Outdoors notebook

By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times,
published December 8, 2001

Clubs

THE PEDAL BOATS CLUB: A fee is charged, and watercraft are available. Informal gatherings include weekend cruising, nature site visits and fun racing for free. Kayakers are welcome. For information on times and locations, call Nancy Sanford of St. Petersburg, (727) 525-8842.

THE WEST PASCO AUDUBON SOCIETY, a chapter of the Florida and National Audubon Society, meets on the second Thursday of each month (except for April, July and August) at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Congregational Church, 6533 Circle Blvd. in downtown New Port Richey. The meetings are free and open to all, and deal with educational subjects such as birds, nature and conservation. Call Ken Tracey, (727) 372-9640, for information.

THE HERNANDO AUDUBON SOCIETY, a chapter of the Florida and National Audubon Society, meets on the fourth Thursday of each month (unless noted otherwise) at 7 p.m. at the Brooksville Community Hall, 205 East Ft. Dade Ave. Membership is open to all. The organization has special activities scheduled for Thursday -- Birding 101, 6-7:30 p.m., West Hernando Library, S.T. Foggia Branch, Spring Hill -- and next Saturday -- Bird Walk at Bayport, 7 a.m. For activities information, call (352) 592-4949. For club information, call Jeanne Brown, (352) 754-5186.

THE PASCO CHAPTER OF THE COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Red Cross building at Ridge Road and Congress Avenue in Port Richey. Meetings are free and open to everyone. For information, call (727) 861-1500.

THE HERNANDO AREA BOAT CLUB, organized to promote safe boating, meets on the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Aripeka Community Center on Osawa Boulevard (S.R. 595). Call (352) 666-1725 for information.

THE CITRUS ROAD RUNNERS CLUB is accepting new members. Walkers are invited. For applications or information, call John Bianco, (352) 527-2760.

THE HERNANDO SPORTSMAN'S CLUB, a family oriented shooting club, meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the range west of U.S. 19, 9.5 miles north of State Road 50. The range is open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, as well as 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For information, call (904) 597-9931 or 799-3605 or 795-4730.

THE CITRUS SHOOTING CLUB meets every Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Kane's Ace Hardware Shooting Range on U.S. 19 in Homosassa Springs. Call Don Hills, (352) 746-0851, or Don Cook, (352) 527-1598, for information.

THE MEADOWCREST BOAT AND FISH CLUB meets at noon the first Thursday of every month at J's Country Kitchen, 1960 NW Hwy 19, Crystal River. For information, call Jim Konopacky, (352) 563-0908.

CENTRAL FLORIDA BASS 'N GALS meets on the third Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Moonrise Resort in Floral City. For information, call (904) 726-8181 or (904) 726-8216.

THE DADE CITY BASS CLUB meets at 7:30 p.m. on the Wednesday after tournaments at Kiefer's Sporting Goods. For meeting dates, call Dicky Brown, 567-0595.

Hunting regulations

GENERAL GUN SEASON opens today in the NW Zone and continues through Feb. 13.

FALL TURKEY SEASON opens today in the NW Zone and continues through Jan. 1.

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