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Dale Bowman

Outdoors Columnist
A mysterious gnawing on a bird box in Tinley Park and Illinois’ record bobcat harvest are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors beyond.
Tom Schrader is on a quest to document a pair of bald eagles near Hinckley from start to finish in the nesting season.
Illinois Taxidermist Association Convention in Springfield and the Fly Fishing Film Tour in Downers Grove highlight the weekend.
LaSalle Lake, the cooling lake south of Seneca, reopens to fishing on Friday with promising outlooks for blue catfish, bass and bluegills.
Some lakefront coho, some spring signs and the reopening of LaSalle Lake are among the highlights in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Oscar Santos, the inimitable Chicago lakefront kayak angler, pulled together a plan for kayakers to view the dyeing of the Chicago River green on Saturday.
A photograph of a bird nest made with fishing line and a question on the prospects for smelt fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Alligator gar, officially extirpated in Illinois since 1994 but now in a restoration program since 2010, were introduced farther north last year than its historical range in a nod to the changing climate.
The Park District has again posted openings for fishing camp counselor.