Articles filed under Outdoors
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So, here's the story: Every fishing trip is an adventureApr 09, 2014 10:04 am - Under the best of conditions, a fishing expedition always generates tales of adventure as well as hardship. So tuck the notion that fishing is nothing more than a story...
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Some early surprises from the Chicago RiverApr 02, 2014 5:04 am - It pays to keep a rod and reel with a small box of tiny jigs and plastic lures in the back of my truck. One never knows when opportunity knocks. It was as good a time as...
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Trout fishing opens Saturday in Cook CountyMar 31, 2014 11:00 pm - The trout fishing season in the Forest Preserves of Cook County starts at dawn Saturday, April 5. Catchable-sized rainbow trout (one-half to three-fourths pounds average...
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Protect yourself in the great outdoorsMar 26, 2014 10:04 am - It took quite a long time but I finally woke up and "smelled the coffee," as my late parents would frequently say while lecturing me. You see, I always believed I was im...
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Montrose harbors some good early spring fishingMar 26, 2014 10:04 am - Hang in there - our time is just about here for soft-water angling. Look to the harbors, especially Montrose, for perch and rainbow action in Chicago. And at Waukegan, p...
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Chippewa ask 7th Circuit to allow night deer huntMar 25, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's Chippewa tribes have asked a federal appeals court to allow tribal hunters to shoot deer at night. The Chippewa have been pushing for decades...
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Algae could provide weapon against invader musselsMar 25, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - Scientists at Wayne State University are researching how algae might help disrupt reproduction of zebra and quagga mussels in the Great Lakes. Biologist Do...
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Bill would waive hunting, fishing fees for seniorsMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation would waive hunting and fishing license fees for Illinois senior citizens. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reported the pr...
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Seeling: A world-class angler, journalist and friendMar 12, 2014 10:04 am - Wherever we traveled, one of us - him or me - would incur some kind of physical injury. And believe me when I tell you that Mike Seeling and I traveled all across, as w...
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Illinois halts plan to require ATV permitsMar 09, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois officials have put a hold on plans to require permits for most all-terrain vehicles. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports the Ill...