Articles filed under Outdoors
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Chicagoland Canoe’s Frese was truly specialDec 12, 2012 7:31 pm - Another bright star in the outdoor world has taken his canoe and paddled into the sunset. Ralph Frese, the 86-year-old founder and spearhead of the Chicagoland Canoe Bas...
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South Florida grapples with a slithery problemDec 12, 2012 10:04 am - I suspect some of you may head to south Florida to escape the normally bone-chilling temperatures and thigh-high snow in the area. Well, that’s how it used to be here w...
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Naperville playing host to inaugural marathonDec 07, 2012 12:00 pm - Naperville runners, after years of traveling to Chicago or neighboring communities to get their marathon fix, can stay home next year. The 2013 Inaugural Naperville Mara...
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Outdoors notes with Mike JacksonDec 05, 2012 7:31 pm - For the moment, there doesn’t appear to be a law enforcement code of silence in Kentucky. Nevertheless, a former Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife conservation of...
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Can someone stand up for Lake Michigan?Dec 05, 2012 10:04 am - It’s a rare day when I turn to a recently arrived email from a reader and listener to provide the impetus for a column. Today is one of those days. My friend David, a N...
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Sportsmen thanked for donation to troopsDec 03, 2012 2:00 pm - Nearly one year after members of the Northwest Towns Sportsmen's Club shipped off venison jerky from their deer hunting season to American troops abroad, they got their ...
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The state of our state parksNov 30, 2012 3:52 pm - The state of Illinois’ state parks is the topic of the Lake County Audubon Society meeting at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Libertyville village hall, 118 W. Cook Ave. Chris Rolli...
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Outdoors notesNov 28, 2012 12:00 pm - I knew there was extreme poaching in some areas of the country, but I could barely believe my eyes when I saw a report published in the NEMS Daily Journal in Mississippi...
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Deep thoughts on a panfish hotspotNov 28, 2012 10:04 am - I would venture a guess that every angler who manages to “connect” with a decent fishing hole is hesitant in sharing the spot with someone he or she doesn’t know well. S...
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Wisconsin residents upset over shooting of rare white deerNov 23, 2012 2:58 pm - LELAND, Wis. — An out-of-town hunter broke an unspoken agreement by killing a rare white deer in Sauk County this week, angering residents who say the animals are so bea...