Illinois Fall Catchable Trout Program or Fishing in Hell
I posted this back in April for the Spring Illinois Catchable Trout Program. With the Fall Illinois Catchable Trout Program starting on October 15th, thought I would run it again.…
It Smells…..Wonderful
Unless you're standing talking to him, standing directly in front of him while he talks, you'll never really know how wonderful this thing Bob Long, Jr. speaks of, smells. His…
Vermont and the last of Irene, for now, maybe.
Ken Hall, aka Quill Gordon of The View From Fish in a Barrel Pond, has put up what he says is his last post about the aftermath of Irene. For…
Suckin’ up that October Sunshine
"What are you doing?" she asked. "Sitting here sucking up all that wonderful sunshine we've been having the last few days. You don't get too many Octobers like this. The…
Chicago Fall Colors, at least a little bit
It's real easy for me to pick on all things Chicago. I grew up there and never lived outside of the city limits till I moved out of the city…
It’s going to be beautiful out this weekend
Time to go for a short drive. Really, Morris isn't that far away and the ride, if you take some back roads, is well worth it. The Grundy County Corn…
Great Horned Owls have no Sense of Smell
I heard the other day that there are too many skunks in the Chicago area. In the 6 years I've been living along the edge of a wooded ravine, I've…
A Project: In Vermont, After Irene
Last week I put up a post called Aftermath of "That Bitch Irene" It's a link to the blog The View from Fish in a Barrel Pond by Ken Hall,…
Northern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days, Day One
My voice is shot, my legs are killing me from standing all day and I'm having a great time manning the booth for Heartland Outdoors Magazine at the Northern Illinois…