A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com:
» Deer firearms season: Through Sunday in Tennessee, 2 antlerless deer per season in Unit A, 1 in Units B & D, 1 antlered per season, 2 per license year; through Jan. 13 in Georgia, season limit of 10 anterless & 2 antlered.
» Remaining dove hunting seasons: Through Jan. 15 in Tennessee & Georgia; half-hour before sunrise till sunset; daily limit 15 per hunter, not counting collared doves.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Booker T. Washington State Park outer loop, easy 3.5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at the park, near the swimming pool; call Jean Smith at 596-7681); Tuesday, lower trailhead on Shut-in Gap Road, to Piney River bridge & back, 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); Jan. 12, Roaring Creek, moderately strenuous 6 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call John Politte at 304-8327); Jan. 15, Lookout Mountain Bluff Trail, 5 miles from Covenant College to Point Park (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank or 9 a.m. at Covenant’s Ochs Gateway; call Gloria Nelson at 645-9008); Jan. 19, Prentice Cooper, Snoopers Rock to Natural Bridge & back, moderately strenuous 6 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654).
» Ritchie Hollow Trail guided hike: Saturday, 1-4 p.m.; “Gorgeous Adventure” on the new path with Tennessee River Gorge executive director Rick Huffines; $10, pre-registration required. Email alisheah@trgt.org
» Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: Tuesday & Feb. 5, 7-9 p.m., Hulsey Wellness Center at Southern Adventist University; $2 cash for pool use; family-friendly for ages 8-up; $75 for individual year’s membership, $125 for family; first-timers free; equipment provided, reservations not required. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Winter workshops: Jan. 10 (Leave no trace), Jan. 17 (Fishing 101), Jan. 24 (Map & compass), 6:30-8 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; more classroom-based sessions Thursdays through Feb. 28; free, all ages, reservations not needed. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Interscholastic Climbing League: Jan. 12, High Point downtown; Jan. 19, Tennessee Bouldering Authority; Feb. 2, High Point Riverside; last three of six 2018-19 meets for grades 6-12. Contact Outdoor Chattanooga at info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival: Jan. 19-20, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Birchwood Community Center & nearby Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge & Cherokee Removal Memorial; crafts, demonstrations, food vendors, music, kids activities & shuttles to the river to see the cranes.
» Free disc golf instruction: Jan. 19, 1-3 p.m., Portland Park; for all ages & skill levels; advanced registration requested. Call 643-6888.
» Cumberland Trail hiking series: Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; 1 way, shuttle provided, mostly downhill 4-7 miles; free but advance registration required through info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Chattanooga Hiking Club meeting: Feb. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., REI Chattanooga; free, open to public.