Mixed Bag: Outdoor items from around Illinois
Outdoor-related news items from around Illinois.
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January 12, 2023
‘Warm thoughts’ inspired by native plant ideas help pass the winter months
It’s that time of year when we dream of warmer days and spring gardens. Like many households, I spend hours paging through seed catalogs in early January.
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Beyond Illinois: Outdoor news items from around the country
Two men charged in 2018 slaying of deer hunter.
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Illinois’ fishing & hunting report
Cold snap comes, goes – leaves a mixed bag of success behind around the state.
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Old tricks still work on the ice
I learned ice fishing from old guys. I was a teen, and the old guys were in their 20s, maybe 30s. These guys, when they were younger, must have learned the trade from equally old guys of their time. Back then, when my mentors were old and I was young, there were no personal sonars
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Massachusetts town invaded by coyotes calls in the sharpshooters
When coyotes approach children playing in the park, as they do with unnerving frequency in this tiny coastal town north of Boston, Kellie Frary springs into action, trying to drive the animals off while another adult quickly gathers Frary’s day care group.
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Cuffs & Collars: Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs
Enforcement reports from the outdoors around Illinois.
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Illinois calendar of events
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from around Minnesota.
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Channel catfish through ice a treat for Pistakee anglers in Illinois
Nippersink and Fox lakes to the north often are considered one and the same since they join. Nippersink contains 420 acres and is a connecting body of water between Fox, Grass, and Pistakee.
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