Crab Orchard - Crappie action remains excellent. Crappie aren't spawning yet, but have moved to the banks. Minnows and jigs are equally effective. Bluegill are also moving close to the beds and are being caught in good numbers on crickets
My eyes searched the field fruitlessly. About 30 minutes earlier Keith Enloe and I had watched a single tom turkey in full strut. For the next 15 minutes, we listened to three toms respond enthusiastically to every call Enloe made.
Our non-experts tackle the weighty issues of this weekend: John Ridley, who writes the "Visible Man" blog for NPR.org; author David Rakoff, whose latest book is "Don't Get Too Comfortable"; and "A Red State of Mind" author Nancy French.
A growing number of fishermen love angling for carp, a much-maligned bottom-feeding fish. That's a good thing -- Asian carp are pushing out native species in U.S. lakes and rivers. One food writer says a good way to keep numbers
Hulk Hogan-like personalities and WWE Wrestlemania stadium events on cable TV all but killed off the regional pro wrestling scenes that filled arenas for decades. But in St. Louis, a working-class cast of characters keeps the spectacle alive -- just
A family farm in California's Sacramento River Valley is the nation's largest source of organic rice. It's also a showcase of sustainable agriculture. The Lundbergs say it's just common sense -- you save some wild ducks eggs, and you end
This weekend in 1968, Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon gave a radio address that became a pivotal moment in American politics. Nixon emphasized that most Americans did not stage political protests or riots -- and he tried to make himself
A few weeks ago we aired a story about a woman named Mary Anne who hitchhiked to spring break in Florida back in 1972. We got lots of letters about that story including one from the state trooper that picked
The Bay Area city of Berkeley is often mocked as "Bezerkeley" or called the "People's Republic of Berkeley." But a new exhibit showcases all the firsts that the rest of the nation eventually emulated: police academies, gourmet coffee and brewpubs.
A family illness years ago prompted Weekend America's Marc Sanchez to sign up for the National Marrow Donor Program. But he never expected them to follow up. Then a FedEx package arrived... What followed was days of injections, transfusions and
Republican presidential contender Sen. John McCain saidhe hopes to use his appearance this week on "Saturday Night Live" toreach out for the youth vote, but he won't follow in former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's footsteps by cross-dressing on the
Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on theirnuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos postedFriday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News& Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show
The deadline to apply for FWP's special license drawings for elk, deer and antelope licenses and special permits is June 2. Hunters can apply in minutes for special big game hunting permits and licenses on the Internet by going to
Montana's $5 SuperTag lottery chances for big game hunts are on sale for 2008 with plenty of hunts available. An unlimited number of five dollar SuperTag chances are available for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion
Miracle Recreation Equipment Company announced today the Miracle's Grants for America's Schools Program. Miracle will award up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) in grant money to help schools fund the purchase of Miracle commercial play and recreation equipment to help
