Articles filed under Outdoors
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The Case of the Missing TurkeysFeb 12, 2025 10:00 am - Ever since I have been fortunate enough to appear on the Sports page of this fine newspaper, I have written about fishing. There’s more to the outdoors, like hunting and nature and conservation, and I hope to get into all of those subjects as time passes.
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Don’t take chances when it comes to walking and fishing on thin iceFeb 05, 2025 3:05 pm - I hate to be a buzzkill, but I will never recommend anybody hit the ice for an ice fishing trip without knowing there is a good base of ice available and weather conditions warrant continued frozen water.
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What you need — and don’t need — to go ice fishingJan 29, 2025 11:07 am - The absolute best thing that you can have if you are planning on going ice fishing is a friend with a power auger. It’s a tough job to drill all the holes you are going to need. If all you have is a manual hand auger, you will probably cut corners and drill the minimum amount of holes. Believe me, the amount of holes you drill is in direct proportion to the amount of fish you catch.
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Chicagoland Fishing Expo returns with gear, guides, lessonsJan 25, 2025 1:47 pm - The Chicagoland Fishing Expo returned to the Schaumburg Convention Center this weekend with everything fishing under one roof.
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The things you will need to keep your hands and feet dry and warm and stay safe while ice fishingJan 22, 2025 7:35 pm - Ice fishing might have the largest range of differences between the most basic and the most professional aspects. You can get into ice fishing for slightly next to nothing. The only thing you must not go cheap on is the safety aspect.
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All-Canada Show returns to St. Charles for fishing and hunting adventuresJan 20, 2025 11:11 pm - Hundreds of Canadian fishing, hunting, and wilderness lodges and outfitters will gather at the All-Canada Show in Chicago Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Discounts for veterans and youth under 17.
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A few don’t-miss speakers at the Chicagoland Fishing Expo in Schaumburg Jan. 23-26Jan 15, 2025 10:45 pm - Speakers you don’t want to miss at the Chicagoland Fishing Expo, which is at the Schaumburg Convention Center Jan. 23-26.
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You don’t want to miss these speakers talk fishing at the upcoming showsJan 09, 2025 6:00 am - What to know and whom to hear speak at the upcoming fishing shows.
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Ahoy, suburbs: Chicago Boat Show sails into Rosemont after 93 years in cityJan 07, 2025 7:01 pm - The 93-year-old Chicago Boat Show has moved from McCormick Place in Chicago to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, closer to boat dealers and their suburban customers. With 125 exhibitors and 450 boats, the show is larger in scope and size than its previous iteration.
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Plenty of winter fishing shows to check outJan 02, 2025 6:00 am - Outdoors columnist Steve Sarley details the many fishing shows to check out this winter.