Articles filed under Outdoors
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Celebrating the upcoming kickoff of the 2025 Catchable Trout SeasonMar 19, 2025 1:03 pm - You will see more fish caught and kept by anglers of all shapes and sizes on the weekend of April 5 than any other this year. That’s because this is the kickoff of the 2025 Catchable Trout Season.
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This week’s warm weather provides a great opportunity to go fishingMar 12, 2025 12:01 pm - I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I’m pretty sure that we have not seen the end of winter yet. Please don’t shoot the messenger. We are going to see some more free...
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Readers have seen the ‘missing turkeys,’ and not just in Wheaton eitherMar 05, 2025 5:43 pm - “The Case of the Missing Turkeys” was a real blast for me to research and write. I cannot believe all of the emails I received about the topic. It is obvious that there h...
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Solving the ‘Case of the Missing Turkeys’ — well, sort ofFeb 26, 2025 4:05 pm - “The Case of the Missing Turkeys” continues as I have found that I was not imagining things and a flock of wild turkeys had been living in Wheaton but had mysteriously disappeared.
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Were there really wild turkeys roaming the streets of Wheaton?Feb 19, 2025 6:35 pm - Part 2 of “The Case of the Missing Turkeys.”
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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.