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By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Ammunition shortages will not stop this year’s Turner’s Outdoorsman Shooting Sports Fair, according Bryan Harris, president of the 16-store chain of shooting, hunting, and fishing stores in Southern California that sponsors the event each year. “We knew early this year that there would be no Sports Fair if we couldn’t get ammunition,” said Harris. “So we asked all our vendors at the Sports Fair how much ammunition they would need and we went to ATK [the makers of Federal and CCI ammunition brands] and asked if they could allocate this amount over and above our regular allotment.” Harris said it didn’t take long for the company to commit to the deal and fill the order. “It was pretty amazing,” said Harris. “They understood how important the Sports Fair was to our industry as a whole and came through in a big way. Without ATK, there’s not a Sports Fair.” This year’s event will be May 31-June 2 at Mike Raahauge Shooting Enterprises in Corona. Harris said ATK isn’t the only ammunition supplier for this year. Many of the sales representatives from other companies were able to get allotments from the companies they represented for use in…
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    April 27, 2013 - This pair of 10-pound brown trout was caught by Daniel Perez of Pine Groove from Lower Twin Lake near Bridgeport the opening day of the 2013 trout season. They were two of four browns caught that hit or passed the 10-pound mark from Lower Twin opening day. A 10-pound, 3-ouncer was caught by Jerry Hill of Murphy, and Twin Lakes Resort owner Steve Marti caught a 10-pound, four-ounce fish. This is a good start to the season.

     

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