A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area. To submit an event, write to sports@timesfrepress.com.
Deer firearms season: Through Jan. 6 in Tennessee, 2 antlerless per day in Unit A, 1 in Units B & D, 1 antlered per day, 2 per license year; through Jan. 13 in Georgia, season limit of 10 anterless & 2 antlered.
Remaining dove hunting seasons: Through Jan. 15 in Georgia; Dec. 8-Jan. 15 in Tennessee; half-hour before sunrise till sunset; daily limit 15 per hunter, not counting collared doves.
Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Cumberland Trail from Little Soddy trailhead to Big Soddy Creek bridge & back, moderately strenuous 8 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Dec. 4, Soak Creek Trail & Stinging Fork Falls near Spring City, easy to moderate 3-4 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Earl Helmer at 770-877-0600); Dec. 8, Snow Falls at Laurel/Snow area near Dayton, 10 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call John Politte at 423-304-8327); Dec. 11, Chickamauga Battlefield, easy 4.37 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at lower parking lot at park visitors center; call Gloria Nelson at 423-645-9008).
Cumberland Trail hiking series: Saturday, 1-4:30 p.m., mostly downhill 4-7 miles; free but advance registration required through info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: Tuesday & Jan. 8, 7-8 or 8-9 p.m., Hulsey Wellness Center at Southern Adventist University; 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.
Interscholastic Climbing League: Dec. 8, High Point downtown; Dec. 15, site TBA; second & third of six 2018-19 meets at three local climbing centers; grades 6-12. Contact Outdoor Chattanooga at info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Dec. 13, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: Dec. 17, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.
Wauhatchie Trail Race: Dec. 19, 9:30 a.m., 6.7 miles on dirt/gravel roads & trails on lower slopes of Lookout Mountain from nature center; handicapped by age & gender, beginning with 80-older females at 9:30 & going through 10:15 start for 25-29 males; $10 through midnight Dec. 13 at racectc.org; then $15. See www.chattanoogatrackclub.org.
Wild Trails 200 Mile Club: Encourages improved fitness; cover 200 miles in three months under one's own power, whether by running, biking, swimming, paddling, walking or other aerobic activities. Anyone interested can start at any time by registering at wildtrails.org/200-mile-club and recording his or her progress there. Getting to 200 makes one a member, and the membership card secures discounts at a variety of places. Club activities include a campout, barbecue and 15k/5k trail races every three months at Lula Lake Land Trust.