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Wisconsin may start hunting Sandhill cranes
OUTDOORS: Is Sandhill Crane what’s for dinner, to play off the beef jingle of a few years back. Our friends to the north in Wisconsin have created a stir after the Wisconsin Conservation Congress was asked if it would support a Sandhill Crane-hunting season.
Boys Volleyball: Well-rounded Nate Royer has volleyball in his blood
Nate Royer, a 6-1 senior who leads Lincoln-Way East in multiple statistical categories, decided not to follow in the footsteps his older brother Ryan, who Read More
- Tuesday’s results Updated: May 23, 2012
- Monday’s results Updated: May 21, 2012
- Saturday’s results Updated: May 19, 2012
Your time to shine if you’re angling for success
OUTDOORS: The United States Army Corps of Engineers released a report on commercial fisheries in the waters of the Great Lakes, and the Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River basins this week, and it got me thinking about fishing.
You can’t always have ‘whine’ with your duck
OUTDOORS: The Northeast Ducks Unlimited banquet last Wednesday was an enjoyable evening at the Antioch VFW Hall where the bar has a big beautiful sign that says “No Whining.”
Z-B team reels in competition at bass derby
OUTDOORS: Friday was cold and rainy, and I didn’t think it would be much of an outdoor day. I figured the high-school bass teams descending on the Chain O’ Lakes for a tournament were in for a brutal time with wind-driven white caps and overcast skies.
Ducks Unlimited banquet is April 25 in Antioch
OUTDOORS: The 40th annual Northeast Ducks Unlimited banquet is set for April 25 from 6-11:30 p.m. (dinner at 7:30 p.m.) in the Antioch VFW Hall, 75 North Ave.
Kids take proverbial ‘green’ ball and run with it
OUTDOORS: Recently the Illinois Conservation Foundation announced scholarship awards, and Zachary Brint of Highland Park High School was the top winner and was given a $5,000 scholarship.
Conservation clubs make impact in county
OUTDOORS: Conservation groups come in all shapes, sizes and stripes and colors. Kind of like the variety in land, birds, mammals, amphibians, fish and insects.
This warm weather really is for the birds
OUTDOORS: there were a lot of sandhill cranes migrating over Libertyville when the warmup first hit. I spotted them after first hearing their funny chortling call, one that you will remember once you have heard it.
IDNR cutbacks now are hitting close to home
GREAT OUTDOORS: This is a sad month because the Illinois department of Natural Resources is suspending its color glossy magazine called Outdoor Illinois.
Outdoors activities never ‘Bog’ down in Volo
OUTDOORS: The people at Volo Bog in Ingleside are always thinking of new ways to bring people together to enjoy the outdoors. Now, they’ve brought a part of the outdoors to North Chicago and the veterans at the Lovell Federal Health Care Center.
Quality ice fishing is a long road trip away
OUTDOORS: Other than the local diehards, ice fishing was a little tough around these parts this winter if you didn’t know exactly where to go and were not afraid of thinning ice.
Channel Lake filling up with giant catfish
OUTDOORS: The Northern Illinois Conservation Club’s fishing derby last weekend on the Chain O’ Lakes’ was won by the same father/son team that won last year.
NICC’s festival will be nice, even without ice
OUTDOORS: Lake-effect snow falling Friday morning was so beautiful, but it’s too little, too late for the winter of 2011-2012 and the Northern Illinois Conservation Club’s 52nd annual Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival on Channel Lake in Antioch.
Flying fish? Tiger sharks are a ‘soar’ subject
OUTDOORS: From the reading room, casting a wide net ... Sharks are for the birds. Look at your bird feeders for a second and imagine a huge shark leaping from the water (turf) and grabbing a couple of songbirds for lunch.
Spread your wings and try some of this stuff out
OUTDOORS: Performer/author/educator Brian “Fox” Ellis will be on hand for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Audubon in Illinois on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.
Mother Nature’s sending out mixed messages
OUTDOORS: The lingering warm weather we had until recently had some people worried about plants and animals, and there were some odd sightings.