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9, 2009
Commentary
Utah elk sets new
world record mark
By JIM MATTHEWS
Outdoor News Service
The largest-antlered bull elk ever taken by a hunter was shot by Denny
Austad of Ammon, Idaho, in Utah on Sept. 30 last year and recognized by
the Boone & Crockett Club of Missoula, Mont., as the new world record
last Friday after final scoring by a panel of measurers.
On the B&C scoring system, which measures lengths and circumferences of
the antlers and each tine, the bull scored 478 5/8 points or inches, 93
inches above the minimum score of 385 required for a bull to be included
in the record book’s non-typical category and 13-plus inches larger than
the previous world record.
The “spider” bull had gained a reputation in south-central Utah because
he lived on public lands in the Fishlake National Forest, often seen
right beside the road. His massive antlers sported nine points on one
side and 14 points on the other, and almost all of the tines were long
and sweeping.
Guide Doyle Moss of Mossback Outfitters filmed the huge bull during the
summer and sent the footage to a regular client of his, Denny Austad.
“I told Doyle after watching the tape, ‘the body looks like.jpg)
an elk, but what’s all that stuff on his head.’ He told me, ‘You have to
come and try to get this bull,’ I don’t think my life has been the same
since July,” said Austad this week.
Since the bull was on public land, and had a penchant for hanging out
right next to a road while his antlers were still in velvet and growing,
there were a lot of other hunters who knew about the bull and his
spectacular size. Every archer, every muzzleloader, and every rifle
hunter with a permit for the Monroe Mountain District were going to try
to get this bull.
“I drove myself nutty getting ready for this trip,” said Austad, a
veteran 67-year-old hunter, who worked out diligently to get in better
shape. A designer of wildcat rifle cartridges and custom hunting guns,
Austad also did final tinkering with hunting loads that he knew with be
accurate out to 600 yards under the right conditions.
Moss kept him posted on the status of the bull, which he started calling
the “spider bull,” giving the elk its knick-name. There were at least 30
hunters who tried to kill him during the archery season, and then
another 30-plus more during the muzzleloader season, but once the bull’s
antlers hardened, he all but disappeared, reported Moss.
“The first day I knew this was going to be a difficult hunt,” said
Austad, who packed up his camping trailer and set up in early September.
“I’ve never seen so much downed timber in my life. It seems like every
other step was over a downed log. Ninty-eight percent of the area is
heavy, dark timber.”
Austad said that most Western hunting is done with binoculars and
spotting scopes, finding the game at long distances and then sneaking
into rifle range, but that wasn’t going to be much of an option in this
country. On Sept. 12, he and Moss had their first chance encounter with
the bull during the season, but Austad couldn’t get a shot. The next
evening, while Austad was sleeping, his trailer fire alarm went off and
he got up and vented out the trailer, but he realized quickly that
something was wrong. He was very sick. Coming home, he found out he had
carbon monoxide poisoning, and recovery is a slow process.
But Moss called him two weeks later and said he’d found the bull again
and that it’d moved into an area that had more open ground and he
thought there was a real chance to get him. Even though he still wasn’t
up to stuff, he made the trip back south. On Sept. 30, he and Moss saw
the bull across a canyon, and as they worked into position, the bull
spied them.
Austad had time for a quick shot at 180 yards and dropped the big bull
instantly. Thirteen days of hard-hunting had come to end. Not only had
Austad killed the biggest bull elk of all time, it was taken on public
lands in a heavily hunted region.
No stranger to big elk, Austad has taken four other Utah bulls that
score more than 400 B&C points, but he didn’t realize the bull was this
big. Its gross score of 499 3/8s is the only elk of all time to approach
the 500-inch mark, and the Safari Club International score was 508.
The previous world’s record for non-typical American elk was 465 2/8 B&C
points. That bull was found dead, frozen in Upper Arrow Lake, British
Columbia, in 1994, and was entered into Boone and Crockett Club records
by the B.C. Ministry of Environment. For hunter-taken non-typical
American elk, the previous top bull scored 450 6/8 B&C points, taken in
1998 in Apache County, Ariz., by Alan Hamberlin.
Austad figures his five-minutes of fame will fizzle soon, but the
taxidermy mount of the huge bull is in his Idaho home on a pedestal in
the middle of a room.
Survey shows most hunters
and shooters expect guns
to get harder to purchase
A recent survey of hunters and shooters show that 80 percent fear the
incoming administration will make firearms purchases more difficult, and
that fear has driven nationwide gun sales up 50 percent over the same
time last year, according to Rob Southwick of Southwick Associates,
which operates HunterSurvey.com and TargetShootingSurvey.com.
Southwick surveys over 3,000 hunters and shooters each month on a
variety of issues at its on-line survey site and extrapolates the data
for the entire nation to track and measure trends.
By a large majority, hunters and shooters feel that the coming changes
in Washington D.C. will make it more difficult for them to purchase
firearms. When asked to define their expectations regarding the new
administration and Congress, a resounding 80 percent of respondents said
they expect it will become more difficult for them to purchase firearms.
Fewer than one percent said they expect purchasing firearms will become
less difficult, while 16 percent said they expect their firearms
purchasing ability will remain the same. Slightly fewer than four
percent said that they don’t know or had no opinion.
“These results show that most hunters and target shooters expect changes
resulting from the 2008 elections will make it more difficult for them
to buy guns,” said Rob Southwick, survey author. “Increases in firearm
sales since the November election are also a strong indicator of such
sentiment.”
Southwick said that November and December, 2008 gun sales were over 50
percent higher than the same two months in 2007, and National Instant
Background Checks, not required for long gun sales in most states, were
up 25 percent in December.
“We’ve seen this before,” said Southwick. “When Clinton was elected,
there was a big run on firearms. Whenever the public fears a change in
their ability to buy firearms -- whether because of Congress or the
White House, or both -- they buy now.”
“Image what we would be going on if the economy was strong,” he added.
Hunter and shooters can volunteer to be part of these monthly surveys by
going to www.HunterSurvey.com or www.TargetshootingSurvey.com.
OUTDOOR CALENDAR
JANUARY 10 NORCO HUNTER SAFETY CLASS: A one-day, 10-hour certified
hunter safety class will be held at Mike Raahauge's Shooting
Enterprises, Norco. Classes are required for all first-time California
hunters before a hunting license can be purchased. Cost is $35 per
person. Sign-ups are taken at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. Contact
Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
JANUARY 10 BALD EAGLE CENSUS: Volunteers are needed to participate in
this winter’s bald eagle counts conducted on Jan. 10, Feb. 14, and Mar.
14 in the San Bernardino National Forest at Big Bear Lake, Baldwin Lake,
Green Valley Lake, Lake Gregory, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Silverwood, and
Lake Hemet. To volunteer and get more information, call Robin Eliason, a
USFS biologist at the Big Bear Ranger Station, at 909-382-2832.
JANUARY 10-11 VENTURA GUN SHOW: The McMann’s Roadrunner Gun Show will be
held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 11, at Seaside Park, Ventura. Admission is $9. The next Ventura gun
shows will be Feb. 28-Mar. 1, June 6-7, Sept. 12-13, and Nov. 7-8.
Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at
www.mcmannsroadrunner.com.
JANUARY 10-11 CONCEALED CARRY WEAPON COURSE: A 16-hour California
Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) course is being offered by Firearms
Training Associates at Mike Raahauge's Shooting Enterprises this
Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $180 per person. This course meets the
state requirement for 16 hours of training to qualify for a CCW (not
valid in San Bernardino County). Contact FTA at 714-701-9918 or
877-544-4867 for information about this class or the remaining 2009
schedule. The web site is www.ftatv.com.
JANUARY 23-24 COSTA MESA GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Costa Mesa
Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, and 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Orange County Fair and Event Center
(Orange County Fairgrounds), Costa Mesa. Admission is $10. The next
Costa Mesa gun shows will tentatively be Mar. 28-29, June 6-7, Aug.
15-16, and Nov. 28-29 (Thanksgiving weekend). Information, directions,
and $1 off coupons available at www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
FEBRUARY 7-8 DEL MAR GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Del Mar Gun
Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, and 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Del Mar Fair Grounds, Del Mar. Admission is
$10. The next Del Mar gun shows will tentatively be Mar. 21-22, July
11-12, Oct. 3-4, and Dec. 12-13. Information, directions, and $1 off
coupons available at www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
FEBRUARY 14 BALD EAGLE CENSUS: Volunteers are needed to participate in
this winter’s bald eagle counts conducted on Feb. 14 and Mar. 14 in the
San Bernardino National Forest at Big Bear Lake, Baldwin Lake, Green
Valley Lake, Lake Gregory, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Silverwood, and Lake
Hemet. To volunteer and get more information, call Robin Eliason, a USFS
biologist at the Big Bear Ranger Station, at 909-382-2832.
FEBRUARY 20-22 WATER-FOR-WILDLIFE WORK PROJECT: The Mojave Preserve
Water-for-Wildlife Volunteer Group will have a work project at Camp
Cady, a Department of Fish and Game wildlife area east of Barstow on the
Mojave River. Voluntters are needed to repair and install barbed-wire
fencing, pour new concrete slabs, install conduit, trench water lines,
and more. As usual, food will be provided two evenings and two mornings,
but everyone should bring camping gear, water, firewood, food or lunch
and snacks, and gloves. Next project dates are March 20-22, April 17-19
and May 1-3. For more information and directions to the camp site,
contact Cliff McDonald at 760-326-2935 or via e-mail at bigmc@citlink.net.
FEBRUARY 21-22 CONCEALED CARRY WEAPON COURSE: A 16-hour California
Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) course is being offered by Firearms
Training Associates at Mike Raahauge's Shooting Enterprises this
Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $180 per person. This course meets the
state requirement for 16 hours of training to qualify for a CCW (not
valid in San Bernardino County). Contact FTA at 714-701-9918 or
877-544-4867 for information about this class or the remaining 2009
schedule. The web site is www.ftatv.com.
FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 1 VENTURA GUN SHOW: The McMann’s Roadrunner Gun Show
will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 1, at Seaside Park, Ventura. Admission is $9. The next
Ventura gun shows will be June 6-7, Sept. 12-13, and Nov. 7-8.
Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at
www.mcmannsroadrunner.com.
MARCH 4-8 FRED HALL LONG BEACH SHOW: The Fred Hall Fishing Tackle, Boat,
and Travel Show will be held March 4-8 at the Long Beach Convention
Center. This is the West Coast’s granddaddy of sportsman’s shows filling
the convention center with exhibitors. Admission to the Hall Show is $15
for adults and kids are free. For more information, go to
www.fredhall.com or call 805-389-3339.
MARCH 7-8 GLENDALE GUN SHOW: The Glendale Gun Show will be held 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 7, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 8, at the
Glendale Civic Auditorium, Glendale. Admission is $9. The next Glendale
gun shows will be Aug. 8-9 and Nov. 21-22. Information, directions, and
$1 off coupons available at www.glendalegunshow.com.
MARCH 14 BALD EAGLE CENSUS: Volunteers are needed to participate in this
winter’s final bald eagle count to be conducted on Mar. 14 in the San
Bernardino National Forest at Big Bear Lake, Baldwin Lake, Green Valley
Lake, Lake Gregory, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Silverwood, and Lake Hemet. To
volunteer and get more information, call Robin Eliason, a USFS biologist
at the Big Bear Ranger Station, at 909-382-2832.
MARCH 20-22 WATER-FOR-WILDLIFE WORK PROJECT: The Mojave Preserve
Water-for-Wildlife Volunteer Group will have a guzzler repair project in
the Lanfair Valley area of the Mojave National Preserve March 20-22.
Food will be provided two evenings and two mornings, but everyone should
bring camping gear, water, firewood, food or lunch and snacks, and
gloves. Next project dates are April 17-19 and May 1-3. For more
information and directions to the camp site, contact Cliff McDonald at
760-326-2935 or via e-mail at bigmc@citlink.net.
MARCH 21-22 DEL MAR GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Del Mar Gun
Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 21, and 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Sunday, Mar. 22, at the Del Mar Fair Grounds, Del Mar. Admission is
$10. The next Del Mar gun shows will tentatively be July 11-12, Oct.
3-4, and Dec. 12-13. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons
available at www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
MARCH 25-29 FRED HALL DEL MAR SHOW: The Fred Hall Fishing Tackle, Boat,
and Travel Show will be held March 25-29 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The
companion show to the Long Beach event, this is the largest sportsman’s
show in San Diego County. Admission to the Hall Show is $15 for adults
and kids are free. For more information, go to www.fredhall.com or call
805-389-3339.
MARCH 28-29 COSTA MESA GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Costa Mesa
Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 28, and 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 29, at the Orange County Fair and Event Center
(Orange County Fairgrounds), Costa Mesa. Admission is $10. The next
Costa Mesa gun shows will tentatively be June 6-7, Aug. 15-16, and Nov.
28-29 (Thanksgiving weekend). Information, directions, and $1 off
coupons available at www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
APRIL 4-5 BAKERSFIELD GUN SHOW: The Central Coast Gun Shows Bakersfield
event will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 4-5 at the Kern County
Fairgrounds, Bakersfield. The remaining 2009 dates for the Bakersfield
gun shows include June 20-21, Sept. 5-6, and Nov. 21-22. Information at
www.centralcoastgunshows.com or call 805-481-6726.
APRIL 17-19 WATER-FOR-WILDLIFE WORK PROJECT: The Mojave Preserve
Water-for-Wildlife Volunteer Group will have a guzzler repair project in
the Lanfair Valley area of the Mojave National Preserve April 17-91.
Food will be provided two evenings and two mornings, but everyone should
bring camping gear, water, firewood, food or lunch and snacks, and
gloves. Next project date is May 1-3. For more information and
directions to the camp site, contact Cliff McDonald at 760-326-2935 or
via e-mail at bigmc@citlink.net.
APRIL 18-19 CONCEALED CARRY WEAPON COURSE: A 16-hour California
Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) course is being offered by Firearms
Training Associates at Mike Raahauge's Shooting Enterprises this
Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $180 per person. This course meets the
state requirement for 16 hours of training to qualify for a CCW (not
valid in San Bernardino County). Contact FTA at 714-701-9918 or
877-544-4867 for information about this class or the remaining 2009
schedule. The web site is www.ftatv.com.
MAY 1-3 WATER-FOR-WILDLIFE WORK PROJECT: The Mojave Preserve
Water-for-Wildlife Volunteer Group will have a guzzler repair project in
the Lanfair Valley area of the Mojave National Preserve May 1-3. Food
will be provided two evenings and two mornings, but everyone should
bring camping gear, water, firewood, food or lunch and snacks, and
gloves. For more information and directions to the camp site, contact
Cliff McDonald at 760-326-2935 or via e-mail at bigmc@citlink.net.
MAY 16-17 ONTARIO GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Ontario Gun Show
will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 16, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 17, at the Ontario Convention Center, Ontario. Admission is
$10. The next Ontario gun show will tentatively be Oct. 24-25.
Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at
www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
JUNE 5-7 SHOOTING SPORTS FAIR: The Raahauge’s Shooting Sports Fair will
be held Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 7, at Mike Raahauge's
Shooting Enterprises in Prado Basin. This is the only hands-on event
open to the public where you can shoot virtually all of today's
firearms. All major arms makers are present. Shooting exhibitions and
hunting seminars all three days of event. Hours are none to 6 p.m.
Friday, June 5; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 6; and 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sunday, June 7. Admission is $12 for adults, parking $5. Friday
women admitted free. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
JUNE 6-7 COSTA MESA GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Costa Mesa Gun
Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 6, and 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Sunday, June 7, at the Orange County Fair and Event Center (Orange
County Fairgrounds), Costa Mesa. Admission is $10. The next Costa Mesa
gun shows will tentatively be Aug. 15-16 and Nov. 28-29 (Thanksgiving
weekend). Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at
www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
JUNE 6-7 VENTURA GUN SHOW: The McMann’s Roadrunner Gun Show will be held
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 6, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 7,
at Seaside Park, Ventura. Admission is $9. The next Ventura gun shows
will be Sept. 12-13 and Nov. 7-8. Information, directions, and $1 off
coupons available at www.mcmannsroadrunner.com.
JUNE 20-21 BAKERSFIELD GUN SHOW: The Central Coast Gun Shows Bakersfield
event will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21 at the Kern County
Fairgrounds, Bakersfield. The next dates for the Bakersfield gun show
include Sept. 5-6 and Nov. 21-22. Information at
www.centralcoastgunshows.com or call 805-481-6726.
JULY 18 YOUTH SAFARI DAY: Help expose youngsters who've never had a
chance to experience the outdoors by rounding up neighborhood kids,
inviting single moms, and bringing your own clan to the 14th Annual
Youth Outdoor Safari Day, where they can learn to fish, rock climb,
shoot .22s and shotguns, kayak, make quail calls, and identify wildlife.
Registration begins at 7 a.m., Saturday, July 18 at Mike Raahauge's
Shooting Enterprises in Norco. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
CALENDAR RESOURCES
For a complete list of HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES held throughout the state,
including times, dates, and locations, go to the Department of Fish and
Game’s web site at this address:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/classes.aspx.
For the rules and regulations on GRUNION RUNS, along with a complete
schedule and the expected times of the runs, go to this web site
address: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/gruschd.asp
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
The following is a list of hunting, shooting, and fishing clubs and
organizations in Southern California with contact information and
regular meeting dates:
976-TUNA ROD AND REEL CLUB: The 976-Tuna Rod and Reel Club meets 7 p.m.
the first Thursday of each month at Bass Pro Shops, Rancho Cucamonga. At
the December meeting a free trip to Palmas de Cortez in Baja will be
given away. Contact Phil Friedman at 310-328-8426.
CALIFORNIA STATE VARMINT CALLERS ASSOCIATION: The California State
Varmint Callers Association meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each
month at the Denny's just north of the 210 freeway at Irwindale Ave.,
Irwindale. Contact Steven Childs at 626-407-8826 or steve@sdchilds.com.
Web site: www.csvca.com.
CANYON OAKS SPORTSMAN’S CLUB: The Canyon Oaks Sportsman’s Club meets the
first Tuesday of every month at it’s clubhouse in Lakeview
Terrace-Sylmar. The club has regular trap, skeet, smallbore, big bore,
handgun, and Cowboy Action shooting events. Contact Gary White at
818-998-7240, Mike Totta at 818-362-2181 or Mike Nickoloff via e-mail at
idpamike@yahoo.com.
CERRITOS ROD & GUN CLUB: The Cerritos Rod & Gun Club meets the second
Wednesday of each month at Heritage Park in Cerritos. Contact Charles
Sharp at 714-317-8290 or fish_90605@yahoo.com.
CLUB FISH: Club Fish, a 20-year-old fishing club, meets 7:30 p.m. the
second Wednesday of each month at the Izaak Walton League Clubhouse,
Santa Ana. The clubhouse is located at the entrance to Riverview Gold
Course. Contact Mike Cross at 949-854-5258 or m_r_cross@yahoo.com.
DEEP CREEK FLY-FISHERS: Deep Creek Fly-Fishers meets on the fourth
Wednesday of each month at the Izaak Walton League clubhouse in Fairmont
Park, in Riverside. Go to www.deepcreekflyfishers.org to download a map
to the club house. Contact Brett Browning at 909-793-8912.
HIGH DESERT FLY-FISHERS: The High Desert Fly-Fishers holds its monthly
meetings on the second Thursday of each month at The Apple Valley Fire
Conference Center, 19235 Yucca Loma, Apple Valley. Contact John Rose at
760-247-5966.
HIGHLAND PARK SPORTSMEN'S CLUB: The Highland Park Sportsmen's Club meets
at 8 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at 2035 Colorado
Blvd., Los Angeles. Contact Mauro Garcia at 323-254-0763 or
incareal@juno.com.
NATIONAL VARMINT HUNTERS: The National Varmint Hunters meets 7:30 p.m.
the second Wednesday of each month at the Veterans of Foreign Wars club
located on Grand Avenue, just west of 17th Street, Santa Ana. Contact
Mark Harris at 714-655-6954 or mhitis1@yahoo.com or Terry Mathers at
714-299-9938 or coyote@jps.net.
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION (HIGH DESERT CHAPTER): The High Desert
Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation meets 6:30 p.m. the first
Thursday of each month at the Apple Valley Gun Club, 16699 Stoddard
Wells Rd., Victorville. Contact Dave Recce at 760-956-7092 or Dave
Halbrook at 760-553-2794.
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION (ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER): The Orange
County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation meets 6 p.m. the
third Tuesday of each month at The Firing Line, 17921 Jamestown Lane,
Huntington Beach. Contact Pat Ryan at 714-373-3688 or Casey Rasmussen at
714-377-5859.
ORANCO BOWMEN: The ORANCO Bowmen meet the second Tuesday of each month
at the club range, 17504 Pomona Rincon Rd., Chino (Euclid Avenue one
block north of the 71 freeway). The range is open to the public on
Sundays 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 909-597-7582. Web site: www.oranco.org.
ORANGE COUNTY BASS CLUB: The Orange County Bass Club meets 7 p.m. the
third Monday of each month at the Garden Grove Elk's Lodge. Contact
Steve Pendergast at 949-651-8172 or prendergasts@netzero.com.
PLUNGE CREEK COWBOYS: The Plunge Creek Cowboys, a new Cowboy Action
Shooting club in the Inland Empire, has shoots the third Saturday of
each month at the Inland Fish and Game range on Orange Street in East
Highlands. Authentic or replica firearms and garb required. Information:
www.plungecreekcowboys.com.
PREDATOR CALLERS OF ORANGE COUNTY: The Predator Callers of Orange County
meet 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at the Denny's restaurant,
7490 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Contact Rickey Macy via e-mail at
rickmacey@juno.com.
QUAIL UNLIMITED (HIGH DESERT CHAPTER): The High Desert Chapter of Quail
Unlimited meets 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Apple
Valley Gun Club. Contact Cruz Garcia at 760-949-6334 or
fathercruz@verizon.net.
QUAIL UNLIMITED (ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER): The Orange County Chapter of
Quail Unlimited meets 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the
Izaak Walton League Clubhouse (located at the entrance to Riverview Golf
Course) in Santa Ana. Contact Craig Riedel at 714-282-1194 or
criedel@mflex.com.
QUAIL UNLIMITED (RIVERSIDE CHAPTER): The Riverside Chapter of Quail
Unlimited meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Prado
Olympic Shooting Park, 17501 Pomona Rincon Road, Chino (one block west
of Euclid, just off the 71 freeway). Contact Ron Gibbons at 909-902-9814
or gibbent@gte.net. Web site: www.quriverside.com.
QUAIL UNLIMITED (SAN DIEGO CHAPTER): The San Diego Chapter of Quail
Unlimited meets 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at DFG
Headquarters at 4949 Viewridge Rd., San Diego. Contact David Preddy at
davidpreddy@cox.net or visit www.sdqu.org.
QUAIL UNLIMITED (SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER): The San Gabriel Valley
Chapter of Quail Unlimited meets 6 p.m. the second Wednesday of each
month at Triple B Clays in El Monte. Contact Tim Bovard at 866-206-9070,
ext. 6715 or sgvqu@onebox.com.
REDONDO ROD & GUN CLUB: The Redondo Rod & Gun Club meets 8 p.m. every
Thursday of every month at its own clubhouse. The club has promoted
hunting, fishing, sport shooting and the outdoors since 1948. The
clubhouse is located at 2023 Vanderbilt Lane, Redondo Beach. Contact
310-379-7772.
RIVERSIDE VARMINT CALLERS: The Riverside Varmint Callers meet 7 p.m. the
last Saturday of each month at Flo's Country Kitchen, Riverside. Contact
Lance Cochrane at 909-919-4309 or Ray Gauthier at 951-785-4986. Web
site:www.californiavarmintcallers.com/chapters.html/.
SAN DIEGO SPORTING DOG CLUB: The San Diego Sporting Dog Club meets 7
p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Animal Medical Center,
600 Broadway, El Cajon. Contact Steve Sarmiento at 619-659-9393 or
sssarmi@sbcglobal.net.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VARMINT CALLERS ASSOCIATION: The Southern California
Varmint Callers Association meets 8 p.m. the first Wednesday of each
month at the Denny's Restaurant at Pioneer Blvd and Imperial Highway in
Norwalk. Contact Granville Crow at 310-548-6221 or crowshot1@cox.net or
Skip Gildner at 562-900-9020 or mtnhigh5@excite.com.
TEMPLE CITY SPORTSMEN: The Temple City Sportsmen meet the first Thursday
of each month at the Temple City Civic Center in Temple City. Contact
Jim White at 626-201-7782 or TCSPresident2006@yahoo.com.
TURNER'S OUTDOORSMAN ROD AND REEL CLUB: The Turner's Outdoorsman Rod and
Reel Club meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Marie
Calendar’s Restaurant, 2300 Foothill, Pasadena. Contact Richard Crowe at
626-960-9610.
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