Articles filed under Outdoors
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All-Canada Show comes to Pheasant Run in St. CharlesJan 08, 2013 11:07 am - When the winter doldrums start setting in, many dream of travel. Although warm destinations are popular, a show that opens Thursday, Jan. 10, aims to draw those interest...
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Ice fishing a family event in CaryJan 05, 2013 3:07 pm - The Gerner family’s first attempt at ice fishing yielded just two little fish, but a lot of fun on Saturday in Cary. Traci and her husband Ross Gerner, of Johnsburg, and...
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Man attacked by coyotes in Washington stateJan 02, 2013 7:31 pm - I know some of you in the suburbs have had encounters with coyotes. Some dogs had been snatched from back patios and decks, while most of the confrontations have been wi...
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Satisfying close-to-home trips are always in the budgetJan 02, 2013 10:04 am - Even though I have been to the wilds of Alaska, the Arctic, Manitoba and many other Canadian provinces, I still have closer-to-home angling opportunities to quench my th...
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Outdoor notes: ice not ready for fishingDec 26, 2012 12:31 pm - Here’s a quick glance at the fishing outlook: Lake Michigan: Tally ho for Wisconsin brown trout. Where there’s open water in southern Wisconsin harbors you’ll find this ...
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For fishing, light lines still the way to goDec 26, 2012 10:00 am - Several years ago one of this country's greatest salesman and hucksters, B.A.S.S. founder and angler Ray Scott, invited me to his place in Alabama. He wanted to demonstr...
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Batavia couple named citizens of the yearDec 24, 2012 10:49 am - Britta and Steven McKenna, a Batavia couple known for their extensive involvement in Batavia’s Riverwalk and in Scouting, are the 2012 Batavia Citizens of the Year, the ...
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A wish list that’s getting harder to satisfyDec 19, 2012 10:04 am - There are rules that prohibit me from soliciting gifts from readers and listeners of my outdoors radio talk show. But I am not bound by any edicts concerning my communic...
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Federal judge overturns night deer hunt rulingDec 19, 2012 8:31 am - My inner voice is doing its negative forecasting again. I get word from The Associated Press and Outdoorhub.com that some Native American tribes are involved in another ...
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Rare sightings made 2012 a wild and wonderful year for birdersDec 17, 2012 9:12 am - Local birding stories have been piling up like twigs inside a wren house. November is always prime time for spotting rarities, but this year was ridiculous. Birds that ...