Stray Casts

Ramble with Gortowski: Talking turkey on the Fox River

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:59:50 -0600

Ken Gortowski ruminates on another guide following in

his steps, considers the meaning of the turkeys and wildlife around his house and has a fishing report for the Fox River mixed in.

Stray Cast: Hot-stove league & ice fishing

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:41:58 -0600

It only seems apt to run the Stray Cast here.

Buck of the Week: Father & son 11-pointer

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:41:11 -0600

Spencer Teske and his dad Nate earn Buck of the Week honors, symbolic of the best of Illinois' first firearm season.

Fish of the Week: Top-hat father & son salmon

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:35:16 -0600

Ben Rosen caught this salmon while fly fishing in Kohler, Wis. earlier this month, and earns Fish of the Week honors.

Illinois Hunting Report: Incoming ducks & geese

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:34:01 -0600

Overhead for hours, even a few minutes ago, more and more Canada geese coming through could be heard; the change is here for hunters and the Illinois Hunting Report.

Sandhill cranes: Overhead in Chicago outdoors

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:32:51 -0600

Sandhill cranes are overhead in massive numbers, from Chicago to the suburbs.

Illinois deer hunting: 1st firearm season starts good

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:04:01 -0600

Illinois hunters reported a preliminary 68,037 deer

during the first firearm season, up from the 66,126 deer in the 2009 first season.

In memory: Mike Bonadonna

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:46:11 -0600

Mike ``Fish'' Bonadonna died far too young.

Wisconsin deer hunting: Opening weekend of gun season up

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:12:57 -0600

Deer hunters reported a preliminary total of 106,404 deer on opening weekend of Wisconsin's gun season, that's up 6.3 percent from last year.

Illinois deer hunting: Opening weekend

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:37:57 -0600

Perspective is everything in deer hunting: I suspect we are going to see far better numbers for the opening three days of Illinois firearm deer season than we did last year, not that I individually contributed to that.

Wisconsin deer hunting: ``Active'' gun-season opener

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:47:14 -0600

With even tracking snow in areas, conditions were good on Saturday for the opener of Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season.

Kildeer gets Buck of the Week: Unplugged

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:10:27 -0600

From Lake County, Jim Beaupre sent this nomination for Buck of the Week: Unplugged.

Palmisano Park: A celebration

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:09:05 -0600

That was quite the thing at the formal dedication of Palmisano Park in Bridgeport this morning.

WWW Chicago outdoors: Waiting

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:09:18 -0600

Waiting on deer, waiting on perch and waiting on first ice lead this Wild Weekend Wandering around Chicago outdoors.

Illinois deer hunting: Opening day, up & down

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:00:29 -0600

Across Illinois, numbers suggest opening day of firearm deer hunting was up significantly from last year.