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Happy trails to you? Yes, if you keep your distance

Happy trails to you? Yes, if you keep your distance

Mike Hlas Outdoors Apr. 13, 2020 12:31 pm

About that curve we’re trying to flatten: I’ve been ahead of it. I’ve long enjoyed walking as not only exercise, …

Robin and snow, a sure sign of spring?

Robin and snow, a sure sign of spring?

By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent Outdoors Apr. 10, 2020 3:27 pm

Kwroop, kwroop, kwroop, kwropt, kwropt, kwropt, kwropt the robin clucked in its accelerating style. A song of spring. The morning …

Birds still doing what they always do

Birds still doing what they always do

Orlan Love Outdoors Apr. 5, 2020 4:18 pm

QUASQUETON – During this Stephen Kingesque reality show, for temporary COVID-19 relief I come out of my bunker to see …

Fishing basics: A guide for beginners

Fishing basics: A guide for beginners

By Doug Newhoff, correspondent Outdoors Mar. 29, 2020 7:27 am

Hopefully, the world gets through this COVID-19 crisis in a matter of weeks rather than months and life returns to …

Get outside — and look for swans

Get outside — and look for swans

By Brandon Caswell, correspondent Outdoors Mar. 27, 2020 12:08 pm

Amidst these days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are looking for safe ways to escape the confines of …

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Tales of Iowa’s rarest stone

Tales of Iowa’s rarest stone

Orlan Love

Outdoors Mar. 20, 2020 10:25 am

Iowa’s oldest, rarest and most fearsome stone – the meteorite – has in ancient times left marks on the landscape …

Slot limits a good thing for fishermen

Slot limits a good thing for fishermen

By Doug Newhoff, correspondent

Outdoors Mar. 16, 2020 9:52 am

After nearly 70 years of the status quo regarding walleye fishing regulations on Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters, change has arrived. Beginning …

Eagles are closer than you think

Eagles are closer than you think

Orlan Love

Outdoors Mar. 6, 2020 11:33 am

QUASQUETON – My wife recently suggested we drive to the Mississippi for one of the winter eagle-viewing events. Get in …

The Nature Call: The camaraderie of the ice

The Nature Call: The camaraderie of the ice

By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent

Outdoors Mar. 1, 2020 12:23 pm

And just like that, my young companion pulled a fish out of the ice. The helpful man who had just …

Students embrace the cold, outdoors

Students embrace the cold, outdoors

Orlan Love

Outdoors Feb. 21, 2020 9:26 am

HAZLETON – Something seemed ‘off” about the 49 East Buchanan seventh-graders enjoying a Feb. 7 winter field trip at Buchanan …

Bird feeders can bring joy to you and your backyard

Bird feeders can bring joy to you and your backyard

By Brandon Caswell, correspondent

Outdoors Feb. 14, 2020 11:41 am

For many, feeding birds in the yard brings a sense of prolonged enjoyment. A seasoned bird feeding station will not …

Learning new tricks out on the ice

Learning new tricks out on the ice

Orlan Love

Outdoors Feb. 7, 2020 10:39 am

We had all three kinds of fish during our annual ice fishing trip to Lake of the Woods: aggressive, passive …

Chilling on the ice during a break from school

Chilling on the ice during a break from school

By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent

Outdoors Jan. 31, 2020 10:11 am

I was getting enough of a chill that I was ready to retreat. But the boys were having fun seeing …

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