vi...
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Outdoors notes for Oct. 18Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Smart thinkers, those biologists in DuPage County. Because our local weather patterns resemble those of May instead of a traditional fall season, trout fishing has been...
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Murphy's Law no stranger to anglingOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm not hinting that anglers are stubborn, but some within the fraternity seem to leave common sense back on the dock. Over the warm months this year, I've come across s...
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The real story is the landscape, territoryOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - GILA BEND, Ariz. -- I slowed my vehicle down enough to safely pull off the road and on to the shoulder. A few yards away a very large coyote to my right slowly sniffed t...
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Outdoors notesOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Is it possible that Illinois state officials responsible for tourism will continue to ignore the vast pot-of-gold that awaits those who act smartly regarding hunting and...