Articles filed under Outdoors
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Wisconsin, Minnesota ready for first wolf huntsOct 10, 2012 1:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — For years, vacationers and farmers across northern Wisconsin and Minnesota have heard the eerie howl of the gray wolf and fretted the creatures were lurk...
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Illinois hunters encouraged to donate deer meatOct 04, 2012 4:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials are encouraging sportsmen to donate deer meat to food banks and charities as the fall hunting seasons ap...
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IDOT to create statewide plan for bicycle trailsOct 03, 2012 4:44 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Efforts to put together the first Illinois statewide bikeway plan are under way. The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking bids from companies t...
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Trial reaffirms conservation officers are the lawOct 03, 2012 2:31 pm - A simple fact of life: When a bad guy confronts a conservation officer in most states, that officer is a sworn police officer. And if the warden or conservation cop is a...
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Heddon plugs have earned their nostalgiaOct 03, 2012 11:04 am - Tournament casting pro and expert fly fisherman Paul Melchior never fails to amaze me. Paul and I have stayed up very late on many of our trips and foreign expeditions. ...
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State officials urge hunting safetyOct 01, 2012 4:10 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State officials are urging hunters to make safety a top priority this hunting season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’s safety tips include a...
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Bridge closed at Geneva forest preserveSep 28, 2012 1:26 pm - Fox River Trail users face an unexpected detour, in the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva. A concrete bridge that connects the trail from the western bank of the river to...
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Fish with feelings? It’s an emotional issueSep 19, 2012 11:04 am - Aside from being accepted in to the National Freshwater Fishing of Fame, I am also honored to become a full-fledged member of the Know-It-All Society. That award (withou...
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Illinois Hunting & Fishing weekend set to openSep 19, 2012 10:54 am - It’s time again for the Illinois Hunting and Fishing weekend. Saturday and Sunday the throngs will gather for the event at Silver Springs State Park, 13608 Fox Road in Y...
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Olympic gold medalist visiting Hoffman EstatesSep 13, 2012 1:53 pm - USA Shooting Team member and five-time Olympic medalist Kim Rhode will visit Cabela’s, 5225 Prairie Stone Parkway in Hoffman Estates, on Saturday, Sept. 15. Rhode will b...