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Four-Year-Old Kings Are Coming!

In my spare time I have been daydreaming of what is to come this fall. Spare time? What’s that? Well, I tend to find time in my day to think ahead and get excited about

I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it!

Okay, so maybe the title is cheesy, and even a bit melodramatic for my personality, and that of most hunters I know, but I’m dying here! As I write this blog, there are 45 —

Free Youth Dove Hunt in in Pecatonica

Entertaining your kids takes imagination – and these days, a lot of money –all the more reason to encourage them to get involved in outdoor activities. Spending time outdoors, whether it’s hunting, fishing, or other

What a Squirrel Wants

In my last post, we discussed ways to get ready for squirrel season, which included inspecting hickory trees to get a clue about the where and when of the squirrels’ yearly feeding frenzy. I’ve been

The Draw of the Northwoods

Every year we plan a family vacation up to the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Mercer, Wisconsin, to be exact. My wife’s family owns a small cabin up on a small lake chain and their family has

Bowfishing tourney produces new state record bighead carp

Robb Kemper of the “Team Fish Slayer” bowfishing team set a new state-record for bighead Asian carp during the Bowfishing Association of Illinois’ second-annual Director’s Shoot on the Illinois River near Starved Rock State Park,

Christmas (for anglers) In July

Only days away and the ICAST 2011 show will be here. This is an event that allows all of the big name tackle companies to showcase their new products for 2012 release. The show will

Program helps get kids interested in the outdoors

Children are the future of the outdoors and, like many other hunters and anglers, I feel we must get them interested in everything outdoors. Along those lines, I would like to take this opportunity to

Illinois hatchery to pay Indiana after illegal fish sales

Illinois-based Keystone Hatcheries will pay restitution in the amount of $35,000 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (INDNR) after pleading guilty to an Information charging the corporation with the sale and transport of fish

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