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Outdoors fair showcases recreation opportunities

Soldiers, retirees and family members visiting Fort Stewart's post exchange Friday were greeted by a line of umbrella tents where members of the installation's outdoor recreation facilities and organizations conducted an Outdoor Wilderness Fair.

October 01, 2012 | Randy C. Murray | Outdoors/Recreation


Fall is here, and the fish are biting

Well friends, fall weather is upon us, and I just love it. There are some reports from around our area, and it looks like the fish are biting. Here we go: • Olin Frasier - who was fishing with his son, Morgan, around Saint Catherines Island - said they caught big reds until they were wore out. They had nine catch-and-releases. My friends, those are the big daddys. • Down around Two Way Fish ...

October 01, 2012 | Donny Branch | Outdoors/Recreation


Liberty County Bass Club

The Liberty County Bass Club held a tournament Sept. 8 on Lake Blackshear in Cordele. Ron Welch, left, took first place, catching four fish with a total weight of 9.01 pounds. Johnnie Lawson, center, placed second with four fish weighing 8.97 pounds. Will Eller earned the big-fish award after landing a 4.49-pound catch. The club's next tournament is Oct. 6 in Hardeeville.

September 24, 2012 | Special to the Courier | Outdoors/Recreation


Time is right to get lawn, garden ready for winter

Robert Bell, Liberty County agricultural extension agent, and master gardener Dot Moss recommend using the first half of autumn to prepare lawns and gardens for winter.

September 24, 2012 | Randy C. Murray | Outdoors/Recreation


Reports of good fishing are rolling in

Well, friends and fellow anglers, seems like the fall weather is creeping in. Man, I so love this time of year, as did my father, Old Tight Line did. It was his favorite time of year for fishing.

September 17, 2012 | Donny Branch | Outdoors/Recreation


Limited red-snapper harvest under way

BRUNSWICK - The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has approved a request by NOAA Fisheries to allow limited harvest of red snapper in the federal waters of the South Atlantic.

September 17, 2012 | Special to the Courier | Outdoors/Recreation


Numerous events, activities to mark National Hunting and Fishing Day

SOCIAL CIRCLE - Events and activities, including a free fishing day, are planned in honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day, which is Saturday, Sept. 22, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division.

September 17, 2012 | Special to the Courier | Outdoors/Recreation


Trout tourney giving out big bucks

Hello, friends and neighbors. I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend. I am looking forward to the fall weather rolling in; it's my favorite time of year for fishing.

September 10, 2012 | Donny Branch | Outdoors/Recreation


Chimney-swift numbers swell as fall migration nears

FORSYTH - The chittering sound of chimney swifts will begin to grow this month then fade to silence by early November as the fall migration increases swift populations in Georgia before drawing the small, speedy birds south to winter in the upper Amazon Basin.

September 10, 2012 | Special to the Courier | Outdoors/Recreation


Boat-safety course set

A boat-safety course will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at White Bluff Presbyterian Church, 10710 White Bluff Road in Savannah.

September 10, 2012 | Special to the Courier | Outdoors/Recreation


One group makes nice spottail haul

Hello, friends and neighbors. Looks like we again were blessed by missing the storm. God bless all the folks on the Gulf Coast; let us pray that they don't sustain too much damage.

September 04, 2012 | Donny Branch | Outdoors/Recreation


Online vote under way for new wildlife tag designs

SOCIAL CIRCLE - Four new wildlife vehicle license plates are coming to Georgia, and the Department of Natural Resources' wildlife resources division wants the public to help select the tag design.

September 04, 2012 | Special to the Courier | Outdoors/Recreation


Seminar to increase land value planned

GRIFFIN - Land is a valuable resource that provides immense benefits to humans and to wildlife.

September 04, 2012 | Special to the Courier | Outdoors/Recreation


A good recipe for Sunday-night fish

Howdy, friends and neighbors. Hope things are going your way. A friend had some good luck while fishing last week. Bubba Dasher and his family landed 10 beautiful spottail bass. Bubba said he hooked on two that broke his line. They must have been big ones, because he is somewhat of a virtuoso - or so he says. Here is a little something you might like to whip up Sunday evening if you got some ...

August 27, 2012 | Donny Branch Tight Line | Outdoors/Recreation


Dove season set to open Sept. 1 statewide

SOCIAL CIRCLE - Opening day of the statewide dove season traditionally is considered the beginning of the fall hunting season.

August 27, 2012 | Special to the Courier | Outdoors/Recreation


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Start park lodges under new management

Four of Georgia State Parks' lodges and resorts are or soon will be under new management, according to State Parks Director Becky Kelley.

May 14, 2013 | By Randy C. Murray | Outdoors/Recreation


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