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Looking back at 2020, which thankfully is almost over, it turned out to be a banner year for outdoor activities. …

Dogs put the fun in pheasant hunting. With their keen noses, predatory instincts, boundless energy and will to please their …

URBANA – The decade-old Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP) has been a triple winner for landowners, hunters and wildlife. …

Fish bite many ways, all good but some better than others. Even the feeble bite, which hardly ever results in …

Most anglers don’t like to leave a spot until the fish have stopped biting, which is seldom a problem since …

My recent sojourn in Lunker City, a not quite mythical realm where big smallmouth bass leap and thrash, provided welcome …

I am used to getting out-fished unless I go by myself, but I have seldom been as thoroughly trounced as …

Demographic studies show as people age, they are increasingly likely to read online or newspaper obituaries. That is because older …

QUASQUETON – Two weeks ago in this space I wrote about the start of the 2020 monarch butterfly rearing season. …

Monarch butterflies are back, beautifying the neighborhood and providing welcome relief from pandemic angst and boredom. The early arrivals visited …

It takes a trained and disciplined eye to find some of nature’s hidden treasures. After more than 50 years’ experience, …

The bugs in my world are a mixed blessing. Some can be annoying and destructive, while others are beneficial and …

It smelled fishy Tuesday as I walked from my pickup to the Maquoketa River. Not the persistent hand-slimed reminder of …

QUASQUETON — Summertime and, with the dark coronavirus cloud shading the land, the living is uneasy. As we enter the …

Even apart from the pandemic, it’s been a strange spring, symbolized for me by the wacky robin who won’t quit …