October 23, 2008

Commentary
Bird seasons off to mediocre start
thanks to warm weather for opener

By JIM MATTHEWS
Outdoor News Service

Quail and chukar season opener this past weekend was tough across most of Southern California thanks to unseasonably warm temperatures. Chukar hunters in the Mojave Desert and Red Mountain regions reported better success than last year, but only fair hunting overall, with hunters averaging less than a bird each.
Mark Lemons of Riverside phoned in the most unusual and successful chukar hunting report. Working in unison with some other hunters he’d just met, Lemons had the high ground and a huge covey flushed in front of him as the hunters all worked across the face of a desert mountain near Interstate 15. Lemons swung on one bird, fired, and then shot again. He though he saw one bird go down, but the other hunters below insisted they had seen more. A lot more. Lemons, working with his Cheaseapeak retriever, eventually recovered five birds, one shy of a limit, all taken on the wing with two shots. Knowing it would be hard to top this feat, he decided to call it a day and went quail hunting in another spot. The best part he said was having witnesses.
Lemons went back the next day and bagged three more chukar in the same area, proving the birds are out there.
Orange County hunter David Bailey bagged three chukar opening Saturday, also hunting the West Mojave.
“I went back out on Monday and shot two more chukar,” said Bailey. “I saw about 60 birds total -- so they are out there. But they seem to be concentrated in certain areas. Most reports I have heard, from Ridgecrest to our deserts, is very few birds shot, if any. Guess I am just good, or lucky, or both.”
Knowing Bailey, I’d say it was mostly hard work.
Chris Coston of Yorba Linda hunted chukar in the Mojave for a half a day, bagging just one bird in a tough morning hunt where he said the chukar we acting like they’d been hunted for two months already (always staying out of range), so he retreated to the San Bernardino Mountains where he found several coveys of mountain quail, bagging four birds for a nice opening day mixed bag.

Mike Guttilla, also of Yorba Linda, hunted quail in the low desert near the Salton Sea said he found only one covey of Gambel’s quail but managed to bag six birds on opening day.
“All the other familiar faces and diehards I ran into were skunked as of 11 a.m.,” said Guttilla. “I spoke to a ranger and he said that every hunter he contaced was also skunked. The vegetation was all dying and the mature trees were baron of food. No tracks in the washes either.”
Heat and dry conditions made for difficult hunting, according to most hunters contacted. But everyone agreed there are more birds in the deserts and local mountains than last year -- by several magnitudes.
Chukar hunters opening day in the Granite Mountains off Highway 18 east of Apple Valley were treated to a fair number of birds -- and a helicopter evacuation. Matt Gangola of Glendora was hunting with his wife Debbie on the steep hillsides near the top of one of the ridges. Matt had bagged one chukar and then “hit the mother load covey of 50 to 60 birds that flew just two short canyons from my location.”
Picking his way over to the birds, Gangola slipped on a flat rock, slid down its face, and wedged his leg in a crevice while his body went the other direction. Knowing he had a badly broken leg, Matt first tried to get Debbie on their two-way radios, but she was just over the crest of the ridge. He then fought to get his cell phone out of his pocket and called 9-1-1 with just one bar of service. Fortunately, the call went through and he was able to relate an exact GPS coordinate of his location because he also had a GPS unit with him.
Sheriffs search and rescue was hovering nearly overhead within 20 minutes, but Matt was in the shade of a rock with camo gear and they initially couldn’t find him. They phoned Matt back and he gave directions and waved his blaze orange hat before they could see him. Once plucked off the steep hillside, he was carted him off to the hospital. Matt will be laid up for five months, according to the doctors.
Debbie, who’s a nurse and avid hunter, wasn’t worried. She took the dogs and went on hunting, shooting a limit of chukar. Actually, I made that part up, but it sounds good.
Matt and Debbie are long-time friends and part of Matt’s e-mail on the ordeal is worth sharing with other hunters who scramble around these remote and rugged mountains:
“Things to keep in mind: communication is everything. If you venture away from the road, you need to have a way to communicate with whatever source of help you intend to use [should something happen]. Keep in mind, too, that most communication devices are line of sight only, so you need to be in a position of good transmitter reception. Think about that when you go into those deep canyons. I always told myself that I would simply climb to the top of a hill if I ever had an emergency inside a canyon. During my emergency this past Saturday, I promise you I could not move one step in any directions and more than likely would have died on that mountain without a cell phone and a GPS receiver. A signaling device, preferably a signaling mirror or, at the very least, a hunter-orange ball cap is also a very necessary piece of equipment.”
I told Matt he was being a little melodramatic about “dying” because Debbie would have kept looking for him, at least until she met another hunter on that ridge who had better dogs. Debbie said that took less time than finding Matt.

Deer season updates

The deer seasons opened Oct. 11 throughout most Southern California deer zones, and reports have been for mediocre hunting except in the D17 desert zone in the East Mojave.
Gary Hatfield of Mountain Home Village hunted the desert zone and took a heavy-horned three-by-four on Tuesday this week, stalking the animal from over 1,000 yards after watching it bed down. The three-hour climb brought Hatfield to within 30 yards of the buck.
Hatfield has taken buck in D17 eight of the last nine seasons, and he also has tagged a deer each year in the D14 zone in the San Bernardino Mountains near his home during that same time. Hatfield still has until Nov. 9 to fill his D14 tag.
Matt McDonald and his dad Cliff, both of Needles, each took bucks opening weekend of the D17 hunt, but Matt’s was a quality four-by-four buck, while Cliff’s was a young three-by-spike.
In the D11 zone, the newly opened San Sevaine area out of Lytle Creek Canyon produced seven bucks opening weekend, including at least one quality three-by-two buck. The road into this area had been closed for the past five years.

Waterfowl season opener generally fair
at public areas in Southern California

Lower waterfowl numbers impacted the duck opener throughout Southern California’s public hunting areas. Top spot in the region for the opening of the season this past weekend was the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area and the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge (managed together for hunting).
At Wister hunters averaged just over three ducks each on opening Saturday, while Bono hunters had a five-bird average. This is a full bird below last year’s opening day average at Wister, but better than last year’s 3 ½ bird average at Bono. Averages dropped to just over a bird per hunter on Sunday at both areas.
At the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in western Riverside County, hunters averaged 2.6 birds per hunter on opening Saturday -- well below the near 3 ½-bird average last year, but still considered pretty good by most hunters at San Jacinto.
Bird numbers were reportedly down at both locations compared to last year, with little weather to move birds south yet this season. The fall flight forecast for the Pacific flyway is expected to be similar to last year, but there are fewer California-produced ducks this season.
What follows is the area-by-area breakdown for public hunting this past week:
At the SAN JACINTO WILDLIFE AREA, there were 179 hunters opening Saturday, Oct. 18 who shot 454 ducks, 24 coots, and two cackling geese. The duck bag consisted of 140 cinnamon teal, 133 greenwing teal, 89 northern shovelers, 30 American wigeon, 17 gadwall, 16 ruddy ducks, eight pintail, five mallards, five ringnecks, one redhead, and one bluewing teal. San Jacinto is open to waterfowl and pheasant hunting through the state reservation system or a daily drawing for remaining sites after all reservation holders are admitted to the area. Refills are also permitted until 2 p.m. Shoot days are Wednesday and Saturday for waterfowl, and Mondays for pheasants during the pheasant season. For more information, contact the wildlife area at 951-928-0580.
At the WISTER UNIT of the IMPERIAL WILDLIFE AREA on the Salton Sea, there were 364 hunters on opening Saturday who shot 1,172 ducks, 26 coots and one whitefront goose for a 3.29 average. The duck bag was made up of 456 greenwings, 244 cinnamons, 114 pintail, 113 mallards, 109 shovelers, 103 wigeon, 28 gadwall, two ringnecks, two ruddies, and one redhead. On Sunday, there were 146 hunters who shot 189 ducks for a 1.29 average. The duck kill consisted of 89 greenwings, 46 cinnamons, 16 pintail, 12 mallards, 10 shovelers, six wigeon, five gadwall, two redheads, two ruddies, and one ringneck. Wister is open to waterfowl hunting through the state reservation system and a daily drawing for sites after all reservation holders are admitted to the area. Refills are permitted. Shoot days are Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, contact the unit at (760) 359-0577.
At the SONNY BONO-SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, there were 52 hunters opening Saturday who shot 259 ducks and one whitefront goose for a five-bird average. The duck bag consisted of 113 greenwings, 86 cinnamons, 23 shovelers, 18 mallards, nine wigeon, three gadwall, three pintail, two redheads, and two ruddies. On Sunday, there were 23 hunters who shot 31 ducks for a 1.35 average. The duck kill included 11 greenwings, 11 cinnamons, five mallards, three ruddies, and one shoveler. The refuge is managed as part of the Wister Unit. For more information, contact the Wister Unit at (760) 359-0577.
At the FINNEY-RAMER UNIT of the IMPERIAL WILDLIFE AREA on the Alamo River south of the Salton Sea, there were a total of 17 hunters opening Saturday who shot a total of 46 ducks, including 10 greenwings, 10 shovelers, seven ruddies, five mallards, and 14 unidentified birds, for a 2.71 average. On Sunday, there were nine hunters who shot seven greenwing, six shovelers, three ruddies, two mallards, and seven other ducks for a 2.78 average. Finney-Ramer is open to hunters seven days a week under a self-registration and self-reporting system. For more information, contact the Wister Unit at (760) 359-0577.
At the KERN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, there were 57 hunters this Wednesday, Oct. 22, who shot 147 ducks and two coots for a 2.61 average, the worst of the season so far at Kern. The bag was made up of 45 gadwall, 34 shovelers, 20 ringnecks, 15 pintail, 12 mallards, 10 wigeon, five greenwings, five redheads, and one cinnamon. Last Saturday’s results were not available. Kern is open to waterfowl hunting through the state reservation system or a daily drawing for remaining sites after all reservation holders are admitted to the area. Refills are also permitted throughout the shoot day. Shoot days are Wednesday and Saturday. For more information, call (661) 725-2767 or the comprehensive hunter's hotline at (661) 725-6504, normally updated after each hunt day.
At the SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES, there were 54 hunters at BARRETT LAKE opening Saturday who shot 168 ducks for a 3.11 average. The bag was made up of 58 ruddies, 38 mallards, 19 ringnecks, 15 greenwings, 12 redheads, five scaup, five pintail, four cinnamons, four wigeon, three wood ducks, two gadwall, one shoveler, and one bluewing teal. At SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR on Sunday, there were 10 hunters who shot three mallards, one gadwall, and one ringneck for a half-bird per hunter average. Reservations are still available for Barrett for all Wednesday shoot days from November through January and for all shoot days at Sutherland. For more information and to request a hunting information packet, hunters should call the lake’s office at 619-668-2050 or e-mail ssmith@sandiego.gov.
Hunters who would like to contribute information and photographs to this report should e-mail the information to Jim Matthews at odwriter@charter.net

OUTDOOR CALENDAR

OCTOBER 23 POMONA FRIENDS OF NRA FUNDRAISER: The Pomona Friends of the National Rifle Association will have its fundraiser beginning 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23. Tickets are $50 per person. Guest speaker is Steve Cooley, Los Angeles district attorney. For an event flyer, go to http://friendsofnra.org/EventDocs.aspx?eid=3384&sid=5. Contact: Anthony Weber at 626-564-1551 or via e-mail at info@fnra-la.org
OCTOBER 27 BURBANK FRIENDS OF NRA FUNDRAISER: The Burbank Friends of the National Rifle Association will have its fundraiser beginning 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27. Tickets are $60 per person if purchased before Sept. 30. Guest speaker is Bruce Colodny, a gun rights attorney. For an event flyer, go to http://friendsofnra.org/eventdocs/California/SoCalMailer.pdf Contact: Carl Overmyer at 714-991-5999 or Lissa Lee via e-mail at llee@nrahq.org
NOVEMBER 1 BIG GAME DRINKER REPAIR: The Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep is coordinating and hosting an extensive big game drinker repair effort Saturday, Nov. 1 in the Kingston Range (north of Baker). The Right Wrong Ridge Drinker needs fencing, rain matt repair, and new plumbing. Volunteers should be in moderately good condition (the drinker is a half-mile hike in) and be willing to work at least a half-day. Bring work clothes, gloves, and hiking boots. Food will be provided Friday evening and after the work project, but volunteers should bring water and snacks. Contact Gary Thomas for more information and directions via e-mail at g.cranky@verizon.net.
NOVEMBER 1 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 2008 class date is Dec. 6. Sign-ups are taken at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
NOVEMBER 1 RANCHO CUCAMONGA HUNTER SAFETY CLASS: A one-day, 10-hour certified hunter safety class will be held at Bass Pro Shop, Rancho Cucamonga. Classes are required for all first-time California hunters before a hunting license can be purchased. These free classes are held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. the first Saturday of each month at Bass Pro and limited to 40 people. Reservations by calling Bass Pro at 909-922-5500.
NOVEMBER 1 EAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY FRIENDS OF NRA FUNDRAISER: The East San Diego County Friends of the National Rifle Association will have its fundraiser beginning 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1 in San Diego. Tickets are $40 per person. Auction highlight: A wild turkey hunt guided by Congressman Duncan Hunter. For an event flyer, go to http://friendsofnra.org/eventdocs/California/EastCoWeb.jpg Contact: Ronnie Smith at 619-562-3629 or via e-mail at rsnsd@cox.net
NOVEMBER 1-2 VENTURA GUN SHOW: The McMann’s Roadrunner Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Seaside Park, Ventura. Admission is $9. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.mcmannsroadrunner.com.
NOVEMBER 15-16 GLENDALE GUN SHOW: The Glendale Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, Glendale. Admission is $9. The next Glendale gun show will be March 7-8, 2009, Aug. 8-9, 2009, and Nov. 21-22, 2009 Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.glendalegunshow.com.
NOVEMBER 22-23 BAKERSFIELD GUN SHOW: The Central Coast Gun Shows Bakersfield event will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22-23 at the Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield. The 2008 dates for the Bakersfield gun shows include Jan. 5-6, April 5-6, June 21-22, Aug. 30-31, and Nov. 22-23. Information at www.centralcoastgunshows.com or call 805-481-6726.
DECEMBER 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 2009 class date schedule has not be set yet. Sign-ups are taken at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
DECEMBER 6-7 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). This is the final date for 2008 classes. Contact FTA at 714-701-9918 or 877-544-4867 for information about this class of the 2009 schedule. The web site is www.ftatv.com.
DECEMBER 20 CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL IMPERIAL VALLEY FUND-RAISER: The Imperial Valley Chapter of the California Waterfowl Association will have its mid-season fund-raising dinner banquet beginning 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. at the St. Patricks’s Community Center, 133 E. Church, Calipatria. Dinner tickets are $55 per person, $80 a couple. Contacts: Frank Bailey at 760-359-0200 or Keith Cowell at 760-455-8990. Web site: www.calwaterfowl.org.

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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