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Jeremiah Haas: How spoiled we are as hunters, anglers to live in the Quad Cities area

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Recently, I had the opportunity to go to Canada and do some fishing with my family. While we all dream of those magical adventures in the Northwoods, after a few days up there it became very clear to me how spoiled we were back in the Quad Cities with the resources we have.
The road there was almost as you would expect – if you were trying to get off the grid and leave society.

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Jeremiah Haas: Quad Cities high school team creates a bass-fishing legacy

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Back in 2009, Tim Himsl, then a senior at Moline High School, had the opportunity to join the school’s fishing team, which had just become a sanctioned high school sport in Illinois.
Back then, there was one sectional tournament to qualify for the state tournament, with the top three teams advancing to state. Moline would show well in that tournament, taking first and fourth. Unfortunately for Himsl’s team, they were two fish short of a limit.

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Jeremiah Haas: Adapting deer hunting tactics after summer storms

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Almost all of Illinois has been hit by severe storms in June and July.
While you may not be thinking about hunting season regarding that, it is something to consider as we move into August and last-minute preparations are being made. First, assess what damage has occurred and if you need to make some changes.

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Jeremiah Haas: The joy of the unknown is often the fun of fishing new waters

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It’s the summer and families across the country are taking their vacations. 
For me, it was a trip down to Jacksonville, Florida, to a home owned by a friend about a mile up the St. Johns River from the Atlantic Coast. Having been there before, I have watched dolphins ride the bow waves of ships as they come in, and my son caught a sculpin-looking fish off a piece of string cheese we bought at a gas station. However, this time was different.

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Jeremiah Haas: Finding other advocates for the outdoors

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Many fathers across the Midwest celebrated Father’s Day with barbeques, boating or other family-oriented activities outside. Personally, I had a fishing and kayaking clinic on Saturday, then spent Sunday at home with my family, although we did head out for a canoe paddle in the evening.

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Jeremiah Haas: An inexpensive way to experience the outdoors

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As a parent of two teenagers and a coach at our school, I have seen the changes in kids during this electronics age. We were mean, mean parents when we did not allow our first child to get a cell phone until they were 14. Jetting off to Yellowstone for the weekend might not be in your budget, but there is a lot of nature around us, if you are willing to get out and look.

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Jeremiah Haas: Trusting your gut is often the way to go in hunting

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Fifth season – or, the fifth and final week of the Illinois spring turkey season – can be a fun, but difficult time to hunt turkeys as most of the breeding is over, hens are rarely grouped up, and the heat can make it very uncomfortable in the woods, especially when you can feel the ticks crawling up your arm. 
While the tactics used in first season can still be effective, you need to trust your gut when it is time to change.

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Jeremiah Haas: A turkey hunting surprise to wrap up a season

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One of the most exciting things about hunting is the unknown. I say unknown because Mother Nature is unpredictable, whether you are a full-time biologist or a novice hunter. 
The moment you think you understand everything in nature is the moment you begin to fool yourself. In my day job, I tell people that I can predict what the fish are going to do about 90% of the time, the rest of the time we just call that nature. The first turkey season for me was exactly that.

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Jeremiah Haas: Here’s how to age your turkey

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Turkey season is ongoing and many people are now looking at the birds they harvested, wondering just how old that bird is. For deer hunters, age is talked about all the time, usually to allow animals to mature to larger sizes. 
Turkey hunters rarely talk about a turkey’s age, except for jakes. Separating turkeys by age is usually done with three age classes: 1-year-olds, 2-year-olds, and 3-year-olds or older. For biologists, these three age classes are enough to evaluate population trends, reproduction rates, harvest rates and tag numbers.

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