Articles from the Outdoors section archive

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Lake should be at full pool soon

The best, most positive thing I can say about Thurmond Lake is that it's about a inch of becoming full again after many months of low water. With more rain predicted for the weekend, it's likely ...
By Bill Baab

Fishing Tournaments

Sponsoring a fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flier or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, Ga. 30903-1928. Fax number is (706) 823-3408.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Outdoors Calendar

FRIDAY: Pinetucky Gun Club and Honored American Veterans Afield will hold a Warrior Transition Battalion Top Gun Challenge, in which civilian participants team up with soldiers for shooting ...

Transmitters help track Thurmond stripers

For the fourth consecutive year, scientists are using surgically implanted transmitters to spy on Thurmond Lake stripers during warm weather months.
By Rob Pavey

Trio of hunters receive awards

The Georgia Outdoor Writers Association bestowed its annual awards last weekend to the hunters who took the top-scoring deer in Georgia last season.
By Rob Pavey

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Younger guides can have the bad weather

Winter weather makes me want to hibernate and stay away from Thurmond Lake.
By Bill Baab

Fishing tournaments

Sponsoring a bass, crappie, catfish or other fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flier or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, Ga. 30903-1928. Fax number: ...

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Disabled hunters nab turkeys at SRS

There was plenty of gobbling and gunfire last weekend at Savannah River Site, which opened its expansive forests for the 10th year to accommodate the N[filtered word] Wheelin' Sportsmen Ultimate ...
By Rob Pavey

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Three fishing teams receive support from committee

The future of fishing is reflected in the faces of members of two Augusta area junior fishing teams and another from Augusta State University which Thursday received financial support from the ...
By Bill Baab

Fishing Tournaments

Sponsoring a bass, crappie, catfish or other fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flier or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, Ga. 30903-1928. Fax number ...

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Georgia gets tougher boating law

LAKE LANIER, Ga. - Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Tuesday tougher treatment of those in Georgia who operate boats while drunk and stricter rules for young boaters.
By Walter C. Jones

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Either-sex days for deer to be reduced

This fall, the number of either-sex days is likely to shrink as Georgia's works to make our fluctuating whitetail herd more sustainable.
By Rob Pavey

Outdoors Calendar

Graves Mountain, a former mine in Lincoln County, Ga., will be open to the public for the semiannual Rock, Swap & Dig event, in which visitors can chisel away at rock outcrops in search of ...

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Fishing team had a plan

Hans Cansler and Nick Thomas had a winning plan in the Tommy Shaw Memorial Open Team Bass Tournament.
By Bill Baab

Fishing Tournaments

Sponsoring a fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flier or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, Ga. 30903-1928. Fax number is (706) 823-3408.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Outdoors Calendar

MONDAY: Pinetucky Gun Club will play host to an NRA First Steps pistol class from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost is $65 and pre-registration is required.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Fishing tournaments

Sponsoring a fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flier or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, Ga. 30903-1928. Fax number: (706) 823-3408.

Baab: Friends, sun good enough for me

Fishing is not just about catching fish, but getting onto the lake, pond or river and enjoying one's self.
By Bill Baab

Monday, April 8, 2013

Proposal cuts back Ga. doe hunting season

ATLANTA—Georgia’s deer hunters would get 25 fewer days to seek does, but they don’t mind the reduction. They requested it.
By Walter C. Jones

Saturday, April 6, 2013

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