Outdoors
The latest Outdoors coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Sports section.
More in Outdoors, page 81
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Baylor graduate Scott Wier is guide on prize-winning turkey hunt
Christian Brown and Scott Wier almost didn't get to do one of their favorite things this year, but then circumstances brought them together and both had a grand time on April 14.
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Chattanooga nonprofit group researching population trends for indicator bird species [photos]
A Louisiana waterthrush sang and danced above the Bee Branch tributary along the Middle Creek watershed.
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Chattanooga partners with UTC students to clean, document stream litter
A partnership between a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga class and the city of Chattanooga is leading to cleaner creeks, new data and a targeted campaign to teach others the impact of litter, all while pioneering a project that could help future cleanups.
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Judy Rogers’ swan song a special Special Olympics memory [photos]
Standing on the Red Bank High School football field Saturday morning, with the 50th anniversary of the Lloyd Ray Smith Area 4 Special Olympics about to begin, Paul Rogers said of his wife Judy, the event's retiring director, "This has pretty much been her life for the last 46 years."
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Rodney Stoker, Amanda Tate win Chickamauga Chase 15k
Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga running teammates Rodney Stoker and Amanda (Lynch) Tate could have been the masters winners of the Chickamauga Chase 15k on Saturday.
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Chickamauga Chase results
Overall winners: Rodney Stoker 51:52; Amanda Tate (12) 59:50. Masters winners: Jeremy Miller (6) 56:32; Emily Cooper (24) 1:05:11. Grand masters winners: Robert Barnes (19) 1:03:49; Janet Jordan 1:12:36. Senior grand masters winners: David Roberts (20) 1:03:52; Kathi Wagner 1:22:05.
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New mountain bike trail will anchor Whitfield County, Ga., green space
An intermediate mountain bike trail that will anchor nearly 1,000 acres of green space on Rocky Face Ridge in the outskirts of Dalton, Ga., has received state funding in recent weeks.
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Case: Raccoons are smart, skilled, persistent
The guy on the phone was pretty excited.
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Outdoors notes and calendar, April 19
Angler Samuel Vandagriff of McMinnville, Tenn., was one of the 12 selections announced this week for the Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Dick's Sporting Goods.
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Tennessee State Parks to host public meetings about park business plans [documents]
State park officials are seeking public input in accordance with state law about newly released business plans at meetings across the state tomorrow and Tuesday. The plans will outline the overall strategy of the parks.
