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Jan 27, 2010 | 6:15 pm | Loading…
Recreation Sports
Hook, line & sinker: Elmwood next up on the winter expo circuit
Turnout was great for the Illinois Fish & Feather Expo at the Interstate Center last weekend. The show was well worth the time. Too bad weather in his home state kept bass pro Mark Davis away.
Feb 03, 2010 | 7:45 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Fishing heats up in chilly Florida
The Sunshine State gave Bloomington-Normal fishing educator Jim Crowley a cool reception recently when he took his wife, Darla, there to visit relatives for her “28-again” birthday.
Jan 27, 2010 | 6:00 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Hard to tell who is winning Asian carp war, man or fish
It’s hard to know who’s winning the war on Asian carp, man or fish.
Jan 20, 2010 | 4:55 pm | Loading…
2009-10 deer harvest up slightly from year before
SPRINGFIELD — White-tail harvest during the 2009-2010 deer season was up slightly from a year earlier despite a slow start due to corn in fields.
Jan 20, 2010 | 4:50 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Area fishing guide saves man from Wis. lake
A column last week about thin ice in Minocqua, Wis., couldn’t have been timelier for fishing guide Thad Hinshaw of rural Hudson.
Jan 13, 2010 | 4:30 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Don't rush ice fishing and never go alone
McLean County Parks & Recreation director Mike Steffa started seeing anglers on the ice at Evergreen Lake on Tuesday.
Jan 07, 2010 | 7:00 am | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: January offers a wide variety of outdoor shows
Start out the New Year with visits to outdoor shows in January to view the latest gear and get some information on how and where to fish.
Dec 30, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…
Snowbird Open set for Friday at Highland
The 37th annual Snowbird Open golf tournament will be held Friday at Highland Park Golf Course, Bloomington.
Dec 30, 2009 | 8:30 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Michigan doesn't want Asian carp from Illinois
In case you missed it, the state of Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court to force closure of the connection between the Illinois River and Lake Michigan. The goal is to stop Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
Dec 24, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…
IESA 8th grad girls: Holy Trinity falls to Peoria St. Vincent de Paul
CLINTON -- Holy Trinity lost to Peoria St. Vincent de Paul, 42-22, in the championship game of the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 8-2A girls state basketball tournament Thursday at Clinton.
Dec 17, 2009 | 9:55 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Plenty of open water means fish still being caught
Though late fall has featured some cold snaps, reservoirs in Central Illinois and points south remain largely free of ice. That means some hardy souls are still catching fish in open water.
Dec 17, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: B-N Bass Club bestows top honor to female angler
The Bloomington Normal Bass Club has bestowed a top honor on Gina Norris, one of its few female anglers.
Dec 09, 2009 | 4:40 pm | Loading…
IDNR: Lowest number of deer killed in 8 years during firearm season
Hunters bagged the lowest number of white-tail deer in eight years during the just-completed firearm season, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday.
Dec 09, 2009 | 4:35 pm | Loading…
B-N golfers win national scrammble at TPC Sawgrass
Bloomington-Normal golfers Jordan Carpenter, Adam Havens, Brandon Holtz and Dustin Wickenhauser won the National Fellowship of Christian Athletes Golf Classic last month at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Dec 05, 2009 | 7:50 pm | Loading…
Flying Dragons win AAU national girls cross country title
The Bloomington-Normal-based Flying Dragons cross country team of age 11-12 girls won the Midget Division at the AAU National Championships Saturday, scoring 52 points, to best the runner-up Miami Milers by 36 in Orlando, Fla.
Dec 05, 2009 | 7:45 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Muskie records depend on who you ask
Records are made to be broken, as the old saying goes. In muskie fishing, the question is, “Which record?”
Dec 02, 2009 | 5:30 pm | Loading…
Illinois hunter gets 25-point buck with Google's help
EDWARDSVILLE -- It took Google Earth, a little deer psychology and a freak shot for a bow hunter in southern Illinois to bring down one of the largest deer in the state so far this year -- a 25-point buck.
Nov 27, 2009 | 4:00 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Asian carp measure may be too late
It was just last week this column reported officials plan to poison a 5.5-mile portion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal as a temporary measure to keep destructive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes while engineers work on one of two electric fish barriers near Romeoville.
Nov 25, 2009 | 7:00 pm | Loading…
Deer harvest numbers down statewide following slow corn harvest
Deer harvest was down in Central Illinois last weekend during the first half of the 2009 firearm season compared to last year, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Nov 25, 2009 | 6:40 pm | Loading…
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