ONTARIO -- The first wave of hard evidence documenting the corruption and conflict of interest that has guided the implementation of the 1999 Marine Life Protection Act surfaced at the meeting of the California Fish and Game Commission at the Double Tree Inn adjacent to Ontario International Airport on Wednesday.
     The Commission accepted public testimony again on the so-called Blue Ribbon Task Force’s recommended ocean fishing closures and protected areas along the Southern California coast before adopting a final plan later this year. During this testimony documentation was provided that proved that two members of the Blue Ribbon Task Force, Bill Anderson and Greg Schem, lied to the Commission at a recent meeting about having a business association, and Bob Fletcher, former president of the Sportfishing Association of California who has been involved in the entire MLPA process, said there was evidence that both members agreed “to sign off on everything else” in return for other members of the task force agreeing to not put a reserve on the Rocky Point area between Redondo Beach and Long Beach where both had marinas and business interests.
     Fletcher and others at Wednesday’s meeting say this is just the tip of the iceberg. Sportfishing groups are gathering evidence on three other issues that have plagued the process.
     First, Michael Sutton, a member of the Fish and Game Commission and a key support of vast closures, has been charged with conflict of interest and repeatedly asked to recuse himself on all MLPA issues. Sutton works for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which stands to benefit financially from Department of Fish and Game funding to help implement and monitor marine protected areas. But when a complaint was filed with the state Fair Political Practices Commission last year, it wasn’t investigated. Sportfishing groups are looking into tampering with the issue from the governor’s office.
     In an incredible case of irony, Sutton is also on the FGC’s Marine Resources Subcommittee with Commissioner Richard Rogers, and Sutton recused himself recently when the issue was collection permits because his employer, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, has a vested interest in the collection permits.
     Second, there is growing evidence that former Fish and Game Commissioner Cindy Gustafson, was asked to resign when she, along with two other Commissioners, questioned the science involved in some of the proposed MLPA recommendations. She was replaced by Don Benninghoven solely because of Benninghoven’s support of the most restrictive MLPA designations, giving the closure supporters a 3-2 majority on the Commission. Benninghoven came to the Commission after a two-year stint on the Blue Ribbon Task Force.
     Third, at least 12 of the members of the MLPA science advisory team are fully or partially financed by grants from the Packard Foundation and Ocean Protection Council, both which have been outspoken proponents of the MLPA process’ most restrictive protections, including vast areas closed to all fishing. This is a massive conflict of interest that has led to egregious recommendations. For example, the science advisory committee refused to consider catch-and-release sport angling and sport take restrictions as a management option that was less damaging to the marine environment than unrestricted commercial fishing. A catch-and-release angler fishing barbless jigs for calico bass was the same as a commercial gill net in the eyes of the majority of the science advisory team.
     “They’re all pro closures. Of course they are, that’s the way they’re making their dough,” said one sportfishing industry representative.
     Sportfishing interests have said the whole public process was a sham after the Blue Ribbon Task Force essentially ignored the proposals from the three volunteer study groups who labored for 18 months before forwarding their own recommendations to the Fish and Game Commission, which was a breach of what the volunteers had been assured would happen at the outset.
     The Blue Ribbon Task Force has also refused to take into consideration the state’s economy and budget, and how closures will affect business and recreation in the region. Its members repeatedly exhibited a cavalier attitude toward the very real economic impacts.
     Fletcher said it was likely, with the state’s budget crisis, there won’t be funding to finance the MLPA. Last year, the legislative budget office stripped all funding of the MLPA implementation out of the Department of Fish and Game’s budget, but its funding was continued by from the governor’s office by backfilling with Proposition 84 funding. This year, the budget office is again likely to recommend that funding be stopped -- and that Prop. 84 are not used again.
     “The whole process is rife with conflict of interest,” said Fletcher. “It has been hijacked.”

OUTDOOR CALENDAR

     TODAY-MARCH 7 FRED HALL LONG BEACH SHOW: The Fred Hall Show, the West Coast’s premier fishing, boating, hunting, travel and outdoor adventure show, will be held today through Sunday at the Long Beach Convention Center. This is the granddaddy of sportsman’s shows filling the convention center with exhibitors and non-stop seminars and exhibitions. 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.
     TODAY-MARCH 14 BASS PRO SHOPS SPRING FISHING CLASSIC: Bass Pro Shops annual Spring Fishing Classic will be held today through March 14 with events and seminars scheduled throughout the event. For more information, call Bass Pro at 909-922-5500 or go to www.basspro.com/classic.
     MARCH 4 ADVANCED COMPETITIVE BASS FISHING CLASS: Local tournament angler Scott Robertson will be teaching an advanced bass fishing class for anglers who would like to begin competing in local bass fishing events. The class will be held at the Jesse Turner Health and Fitness Community Center, 15556 Summit Ave., Fontana, on Thursday evenings beginning March 4 and run for four weeks. Each class is 1 1/2 hours long. Cost is $40 per angler and it is limited to students 14 and older. Register online at www.fontanarecreation.org or call 909-854-5100 for more information.
     MARCH 5-7: WATER-FOR-WILDLIFE WORK PROJECT: The Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep will be having a two-day work project to replace the tank at the Bicket-Landell bighorn sheep drinker in the Clark Mountains in the East Mojave. The group will camp near the work site and dinners and breakfast will be provided from Friday night through Sunday morning. For more details, contact Gary Thomas at g.cranky@verizon.net.
     MARCH 6 ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER SCI FUND-RAISER: The Orange County Chapter of Safari Club International with have its 25th anniversary fund-raiser and banquet beginning 4 p.m., Saturday, March 6, at The Hills Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn, Laguna Hills), 25205 La Paz Rd., Laguna Hills. Dinner tickets are $100 per person, which includes membership, dinner, and open bar. The event may be sold out. Call Jim Dahl at 714-746-8589 or e-mail jamesdahl@sbcglobal.net.
     MARCH 6 WEST VALLEY FRIENDS OF THE NRA FUND-RAISER: The West Valley Friends of the National Rifle Association will have its annual fund-raiser and dinner beginning 6 p.m., Saturday, March 6, at the Central Park Community Center, 11200 Baseline Rd., Rancho Cucamonga. Net proceeds are uses as grants for youth firearms safety, marksmanship training, women’s programs, range development, local law enforcement, and more. Contact Steve Gomez at 909-560-6000 or via e-mail at westvalleyfnra@aol.com.
     MARCH 6 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. The 2010 class dates are April 13, May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, 21, 28, Sept. 11, and Oct. 2, 9. Sign-ups are taken at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
     MARCH 6-7 BIGHORN SHEEP SURVEY VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed for the annual bighorn sheep survey in the San Gabriel Mountains March 6-7. Participants must be 16 or older and capable of hiking at least a mile in rough terrain. No survey experience is necessary, but volunteers must attend the orientation meeting 5 p.m., Saturday, March 13 at the Day Creek Intermediate School, Rancho Cucamonga. The annual survey is a joint effort by the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Fish and Game, and the Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep to track the bighorn population trends in the mountain range. In has been conducted since 1979. For more information or to volunteer, call the Lytle Creek Ranger Station at 909-382-2875 by March 5.
     MARCH 6-7 GLENDALE GUN SHOW: The Glendale Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 6, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 7, at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, Glendale. Admission is $9. The next Glendale gun shows will be Aug. 14-15 and Nov. 20-21. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.glendalegunshow.com.
     MARCH 6-7 BASS PRO SHOPS HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES: Bass Pro Shops is offering hunter safety classes four days per month on the first and third full weekends, with classes on Saturday and Sunday of each weekend. The classes are all one-day, 10-hour certified hunter safety classes. Classes are required for all first-time California hunters before a hunting license can be purchased. Cost is $10 per person. Sign-ups are taken at Bass Pro and class size is limited. For information, call 909-922-5500. A pre-class study course is available at www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/.
     MARCH 13 TURKEY TUNE-UP: The High Desert Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Apple Valley Gun Club will be hosting a wild turkey hunting tune-up from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the gun club located just off Interstate 15 at the Stoddard Wells exit, Victorville. The event will feature calling instruction, gun patterning, vendors, and a fund-raising raffle. For more information or directions, call Jeff Slater at 760-780-7155 or Mike Bouman at 909-841-7006.
     MARCH 13 TURKEY HUNTING STRATEGIES SEMINAR: There will be a four-hour wild turkey hunting strategies class at Bass Pro Shop, Rancho Cucamonga, beginning 10 a.m., Saturday, March 13. The seminar will be conducted by Durwood Hollis, hunting book author and public land hunting expert, and Ron Gayer, a long-time hunting guide at the Tejon Ranch. Cost is $30 in advance or $40 at the door. For information and to register, call Hollis at 909-605-3719 or go to www.theguidesguidetohunting.com.
     MARCH 13 BALD EAGLE CENSUS VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed for the annual Bald Eagle counts done at four Southern California mountain waters where the birds winter -- Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Silverwood Lake, and Lake Hemet. The counts are done for a one-hour period, 9 to 10 a.m., Saturday, March 13 at each lake. This is the final winter count of the season. For information, contact Marc Stammer with the U.S. Forest for Big Bear and Arrowhead counts at 909-382-2828, Joshua Ertl or Kevin Forester with State Parks for Lake Silverwood at 760-389-2303, or Matt McDonald with the Forest Service for Lake Hemet at 909-382-2933.
     MARCH 13 LOS ANGELES CHAPTER SCI FUND-RAISER: The Los Angeles Chapter of Safari Club International will have its 28th annual fund-raiser and banquet beginning 5 p.m., Saturday, March 13 at the Hyatt Regency, Orange County. Ticekts are $100 per person. Information at www.scila.org.
     MARCH 13-14 FLY FISHING SHOW: The Fly Fishing Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 13-14, at the Pasadena Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. This all fly-fishing show has a who’s who list of speakers, exhibitors, casting and fly-tying demonstrators, and book authors, including A.K. Best, Ed Engle, Conway Bowman, Richard Bean, Steve Abel, Gary Graham, and many others. Cost is $15 per day or $25 for both days. For more information and directions, go to www.flyfishingshow.com or call 866-481-2393.
     MARCH 13-14 VENTURA GUN SHOW: The McMann’s Roadrunner Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, at Seaside Park, Ventura. Admission is $9. The next Ventura gun shows will be June 5-6, Sept. 11-12, and Nov. 13-14. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.mcmannsroadrunner.com.
     MARCH 20 NWTF HIGH DESERT CHAPTER FUND-RAISER: The High Desert Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will have its 4th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet and fund-raiser beginning 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at the Percy Bakker Cammunity Center, 9333 E Ave., Hesperia. Contact Karen Shackleford at 760-887-1092.
     MARCH 19-20 QUAIL UNLIMITED SPORTING CLAYS FUND-RAISER: The Riverside Chapter of Quail Unlimited will be hosting its annual sporting clays fund-raising shoot March 19-20 at Mike Raahauge’s Shooting Enterprises, Norco. For more information go to www.quriverside.com.
     MARCH 20-21 BASS PRO SHOPS HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES: Bass Pro Shops is offering hunter safety classes four days per month on the first and third full weekends, with classes on Saturday and Sunday of each weekend. The classes are all one-day, 10-hour certified hunter safety classes. Classes are required for all first-time California hunters before a hunting license can be purchased. Cost is $10 per person. Sign-ups are taken at Bass Pro and class size is limited. For information, call 909-922-5500. A pre-class study course is available at www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/.
     MARCH 24-28 FRED HALL SAN DIEGO SHOW: The Fred Hall Show, the West Coast’s premier fishing, boating, hunting, travel and outdoor adventure show, will be held March 24-28 at Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar. This is the granddaddy of sportsman’s shows filling the convention center with exhibitors and non-stop seminars and exhibitions. 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 26-27 RIVERSIDE CHAPTER QUAIL UNLIMITED SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT: The Riverside Chapter of Quail Unlimited will have its annual fund-raising Sporting Clays Spring Shoot from noon to 5 p.m., Friday, March 26, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Saturday, March 27, at Mike Raahauge Shooting Enterprises. There is a 50-target small gauge event Friday and a 100-target preliminary event. The main 100-target event is Saturday. Each event features cash payback to top shooters. For more information, call Raahauge’s at 951-735-7981.
     MARCH 27-28 COSTA MESA GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Costa Mesa Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, at the Orange County Fair and Event Center (Orange County Fairgrounds), Costa Mesa. Admission is $10. The next Costa Mesa shows are scheduled for June 5-6 and Aug. 28-29. Information, directions, tickets, and $1 off coupons available at www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
     MARCH 27 SAN DIEGO FRIENDS OF THE NRA FUND-RAISER: The San Diego Friends of the National Rifle Association will have its annual fund-raiser and dinner. Time and place pending. Contact Lissa Davis at ldavis@nrahq.org for more information.
     APRIL 3 SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ELK FOUNDATION FUND-RAISER: The San Fernando Valley Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) will have its 17th annual banquet and fund-raiser beginning 4 p.m., Saturday, April 3, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 21433 Strathern St., Canoga Park. Tickets are $75 per person. For information or tickets, contact Cathy O’Connor at 818-345-4426 or via e-mail at sfvelkfoundation@aol.com.
     APRIL 3-4 BASS PRO SHOPS HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES: Bass Pro Shops is offering hunter safety classes four days per month on the first and third full weekends, with classes on Saturday and Sunday of each weekend. The classes are all one-day, 10-hour certified hunter safety classes. Classes are required for all first-time California hunters before a hunting license can be purchased. Cost is $10 per person. Sign-ups are taken at Bass Pro and class size is limited. For information, call 909-922-5500. A pre-class study course is available at www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/.
     APRIL 10 STREAM FISHING BASICS SEMINAR: Jim Matthews, one of Southern California best-known outdoor writers, will give a two-hour stream fishing seminar from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 10, at Bass Pro Shops, Rancho Cucamonga. The class will cover gear, bait use and collection, and fishing techniques. Cost is $40 per person (with all other family members in the same household free). Seating is very limited. For information or to register, call Matthews at 909-887-3444.
     APRIL 13 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. The remaining 2010 class dates are May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, 21, 28, Sept. 11, and Oct. 2, 9. Sign-ups are taken at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
     APRIL 17-18 BASS PRO SHOPS HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES: Bass Pro Shops is offering hunter safety classes four days per month on the first and third full weekends, with classes on Saturday and Sunday of each weekend. The classes are all one-day, 10-hour certified hunter safety classes. Classes are required for all first-time California hunters before a hunting license can be purchased. Cost is $10 per person. Sign-ups are taken at Bass Pro and class size is limited. For information, call 909-922-5500. A pre-class study course is available at www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/.
     APRIL 18 QUAIL UNLIMITED DOG CHALLENGE: The Riverside Chapter of Quail Unlimited will be hosting its annual sporting dog hunting challenge beginning 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 18. There are pointer trials, flushing-dog trials, and a retriever trial at the Prado Recreation Dog Activity Center, Chino. Cost is $70 for the pointer and flushing trials, $20 for the retriever trial. For more information go to www.quriverside.com.
     MAY 1 CALIFORNIA DEER ASSOCIATION FUND-RAISER: The Southern California Chapter of the California Deer Association will have its 10th annual banquet and fund-raiser beginning 5 p.m., Saturday, May 1 at the National Orange Show’s Renniasance Room, 930 S. Arrowhead Ave. (Gate 10), San Bernardino. Tickets are $75 per person, spouses and youths $50. Information contacts: 909-522-7824, 760-887-1092, or 310-973-8148.
     MAY 8 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. The 2010 class dates are June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, 21, 28, Sept. 11, and Oct. 2, 9. Sign-ups are taken at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
     MAY 15-16 ONTARIO GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Ontario Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, at the Ontario Convention Center, Ontario. Admission is $10. The next Ontario Gun Show will be held July 31-Aug. 1. Information, directions, tickets, and $1 off coupons available at www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
     MAY 22 HOG HUNTING A TO Z SEMINAR: There will be a four-hour compendium wild hog hunting class at Bass Pro Shop, Rancho Cucamonga, beginning 10 a.m., Saturday, May 22. The seminar will be conducted by Durwood Hollis, hunting book author and public land hog hunting expert, and Ron Gayer, a long-time hog hunting guide at the Tejon Ranch. Cost is $30 in advance or $40 at the door. For information or to register, call Hollis at 909-605-3719 or go to www.theguidesguidetohunting.com.
     JUNE 4-6 RAAHAUGE’S SHOOTING SPORTS FAIR: The Raahauge’s Shooting Sports Fair will be June 4-6 at Mike Raahauge’s Shooting Enterprises, Norco. This is California’s only hands-on gun show where you get to see and shoot firearm products from all of the nation’s manufacturers and importers, and it is back this year after being cancelled last year due to the ammunition shortage. Shooting exhibitions and hunting seminars are held all three days of event. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Friday, June 4; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 5; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 6. Admission is $12 per person, parking $5. For more information, call 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. Contact Phil Friedman at 310-328-8426.
     CALIFORNIA DEER ASSOCIATION (SOUTHERN CALIF0RNIA CHAPTER): The Southern California Chapter of the California Deer Association meets 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at Bass Pro Shops, Rancho Cucamonga. Contact Glenn Tessers at 310-429-5222.
     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.
     GOLDEN STATE FLYCASTERS: The Golden State Flycasters and Trout Unlimited Chapter 920 meets 6 to 9 p.m. Monday before the third Thursday of each month at Tio Leo’s Restaurant, Del Mar. Information at www.goldenstateflycasters.org.
     HIGH DESERT FLY-FISHERS: The High Desert Fly-Fishers holds its monthly meetings on the second Tuesday 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 Road, Victorville. Contact Karen Shackleford at 760-887-1092.
     NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION (INLAND EMPIRE CHAPTER): The Inland Empire Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation meets 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at Bass Pro Shops, 7777 Victoria Gardens Lane, Rancho Cucamonga. Contact David Halbrook at 760-694-1191 or nrajrc@msn.com.
     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 FOREVER (HIGH DESERT CHAPTER): The High Desert Chapter of Quail Forever 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 Hunny’s Restaurant, Main Street and 4th Street, Corona. 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. The club’s web site is www.tcsportsmen.org.
     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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