Articles filed under Outdoors
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For anglers, driving usually beats flyingSep 17, 2014 10:04 am - The conclusions I make these days are based on my personal combination of snap judgments and experience. Because I travel a considerable amount during the warm months, I...
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Head out to a fall festival this SaturdaySep 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Several fall festivals set for this weekend in the Fox Valley offer a variety of ways to welcome the new season. Each festival has a different focus - history, healthy l...
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It's never easy to leave Rawah RanchSep 10, 2014 10:05 am - This column first appeared in the Sept. 11 print edition. GLENDEVEY, Colo. - I came, I ate, I slept. And yes, I fished - and then I left with a dark cloud hanging ...
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When it comes to fly fishing, the words just flowSep 03, 2014 10:04 am - This column was republished after appearing in the Sept. 5 editions. I am as guilty as the next guy - or writer and outdoor storyteller, if you will. At a recent pi...
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Adjust and adapt if the summer pattern isn't workingAug 27, 2014 10:04 am - Having been dubbed a convert in the Sacred Halls of the Bill Binkelman School of Live Bait, I was convinced there is only one true fish-catching bait, that being the mig...
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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...