Lew Freedman

The men stood at the far end of the ridge less than a mile from the remote hunting camp, scanning the valleys slashing through the 1,500-foot peaks in the foothills...

The whiskered gent with gray hair blasted away with his Colt .45s, the bullets plinking off metal targets. He fired fast and with purpose. His shooting emptied two handguns, a...

Waterfowl hunters would notice little change in bag limits this fall if recommendations of the Illinois Flyway Council Service Regulations Committee are followed. Recommendations being advanced to the Natural Resources...

Three Julys ago during the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, piloting the 26-foot My Reel Mistress with a crew of three others, the Wilsons were caught by Tropical Storm Bertha...

During the warming that affected Chicago's southernmost Lake Michigan harbors last weekend, ice fishermen's prayers spared the 8-inch-thick ice by the slips at Belmont Harbor, where Henry's Sports & Bait...

As I stepped over a berm into the woods and onto unplowed snow, birds chirped. Their communication was the loudest sound around. It was about 11 a.m. on a Sunday,...

It is stunning when doctors tell you that you might not have as much time left as you thought you did. The scary diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that Gary Jobson...

"Trollin', Trollin', Trollin', Wall-eye." From the song "Walleye" by The Hula Poppers to the tune of "Rawhide." Amy Ryan and Deb Anderson stood beside the purple boa mounted on a...

Disturbed by job cutting and budget trimming in the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn is pushing a proposal that could provide $25 million annually to the...

DePaul basketball coach Dave Leitao has agreed to a new six-year rollover contract that should lay to rest speculation the coach might listen to more lucrative offers. There was talk...