The Southern: Outdoors
- Winkeler: Ticks are a whole different breed of pest
Sunday - 06/03/2018 - 02:00 AMI’m not a fan of insects.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bass Fishing | Mandrell, Stucker win Boy Scout tournament
Saturday - 05/12/2018 - 08:47 PMCARTERVILLE — The weigh-in at Saturday’s Boy Scout tournament at Crab Orchard Lake lasted less than 30 minutes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hunters harvest more than 80K deer during firearm season
Thursday - 12/07/2017 - 09:22 PMSPRINGFIELD — Hunters harvested more than 80,000 deer during this year's firearm season. That's a slight increase over 2016.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: Dogs that go bump in the night
Wednesday - 11/01/2017 - 02:00 AMSeveral weeks ago the Mayo Clinic released the results of a study focused on the impact of humans sharing their bedrooms with their dogs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports: Deer herd healthy; average harvest expected
Thursday - 10/26/2017 - 02:00 AMIf history is any indication, hunters in Illinois are likely to harvest about 150,000 deer this fall and winter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: Spirituality in our backyard
Thursday - 10/12/2017 - 02:00 AMSeveral months ago I was asked to speak to the Murphysboro United Methodist Men.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports: Owls, hawks and vultures as science teachers
Thursday - 10/05/2017 - 02:00 AMCARTERVILLE – The small audience huddled in a stuffy tent during the Southern Illinois Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days gasped audibly when Bev Shofstall of Free Again Wildlife Rehabilitation pulled a red-tailed hawk from its cage.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Anna-Jonesboro anglers win Crab Orchard Classic
Saturday - 09/23/2017 - 08:07 PMCARTERVILLE — After catching a couple fish early, Hunter Ralls and Avery Goines endured a couple hours without a strike.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: September is yellow on the color wheel
Thursday - 09/14/2017 - 02:00 AMMarch is a green, muddy month down below. Some folks like it. Farmers mostly.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: Fracking decision disappointing
Thursday - 09/07/2017 - 02:00 AMJust because something is utterly predictable doesn’t mean it’s not disappointing when the event comes to fruition.
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- Bass Fishing | Mandrell, Stucker win Boy Scout tournament
Saturday - 05/12/2018 - 06:07 PMCARTERVILLE — The weigh-in at Saturday’s Boy Scout tournament at Crab Orchard Lake lasted less than 30 minutes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports: Below average duck season on state areas
Thursday - 01/25/2018 - 02:00 AMIt wasn’t a stellar duck season in Southern Illinois … at least not at Illinois Department of Natural Resources facilities.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports: More to sparrows than meets the eye
Thursday - 11/23/2017 - 02:00 AMThe sparrow is the Rodney Dangerfield of nature — it gets no respect.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pelicans making annual Southern Illinois visit
Thursday - 11/02/2017 - 02:00 AMCARTERVILLE — A decade ago, a white pelican sighting at Crab Orchard Lake would have been headline material.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: Canada geese announce end of summer
Thursday - 10/19/2017 - 02:00 AMThere is something about the sounds of the Canada goose on a crisp day that gives me, well … goose bumps.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Squirrel hunt nothing short of Paradise
Thursday - 10/12/2017 - 02:00 AMBARTELSO – We arrived in “Paradise” – Gene Morgan’s description of Winkeler’s Bend, my family’s property on the Kaskaskia River in Clinton County, almost 90 minutes later than anticipated.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports: Grounds wins sixth World Open title
Sunday - 09/24/2017 - 04:58 PMCARTERVILLE – Hunter Grounds of Johnston City has evolved from youngster to elder statesman in the waterfowl calling world. But, he’s still cashing checks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: "Ghost Bird", 2009 documentary still relevant
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 02:00 AMSunday night should have been worth college credit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A state record crappie was caught in Southern Illinois this year. Here are other fish records that were set here.
Monday - 09/11/2017 - 10:00 AMBack in March, Ryan Povolish of Carbondale set a state record when he pulled a crappie out of Kinkaid Lake.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports: Carlyle Lake's White Tail Access wildlife magnet
Thursday - 09/07/2017 - 02:00 AMBOULDER — White Tail Access at Carlyle Lake isn’t well known to the human species.
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- Bass Fishing | Biggs, Cheatham win 25th Midwest Bass Classic
Saturday - 06/02/2018 - 06:15 PMCARTERVILLE — It’s not quite a gimme, but when Rick Cheatham and Scott Biggs fish the Midwest Bass Classic at Crab Orchard Lake, it’s a good bet they’ll pick up a check.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pheasant season extended at Wayne Fitzgerrell SRA, other locations
Tuesday - 01/09/2018 - 10:46 PMSPRINGFIELD — There's good news for hunters who were lamenting the end of controlled pheasant hunting season in Illinois.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gifts for the outdoorsman or outdoorswoman on your list
Thursday - 12/07/2017 - 02:00 AMThe signs are everywhere.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: Random thoughts on a slow morning
Thursday - 10/26/2017 - 02:00 AMThe tiny bird was barely visible in the leaf litter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cache River drainage work underway
Thursday - 10/19/2017 - 11:52 AMULLIN — Work has already begun on the Cache River Maintenance Project.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: Born Free ... as free as the wind blows
Thursday - 10/05/2017 - 02:00 AMSome things just never get old.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: Hunting and Fishing Days good for the soul
Thursday - 09/28/2017 - 02:00 AMThe past few months have not been kind.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports: National Hunting and Fishing Days celebrates 30 years
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 02:00 AMThe Southern Illinois Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days will take over the John A. Logan College campus Sept. 23-24. This year’s celebration marks the 30th year of the event at Carterville.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports: Duck populations down from last year, strong overall
Thursday - 09/14/2017 - 02:00 AMAt first glance the duck population numbers released by Ducks Unlimited earlier this summer are alarming.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winkeler: Beau the babysitter ... who knew?
Thursday - 08/31/2017 - 02:00 AMAfter nearly nine years, I saw an impressive new side of Beau, the family golden retriever, on Sunday.
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