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These sounds, sightings are my Sundays in Summer
What I love about Sundays: Early morning coffee and conversation with my kids. Reading a book before doing any chores. Cooking a finger licking good meal we can all sit and share. The moment I can change out of my Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes so I can play outside. I’m a big kid at heart and every […]
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Angling for catfish is an Ohio tradition
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. COLUMBUS — Summer is a great time for anglers to pursue catfish in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The Buckeye State’s lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and streams are home to four types of catfish: […]
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Winter hike in -3F to the top of Illinois
Feb. 11, 2016: The elderly man working the toll booth outside of Chicago wasn’t sure what to make of me. It was the dead of winter, just hovering around zero, and there I was, shirtless, offering my cash through the half-cracked window. The toll booth human had probably seen it all — so this wasn’t anything […]
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Summer sun part of the fun at Fourth of July festivities
I remember the anticipation for summer. Counting down the last days of school, thinking each day closer to summer took so much longer to end than the day before. Then that last bell rang and for the next few months, each day seemed to be as long as a weekend itself. Summer. Simply heaven. I […]
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Yost asks if other Ohio anglers have been reeled in by fake fishing business
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit in Defiance County against four people who ran an unregistered business that sold fishing lures it regularly failed to deliver and enrolled customers in a monthly fee-based subscription service they never agreed to join. To date, 84 consumers have filed complaints against the National […]
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There are numerous ways to go solo in the great outdoors
Now and then, it feels good to get outdoors. When you want to stretch your legs and breathe in some fresh air, there’s no better place to do so than nature. Many activities are good to turn into weekend getaways with friends or family, but to truly turn your brain off and find tranquility, it’s […]
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Glacier National Park: The quest for deep connections + assorted tales from May (Part II)
I woke up on orientation morning with puke in my hair and my shoes still on. After the long haul, I had finally arrived in Whitefish, Montana, where Pursuit employees gathered for orientation. We were housed in the Grouse Mountain Lodge, incredibly confused and nervous. Most everyone stuck to themselves or whomever they were with, […]
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Efficient hunting leads to a quality experience
A friend of mine and I have two things we are total opposites about: weather and hobby sports. I, being a fisherman, love the warm weather and water. He, being a hunter, loves the cold and woods. We often jab at each other about the skills required to participate in each other’s hobby and we […]