Case: If you feel stuck in February, it’s time to get moving
I have at times stood and looked at a truck or a Jeep in the mud and thought, "There's no way! That thing is never coming out of there!"
Outdoors
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Case: Pining for the grouse woods of yesteryear
I saw a grouse in the clouds in my coffee. He was right there, plain as day.
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Case: The SHOT Show is a jackpot for guns and outdoors enthusiasts
Call off the search parties. Send all the guys with the hound dogs home. I know I have been woefully out of touch, but please try to understand.
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Case: Small game will keep you on the move in winter
If you think all of the hunting is over after deer season, folks, you are really missing the boat.
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Sandhill cranes draw hunters annually to Chattanooga area
Every winter from mid-November to the end of February, around 25,000 sandhill cranes descend upon the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Birchwood, Tennessee, about 4…
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Case: Prize turkey was a dream, but new year isn’t
The loud banging on the door woke me from a wonderful dream.
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Case: Snow geese draw in hunters during long migration north
I used to get tired of hearing about the good old days.
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Case: Special event hunt gets young people into outdoors
All experienced hunters have one thing in common: We all had good teachers and mentors who showed us how to start down the hunting trail.
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Case: If you’re hunting a real challenge, go muskie fishing
The muskellunge (muskie or musky for short) has long been known of as the "fish of 10,000 casts."
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Case: Birds, bird dogs and the preservation of hunting tradition
It was a scene that could take place almost anywhere in the country in the past hundred years. I realized we were living an old tradition.
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Case: You’re full of beans if you think that was corn pone
As in years past, it is the Saturday before the buck season opener and I am in camp cooking, making chili of course.
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Case: Encounter with wounded deer may have been a turning point
It is funny how some memories stick with you over the years.
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Case: It’s the most wonderful time of the deer
Before you sit down to your turkey this week, let's talk a little about deer and the mysteries of the rut. What's that, you may ask?
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Case: Believe it or not, some deer myths persist
Are these ideas still around because they're true? Or are they around simply because we think they're true?
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A Chattanooga woman’s rise to become one of the top open-water swimmers in the world
Jenny Smith's rise to become one of the top open-water swimmers in the world began in her school library as a child in Carmel, Indiana.