Erik Almy writes, "Took my 14-year-old son catfishing for big cats on March 21. Here is the biggest of the day at 51 lbs and it was 48.5" long. Caught on Chickamuaga Lake. His previous best was 33.5 lbs.

Chris Forsythe writes, "This proud Dad wanted to share a photo of Houston and his first turkey, he killed this past weekend on the Juvenile Hunt. It was a whopper to say the least!!! He shot the biggest out of the 5 toms he had less than 15 yards from him and 'yes,' I said 5. This bird weighed 23 lbs 4 oz, had a 11 1/4" beard, and had 1" spurs. I've hunted turkeys for over 25 years now. I have never killed one that weighed and had a huge beard combination like this one. I don't know who is more proud, me or him! My baby boy is growing up, and he'll soon be a man. I just hope he can look back on all this and smile, and do the same for his kids!"

Erik Almy writes, "After hunting hard for the last two seasons, we finally had a plan come together for Storm to get her first turkey during the first juvenile hunt for TN. She killed this bird while it was trying to climb on top of our gobbler decoy, at a distance of 21 yards using her 20ga loaded with Nitro Custom-loaded with Hevi-shot. We had to wait for what seemed like an eternity to let the bird afford us a clear shot of his neck/head, and I thought Storm was going to hyperventilate! I am not sure who was happier, 11 yr old Storm or her dad!" 20lb -15oz ... 11" beard ... 1-3/16" spurs.

Jack Russell of Hermitage, TN, caught a bunch of nice browns and rainbows on the Caney Fork River on Easter Sunday. He caught them flyfishing with hand-tied and home-dyed Clouser Minnows.

Marty Paige writes, "I was out at the Chickamauga Dam yesterday and sort of inadvertently got this image. I just thought it was kind of patriotic with the flag in the background. I was tracking the heron with my camera and fired off a burst . This was the last frame of the burst."

Erik Almy writes, "Thought I would send you these pics I took with my phone from Wolftever bridge while fishing one day recently. As they say, 'the stars were aligned' for me to be there and have a camera ready when this breathtaking opportunity presented itself. I did not catch a fish that evening, but it really didn't matter."

Barbara Simms caught this monster, 67.4-pound blue cat, fishing with Mike Mitchell (www.SouthernCats.com) on Wheeler Reservoir in early March.

I booked a trip with Capt. Nicky with Inshore Angler Charters out of Destin and boy am I glad I did. The WX was terrible, SE wind 20-30 and heavy chop in the bay. The boys had a blast for a good 45 minutes reeling in white trout on almost every cast. Then we ran about 20 miles to some of his redfish spots and with the first cast my 7 year old landed his first keeper red. Next it was my 10 year olds luck that was running high. The lines were wet for all of 5 minutes before he got a huge hit. It about pulled the rod out of his hand but thanks to Capt Nicky I did not have to buy him a new rig. 5 minutes later a big 30-32" red was in the boat. My 7 year old landed another slot and I finally decided to pick up a rod. Well, as fate would have it, I had 3 hits within 10 minutes and I missed 'em all. Circle hooks....still trying to get used to the idea of not having to set the hook. Oh well. We head out for another spot and caught 3 or 4 shorties and I finally landed a slot and so did my older son. The trip was awesome and Capt Nicky produced for us on a day that was not great for fishing. He was a real pro and I would recommend him for anyone interested in some good inshore fishing in Destin.

Chattanoogan.com Outdoor Editor, and guide for www.ScenicCityFishing.com took this 5.1 lb. bass below Chickamauga Dam.

Brandon Price with a bragging-sized stringer of crappie fishing with www.ScenicCityFishing.com on Chickamauga Lake in early April.

Brandon Price with a bragging-size spotted bass taken fishing with www.ScenicCityFishing.com in early April.

Gil Lackey from Nashville with a nice brown trout on the Caney Fork River.

Kathy Davis took this pretty shot of five deer "enjoying" her garden.

Chattanoogan.com Outdoors Editor Richard Simms with a beautiful redfish taken in Louisiana in March fishing with Capt. Anthony Kyzar of Cajun Fishing and Hunting Charters out of Houma, La.

Darren and Trinity Donnellan with a great stringer of crappie taken fishing with www.ScenicCityFishing.com in March.

Bud Mansel captured this shot right after sunrise thru his dining room window.

Tony Sanders (www.TonySandersOutdoors.com) with a solid spotted bass caught fishing with Scenic City Fishing Charters.

Tony Sanders (www.TonySandersOutdoors.com) with a hefty blue cat caught fishing with Scenic City Fishing Charters.

On a deer hunt with a friend, Roger Johnson writes, "One day after bobcat season opened my son decided to do a late evening hunt on his on. Two cats came in chasing birds. He called me on the phone and asked if he should take one. Of coarse I said 'do it.' This is the result."

Our new backyard residents; a family of red foxes – a total of 2 adults and 4 pups. They seem to be living under our neighbor’s storage building but slip under the fence every day to play in our backyard. Cooper, our Gordon Setter, knows they are out there but they beat a fast retreat every time he runs back to the fence to “play” with them. Actually, I’m trying to keep Cooper away from them and he’s not happy with that. They come into the yard at least twice a day to play in the grass and I saw one of the little ones stalking the squirrels under our birdfeeder…no luck for the fox the squirrel got away that time.

The coyote was seen in the early morning traveling along the road through the Smokey Mtn. National Park from Townsend, TN

The coyote was seen in the early morning traveling along the road through the Smokey Mtn. National Park from Townsend, TN.

Turkey spotted in the evening on Big Ridge in Hixson TN.

Kathy Smick with a nice Kentucky Lake shellcracker.

Chuck Smick with a big Kentucky Lake shellcracker.

Tim Griggs with a nice average size Kentucky Lake shellcracker.

Roswell Schnur took this bear on a hunt in Quebec, Canada.

Kevin Beaty took this bear on a hunt in Quebec, Canada.

Trey Zanaty killed this buck on January 4th in Jackson County, Ala.

Trey Zanaty killed this gobbler on March 27th in Jackson County, Ala.

Who says you have to catch big fish to have big fun. Kathryn DeNovo shares a great shot of from Nickjack Lake -- Garth and C. Bass with their catch of the day.

Allen Baugh says he and Garrett Baugh had a great trip the 4th of July week to Perdido Key. He said, "This was our first time fishing from kayaks but it won't be the last. Lots of fish caught, mostly spanish and kings mackeral. I did hook a tarpon on the 4th of July what a blast, it was almost as big as my kayak. Fought it for about an hour before I had to break it of at the boat. It made several jumps when first hooked up, lots people watching from the beach. It was my first one and I hope not my last.

Allen Baugh says he and Garrett Baugh had a great trip the 4th of July week to Perdido Key. He said, "This was our first time fishing from kayaks but it won't be the last. Lots of fish caught, mostly spanish and kings mackeral. I did hook a tarpon on the 4th of July what a blast, it was almost as big as my kayak. Fought it for about an hour before I had to break it of at the boat. It made several jumps when first hooked up, lots people watching from the beach. It was my first one and I hope not my last.

Allen Baugh says he and Garrett Baugh had a great trip the 4th of July week to Perdido Key. He said, "This was our first time fishing from kayaks but it won't be the last. Lots of fish caught, mostly spanish and kings mackeral. I did hook a tarpon on the 4th of July what a blast, it was almost as big as my kayak. Fought it for about an hour before I had to break it of at the boat. It made several jumps when first hooked up, lots people watching from the beach. It was my first one and I hope not my last.

Allen Baugh says he and Garrett Baugh had a great trip the 4th of July week to Perdido Key. He said, "This was our first time fishing from kayaks but it won't be the last. Lots of fish caught, mostly spanish and kings mackeral. I did hook a tarpon on the 4th of July what a blast, it was almost as big as my kayak. Fought it for about an hour before I had to break it of at the boat. It made several jumps when first hooked up, lots people watching from the beach. It was my first one and I hope not my last.

Trey Wall writes, "Here is a couple of pictures of my wife and I at St. George Island. Jane landed the grey snapper and I caught the Spanish mackerel. Great trip and we caught a lot of everything. If you're ever in the St. George area, in Appalachia Florida, call "Book Me a Charter." They did a great job and will take you offshore or inland.

Trey Wall writes, "Here is a couple of pictures of my wife and I at St. George Island. Jane landed the grey snapper and I caught the Spanish mackerel. Great trip and we caught a lot of everything. If you're ever in the St. George area, in Appalachia Florida, call "Book Me a Charter." They did a great job and will take you offshore or inland.

5 lb. Largemouth Bass caught on Chickamauga Lake 6-17-08 on Zoom Trick Worm by Sean McDonald (aka NRG_BigFish on the Chattanooga Fishing Forum)

Chris caught this 27-pound blue cat fishing with Scenic City Fishing Charters.

Tom caught this bragging-sized 16-pound blue cat fishing with Scenic City Fishing Charters.

Jody Lancaster had a great time recently striper fishing with his uncle, David Lancaster, and friend, David Haun. Fishing on Watts Bar, Jody was using shad all by himself. David said, "We had to grab a hold of his PFD a few times to keep him from being yanked in the water. It was a pleasure to see how good he was at fighting these highly aggressive fish."

Cameron Mitchell writes, "Bonnie had a busy day picking up 8 birds herself, while Michael (Williams) chased the rest in the current with the boat. Ryan and Trever, Michael's boys, both managed to kill their first goose and we ended up fourteen for the day. We could have stayed, and shot more but thought we’d leave some for another day!"

Cameron Mitchell writes, "Bonnie had a busy day picking up 8 birds herself, while Michael (Williams) chased the rest in the current with the boat. Ryan and Trever, Michael's boys, both managed to kill their first goose and we ended up fourteen for the day. We could have stayed, and shot more but thought we’d leave some for another day!"

(l-r) Stanley Walker, Fred Moudy, Charlie Duggan and Chattanoogan.com Outdoors Editor Richard Simms with a boatful of geese taken during the early September goose hunt.

This is a picture of my son, Finn Megahee. He is 6 years old and this is the first fish he caught all by himself.

This bear was killed on Oct. 6, 2008 in the Cherokee National Forest in Monroe County. Gary Church shot the bear with a .357 magnum pistol from 50 yards. The bear was a boar weighing approximately 225lbs. From left to right Chistian Prince of Cleveland, Gary Church of Athens, Nathan Bell of Riceville, Mike Bell of Riceville, and Zack Bell also of Riceville.

Len Hawkins and Stanley Walker with a limit of geese taken opening weekend of the early Ocotober season.

Len Hawkins with several geese he and friends took on the opening weekend of the early October season in Marion County.

Glenda Morelock provides this picture of a raccoon exploring her back porch.

Parker Swan took this 130 lb. doe on the 2008 Juvenile-Only hunt weekend.

Cameron Mitchell took this 240-pound 9-pointer in Kentucky on Nov. 8.

Billy Bouymaster with a hefty crappie taken on Chickamauga Lake. Winter crappie fishing has been super on Chickamauga in recent years. Visit to learn more.

Ross Malone, Mike and Alan Jones with several speckle bellied geese taken in Arkansas. One member of their group killed a banded spec that was at least nine years old, and had been banded in Nanavut, Canada... way up in the Northern Provinces.

See a photo like this one taken in Arkansas recently and it is easy to understand why biologists are concerned about an overpopulation of snow geese.

(l-r)Bill Swan, Bill Swan, III, and Keith Watson. Bill Swan writes, "Our trip to South Dakota deer hunting was a success as usual! With bitter cold weather and 6-8 inches of snow on the ground, we found the hunting to be really great. The deer taken were a 7x5, 170" mule deer by Keith Watson of Sale Creek ... 150", 9-point whitetail by my son, Bill Swan III ... and my 181" 6x5 mule deer. We hunted on the W Ranch with Mark Williams in Kadoka, SD, and the arrangements were made by Wes Hixon.

From Bob Foster - Here are some pictures from this mornings GA Youth Opener. I took Michael Williams and his 2 sons to a "top secret" location. They got their first mallards. A good time was had by all!!

Mike McElrath caught this striper below Chickamauga Dam the week of Nov. 10.

Justin Medley took this impressive 9-pointer Nov. 23 in Putnam Co. TN.

Mike McElrath captured this 3.5 lb., 22-inch walleye below Chickamauga Dam on Nov. 24. Walleye, especially this size, are rarely seen in the Chattanooga area.

Sam (Malone) is one "Happy Lab" with dead ducks for her pillow.

Ross Malone with a limit of mallards taken during the opening days of Arkansas's duck season.

Cody McGee sends this picture from last duck season in Arkansas. (l-r) Ryan Nichols, Brandon Wicker, Cody McGee, Brian Marrs, and Brandon Watson. Place is in Arkansas. Jan. 20, 2008

James Brown from Cleveland, Tenn. writes, "I took this nice 8-point on 11/25/08 in McMinn Mounty, using my Ruger .270 bolt action rifle." (see next photo) (See attached file: 8pt Nov 25th.JPG)

James Brown from Cleveland, Tenn. writes, "I took this awesome 8-point on November 26, 2008. The bases measure 4 3/4" around and the mass continues to tips of the main beams. The main beam measured 3 1/4" just past the G2 tines! Main beams were 19 1/4" and 19 1/2". Inside spread isn't all that impressive @ 15.5" but the mass makes up for it. My best buck yet! Many thanks to the Monroe family for letting me hunt their farm for the past four years. I have taken my top four bucks from their farm!!!!!"

Chase Ledford (left) and Scott Ledford (right) of Cleveland TN, took these two awesome bucks on Nov 8, 2008 while we were hunting in West TN. Scott shot his 12 point first around 10:00 am. This monster of a buck chased a doe by Scott's stand, big mistake for the buck. Ten minutes later and approximately 300 yards West, Scott's son Chase took his 11 point. Both bucks made a mistake showing themselves that day, because these two guys don't miss. What a trip to remember!!!!!

Here’s a pic of Hoss and some ducks taken on the Duck Opener in North Georgia in late November. Christopher G. Haddock, M.D.

TWRA Wildlife Manager Greg Atchley with a few birds from a recent Arkansas hunt. His partner said, "Greg made a great shot on the Specklebelly or Greater White-fronted goose. Nice mature male goose."

Ross Malone's waterfowl lease in Arkansas holds up to 40,000 geese each night.

Here's a pic of a 9-point buck taken in Catoosa County by Justin Buckner on December 1st. It and another smaller 8 were taken chasing the same doe within minutes of each other. Should score around 117 or so putting it in the Top 10 bucks ever recorded in Catoosa County according to Georgia Outdoor News.

Wes Robinson showing off one of his Slabs from a recent trip on Chickamauga Lake. Daddy & Wes did limit out!

Allen Baugh says, "Hunter Hydas smoked this nice 9-point as it was making its way into a food plot."

Zach Hydas couldn't be out done by his older brother for long. Zach made a long shot on this big Grundy County buck.