Articles filed under Outdoors
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Stratton Lock and Dam gets overhaulAug 20, 2014 10:04 am - Construction will begin soon on a $16.7 million improvement project at the Stratton Lock and Dam on the Fox River in McHenry County. Illinois DNR officials claim the Str...
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Hats off to heavy-fighting CatsAug 20, 2014 10:04 am - Not every fisherman I've encountered looks to land the biggest or heaviest bass. The same could be said about those kind souls who prefer to come home with a dozen or so...
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Tour of Flint Creek Savanna Sept. 7Aug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - September is a perfect time to visit a prairie. With it's cooler weather, you can see prairie plants such as copper grasses, compass plants in bloom, gigantic prairie d...
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Neighbors rally against Hinsdale club's skeet shooting planAug 15, 2014 5:00 am - Residents opposing a plan to build a seasonal skeet shooting range at a private country club near Hinsdale say the proposal would cause noise, pollution and other proble...
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Basore, Potter headed for Hall of FameAug 13, 2014 10:04 am - Two locals and a downstater will soon join the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame. Congratulations to antique lure expert Dan Basore of Warrenville and Lake Forest conservati...
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Fishing's magic hour well worth waiting forAug 13, 2014 10:04 am - Golfers like to rave about finding the sweet spot on their favorite club. Sports car drivers use almost the same phrasing when describing how their finely tuned machine ...
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Wisconsin officials expand motorized trollingAug 07, 2014 10:05 am - When the following news reached my desk, I thought I was dreaming. And that's because this change of heart by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials represe...
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Crossing the lake, and crossing off another bucket list itemAug 07, 2014 10:04 am - BOYNE MOUNTAIN, Mich. - The weight of my bucket list is getting lighter. I finally made it to the far northern reaches of this state's lower peninsula after years of pro...
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Industrious anglers will find fly rod rewardsJul 31, 2014 10:04 am - My eyes almost fell out of my head when I saw the water explode in front of me. I had flipped a small surface popper on the end of a fly line. It wasn't more than three ...
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Mayfly madness on the upper MississippiJul 30, 2014 10:04 am - There are some areas in the upper and lower Midwest where the hatches of large mayflies is to fly fishermen what a filet mignon is to steak connoisseurs. Mayfly hatches ...