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The monarch butterfly’s migration is a wonder of nature
The next time you see a monarch butterfly flitting around your garden, pay some respect. This orange and black butterfly is more than just another pretty face. It is the superman (or woman) of the insect world. That becomes evident in the fall, when millions of...
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Change of strategy pays off for winners of Kansas State Crappie Championship
Before last weekend, Perry Lake had never been too kind to Frank Haidusek. He competed in several crappie tournaments at the 11,150 -acre reservoir in northeast Kansas, but he never fared that well. “Let’s put it this way. Perry has never been one of my favorite...
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Yeah, I am now an oldtimer, and that isn’t always easy to take
There are constant reminders that I’m not the man I used to be. I still am young at heart, but not in body and energy. Yeah, I’m getting old. Not real old, but still 67 years of age. And like a lot of people my age, I wonder where time has gone. I can still remember...
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Contemplating fishing’s many mysteries
Mid-summer musings … Why is it that you catch fish on a new lure, get excited, and buy a bunch of them, only to find out that it was a one-trip wonder? Why is it that no one talks about lures such as electric-blue plastic worms or gadgets such as the Color-C-Lector,...
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Kansas is big (channel) cat country
Most fishermen would be happy with a catch of five channel catfish weighing almost 30 pounds. But Cole and Clay Schmidt…well, they were expecting a little more when they competed in a recent Catfish Chasers tournament at Council Grove Lake. The brothers from Alma,...
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