Things to do, Places to go
If you're looking for things to do, places to go, first off, this coming weekend, September 22nd and 23rd: Northern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days Our FREE family-fun event serves…
Music to Fish and Wander By
I get songs stuck in my head. For awhile, this one has been stuck there. It will open in another window... Donovan, Hurdy Gurdy Man Thrown like a star in…
From the Archives — June, 2008
Berry Picking
In the June issue of Heartland Outdoors Magazine, you can't read it on line, it's only in the print version, Gretchen Steele of Walkin' With the Wild Woman wrote an…
Monarchs and the Crazy Squirrel Lady
I've been getting out fishing. Creeks, Fox River, secret ponds and a heavily pressured state park. Caught fish at all of them. Some good, some not so good. Going through…
Gobble, gobble, gobble…
Was out driving around the other day when a bunch of black specks out in a field, close to a tree line, caught my eye. Of course I had to…
An Update on Illinois Department of
Natural Resources Budget Cuts
Sunday afternoon, Marc Miller, Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, put up a simple post on his Facebook Page. No words, just a link to an article by…
A Walk in the Park a Source of Revenue for the IDNR – Repost
This is the third time I'm referencing this post. The first time I put it up was August of 2011. I normally wouldn't do this, but over the weekend I…
The Ducks and Geese
Don’t Know How Lucky They Are
By the time 2001 rolled around I had already been exploring the Fox River in the long stretches below Oswego and Yorkville. Back then I lived in Elmhurst and would…
Deer Hunting at Silver Springs?
Might want to have a Plan B
Archery deer season ends January 15, 2012, but at Silver Springs State Park it pretty much ended in November. Because I am currently unemployable and have time on my hands…