Outdoors

Chapman named Budweiser Sailor of the Year

SUBMITTEDHarry Chapman, left, of Bay Waveland Yacht Club receives the 2013 Sailor of the Year award from Mississippi Coast Yachting Association (MCYA) Commodore Walter G. Chamberlain.

Noted sailing competitor Harry Chapman of Bay Waveland Yacht Club received the Budweiser Trophy, emblematic of the Mississippi Coast Yachting Association (MCYA) Sailor of the Year Award, following the conclusion of the 64th Chapman Regatta at Biloxi...

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Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012

Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.
FRANK WILEM

Billfish Classic provided a test of fishing

Dark and Stormy is a Gosling Black Rum drink. But it's also descriptive of the threatening skies that loomed overhead when Bobby Carter's team announced the start of the Billfish Classic boat parade last Friday. An impressive line of over fifty boats idled down the Biloxi Channel and then throttled...
OUTDOORS

Fishing binds together Shear, Long families

BILOXI -- A Father's Day tale of the Shear and Long families is a story of fathers and sons, fathers and friends, and mostly fathers and fishing.
RONNIE BLACKWELL

Finding the elusive Elegant Trogon

They call them sky islands -- tall mountains that rise from the desert floor, creating cool and moist refuges for the unique plants and animals that live there. This is a land of extremes and a cradle of diversity where the canyons and gulches provide paths for rain, flowers and the occasional hiker...
OUTDOORS

Fishing with dad is a lifetime experience

The iconic image of television's Andy Griffith and son Opie heading to their favorite fishing spot while the song The Fishin' Hole is whistled in the background is an image that many Gulf Coast fathers replicate with their children.
OUTDOORS

GYC to host three-day Challenge Cup

Gulfport Yacht Club will host the Gulf Yachting Association's Challenge Cup Regatta this weekend.
OUTDOORS

Pipe Dreams' catch stands out at Billfish Classic

BILOXI-- A Pipe Dream became reality Sunday.
OUTDOORS

Shear's Blue marlin catches attention

BILOXI-- It's likely to be a busy day today at the Mississppi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic.
FRANK WILEM

Sharks and dolphins need to learn some manners

All things considered, it's best to be at, or near, the top of the food chain.
RONNIE BLACKWELL

Our moveable fiesta is happier without lists

I watch birds. And if you are spending your valuable time reading this column, you probably watch birds, too. And you may have read a column or two of mine that compared watching birds to an illness.