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Bait shop changes, crossbows, pink salmon, cougars, lakefront northern pike

Bait shop changes around Chicago, record crossbow usage by Illinois bowhunters, pink salmon records, cougars in Illinois and northern pike on the Chicago lakefront are among the top stories in the outdoors around Chicago during 2022.

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Public access points for ice fishing on the Chain O’Lakes area

Here are details for some public access points for ice fishing on the Chain O’Lakes.

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Updating ice-fishing regulations for public sites around Chicago

The annual listing of regulations for ice fishing at public sites around Chicago, mostly reminders with a couple changes.

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Leather carp, “well-built” buck, Teddy Roosevelt’s Smith & Wesson, black carp

A confirmation of a leather carp in the Kankakee River, a “well-built” buck in a Cook County forest preserve, sale of Theodore Roosevelt’s Smith & Wesson and wild black carp confirmed in the Mississippi River basin are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Perch on the Chicago lakefront and waiting on ice fishing

Perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, otherwise it is waiting on ice (except well to our north, where they are already ice fishing).

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Thinking of ice anglers, a suburban great horned owl, Wisconsin deer harvest, hunting shed antlers

Understanding the minds of ice anglers, a suburban great horned owl, the harvest from Wisconsin’s gun season and a question on hunting shed antlers are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Work and a black squirrel, wild turkeys, ice fishing and the joy of hunting PHAs

A black squirrel working, fall harvest of wild turkeys, anticipation of ice fishing and the joy of hunting the habitat of Pheasant Habitat Areas are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Back to the big time with outdoors shows, classes and swap meets around Chicago in 2023

The broad listing of outdoors shows, claasses and swap meets is back in a big way around the Chicago area in 2023.

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Ice fishing up north and perch on Chicago lakefront

That leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Kestrel keeps eye on crickets

A kestrel chasing a cricket, the best hook for perch on the Chicago lakefront, the annual stocking of walleye into the Indiana side of Wolf Lake and a recommendation on Wisconsin bear dens are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Opening day for Illinois’ firearm deer season as viewed from the Kendall County check station

A view of the first portion of Illinois’ firearm deer season, which opened Friday, as taken from the Kendall County check station.

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Randy roving bucks, record smallmouth bass, certified scales, bait-stealing channel catfish

A randy roving bucks in the suburbs, a record Great Lakes smallmouth bass, a question on certified scales and an observation on bait-stealing channel catfish on the Rock River are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Of dogs, love, life, pheasants, habitat and companionship

A dog story topped a day with four hunters and two dogs at Steward Pheasant Habitat Area, which gave a hint of hope on life.

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Clean Water Act in beer labels, suburban white squirrel, rare pheasant sighted & Springsteen catfish

A look at the Clean Water Act turning 50 through beer labels, a suburban white squirrel, a rare suburban pheasant rooster and Bruce Springsteen with an analogy on life and catfish fishing are among the notes from around Chicago and beyond.

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The mystery of the disturbed fencing at LaBagh Woods and Forest Glen Woods

Trying to figure out what in the world is going on with the vandalism of the fencing around restored native plantings at LaBagh Woods and Forest Glen Woods on the Northwest Side.

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Babe’s record-book buck, bounding cemetery buck, fish habitats for the Slough and timberdoodles

A bounding spike at a North Side cemetery, a question on timberdoodles, Babe Ruth’s record-book buck and building fish habitats at Willow Slough are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Suburban red foxes, hoping on perch and hummingbird feeders

A photograph of suburban red foxes, a hopeful quip on perch, a question on hummingbird feeders, and Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge’s 75th celebration are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Red trees, mushrooms and dryness, and divining woolly bears

Experts provide insights on the vivid fall colors, mushrooms and the long dry spell as well as the divination of woolly bears.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Report: Fall trout opener Saturday and nearshore salmon and trout

The opening of Illinois’ fall trout season Saturday and the continuing nearshore trout and salmon fishing on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Chicago outdoors: Grasshopper, show question, winner Joe Nega, Loretta Lynn on salmon

A fall grasshopper scene, a question on the Early Show, Chicagoan Joe Nega‘s winning bass fishing and Loreta Lynn on salmon are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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The roof, the roof, the roof is growing at Aquascape

Exploring and learning the green roof, billed as largest sloping green roof in North America, at Aquascape in St. Charles.

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Fishers are ‘crushing it’ on the Chicago Riverwalk

Updates from the return of the Chicago fishing advisory committee included the international appeal of fishing the Chicago River, an unexpected catfish stocking in the Chicago lagoons and talk of the return of meetings on the Lake Michigan fishery.

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Chicago outdoors: Hummingbirds, greenback walleye, IL pheasant forecast, IL’s longest lived goose

Suburban hummingbirds, a surprise greenback walleye from the Kankakee system, a nugget on the Illinois pheasant forecast, and Illinois’ longest-lived Canada goose are among the notes from around Chicago and beyond.

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Sharing the fishing party for salmon during the Nightmare Fishing tournament at Jackson Park

Larry Powell earned his second championship belt in three years to highlight the fishing party during the Nightmare Fishing tournament at Jackson Park.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Report: Nearshore salmon/trout, bluegills, smallmouth, largemouth, catfish

Nearshore salmon and trout around Chicago fishing continue to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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