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<i>Richard Simms, Chattanoogan.com Outdoors Editor</i>
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Here are the headlines you may have missed in just the last 7 days:

-- Ducks Unlimited Applauds ''White House Hunting Heritage Conservation Council''

-- BASS Legend Ray Scott Offers Upscale Fishing Opportunity

-- Three Men Lose Hunting Privileges for Life

-- Musky Research on Melton Hill

-- Anglers Expect Unexpected in Bassmaster Classic

-- Fishing Reports & Moon Phases

-- Final Auction List for Saturday's SCI Banquet

-- Winner Declared - Riverwalk Jan. Shot of the Month

-- So You Want to Learn About Birds?

-- Hunting License Sales Increase in 2009

-- Feb. 10 Deadline for Spring Turkey Hunt Applications

-- Fur Harvesters Auctions Announced

-- TWRA Photo Contest Deadline Approaching

-- Outdoor Chattanooga News and Events

-- Chattanooga Boat Show Opens Thursday

-- Tip Leads to Commercial Fishing Charges

-- Turkey Banquet Set for Feb. 27

-- TWRA Seeks Hunters' Input

-- New Record Whitetail in Ohio

-- 12th Annual Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest

-- Crow Creek Gears Up For Bird Hunts

-- Bartlett Brothers Busted for Crappie Violations

-- 'Deadliest Catch' Star Captain Phil Harris Suffers Stroke UPDATE

-- $1,000 Reward for Bradley County Elk Shooter(s)

-- Hunters Still Heading Overseas

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Ultralight-Led Whooping Cranes Released At Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

The nine whooping cranes led by ultralight aircraft have been released from a holding pen at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge after Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership biologists attached marking bands and transmitters to help track their movements. “So far the cranes are foraging and hanging around close to the pen and moving into the flooded fields,” said Bill Gates, biologist ... (click for more)

New Youth Elk Hunt Tag Approved At February TWRC Meeting

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission approved the 2012 special elk hunting season and the addition of a permit for one state resident youth to participate in the elk hunt among its business at its February meeting that concluded Friday.  The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency had made its recommendations for the 2012 elk hunt at the January TWRC meeting. The TWRC ... (click for more)

Man Tells Police He Just Murdered His Wife

An Chattanooga man told police Monday night that he had just murdered his wife.  Police said Robert Lee Hardnett, 50. showed up at the County Jail to turn himself in at 8:40 p.m. He said his wife's body could be found at his place of employment, Power Supply Company, 1907 Daisy St.   Officers responded to that address and found the body of 34-year-old Elizabeth ... (click for more)

Red Bank Commissioners Choose Kenneth Welch To Replace Greg Jones; Jeno Won't Run Again

The four remaining members of the Red Bank Commission held a special called meeting on Tuesday and chose Kenneth Welch as the replacement for Vice Mayor Greg Jones, who moved to Alaska. At the same meeting, Commissioner Ruth Jeno announced she will not seek a new term. She urged the candidates who were not selected - Michael Tindle and Eddie Pierce - to run in the next election. ... (click for more)

Thoughts On The Mathews Sentencing

It is not by coincidence I haven’t submitted an opinion piece in some time to the Chattanoogan.  The topics I cover are generally vitriolic in regards to local political decisions and their makers regarding public safety and I do not wish to associate my name with more noble subjects such as that of the heroic death and cowardly murder of Chattanooga Police Sergeant Tim Chapin, ... (click for more)

Thank You, Judge Mattice And Chattanooga

I would like to thank Judge Mattice for handing down a 30.5 year sentence for Kathleen Mathews.  Obviously, no amount of jail time, fines, or lashings can bring back Tim Chapin.   A 30-year sentence will, however, make the world just a little safer.  That's what Sgt. Chapin would have wanted.  He was a protector and sacrificed his life so the rest of ... (click for more)