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Ill-conceived water use bill dried up, just like my pond
If, in the first week of June you had bet me that my pond would be down three feet by the end of July, then you would own the family farm. Back then, following a
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
Underwater viewing out West
As I stood in the Bradford Island Visitors Center of the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Oregon, I looked out through windows portraying surging waters. I wondered if it was an aquarium. Almost immediately, I
Best of the bayou: Swamp People
It took a little self-analysis before I finally locked onto the reasons why I’m hooked on the reality TV show “Swamp People,” that History Channel offering set in the Louisiana bayou where alligator hunters deal
State shutdown ends
The shutdown is over. Fishing and hunting licenses are for sale again, and state parks are in various stages of opening. DNR and other state employees are back on the job, and state conservation officers
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
Appreciating the mountains and diversity of Penns Woods
The small jet accelerated, wings grabbed the air, and its tires left terra firma behind. I was soon looking down upon row after row of green farmland laid out in exact squares. Each corn-filled square
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,
New York state of mindless
As if we needed another reason to shake our heads at the true ineptness of New York state. (Personally, I’ve stopped shaking my head. It really began to hurt and everyone thought I had developed
