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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Always has been. If I have a second favorite, it’s not even close. I love Thanksgiving because it’s the only holiday on which all Americans can agree. We dress up, get together with friends and family and...
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October 23, 2009
OUTDOORS COLUMN: State debate - hunt elk or reintroduce them?
There was only one major agenda item on the table yesterday at the October board meeting of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, but it generated...
Fishing report
Castaway Sporting Goods (804 706-9100) reports the following: Eddie Moore caught a 22¼-inch largemouth bass at Pocahontas State Park; Thomas Capps...
October 18, 2009
Park offers wildness close to civilization
When I introduced the Urban Oasis series at the beginning of this year, the goal was to find patches of overlooked wilderness in the Richmond area. There...
James River Journal: A Year in the Life of a River
Rex Springston traces his love of rivers back to his childhood adventures in the Elizabeth River in the Virginia Beach area. He recalls spending a lot...
October 16, 2009
OUTDOORS COLUMN: Their works truly are forms of art
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts doesn’t reopen until May of next year. The November First Fridays isn’t for three weeks. What’s an art...
Try This
The third annual Central Virginia Sporting Clay Tournament, organized by the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce, will be Oct. 23 at the Sussex Shootings...
Fishing report
Castaway Sporting Goods (804 706-9100) reports the following catch: Thomas Hickman (Manassas) 33.2 blue cat. Striper fishing seems to be picking up on...
October 11, 2009
Patient 9-year-old bags career buck
Throughout the summer and into the early fall, the biggest celebrities in northwestern Powhatan County were a bruin and a buck. In still-rural communities...
October 09, 2009
Sharp choice for Richmond baseball: the Flatheads
Imagine with me a day in the not so distant future. The ballpark debate has been settled. A gleaming stadium sits overlooking the floodwall and the river...
Fishing report
Castaway Sporting Goods (804-706-9100) reports the following catch: Jesse McMillan (Colonial Heights) caught a 32-pound, 14-ounce blue cat. Starting to...
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Check out expected tide conditions for some of the popular hunting and fishing areas, and look up state record catches, plus citation requirements for freshwater and saltwater catches. All this in the Times-Dispatch's 2009 Tide Table
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Andy Thompson takes us through Virginia's wild and wet adventure opportunities in the Outdoors Blog.
Parks exploration a mind-blowing journey
This time a year ago, I embarked on a journey that, in retrospect, was as rewarding as any I’ve ever undertaken. Last December, I decided...
Kaine enjoys canoe for two in the James River
In a canoe in the James River, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine made an easy paddle stroke and recalled how he landed in Richmond.
