January 16, 2008

Commentary
When the budget axe falls in the DFG
forest does anyone hear anything at all?

By JIM MATTHEWS
Outdoor News Service

The Department of Fish and Game announced this past week where the governor’s budget axe will fall on the agency’s programs and staffing. The news will be met with a yawn by the sporting community. A lot of sportsman might even be shocked to learn we still have a DFG in this state.
In a memo to DFG staff, acting DFG director John McCamman outlined exactly where the cuts will be made to pare off the 10 percent required by the governor for the coming budget year. His job seemed to be to make those cuts in the worst of all possible places.
Well, with one exception. Here is the only good news in this story.
The DFG’s fruit and flower crowd (the Natural Community Conservation Planning -- NCCP – program, whatever that means!) will have $5 million and 22 positions cut from its program. The legislature keeps giving the DFG mandates to do obscure environmental work, but never doles out any money with the orders. The unfunded mandates piled on the DFG over the years built the NCCP into a major program that frequently is at odds with good fish and wildlife management and public use programs. Yet, very often these anti-hunting, anti-fishing, anti-use staffers have their salaries paid out of hunting and fishing license and sporting excise tax dollars. The whole NCCP should be abolished until it is paid for entirely by the general fund.
OK, that’s the only good news. The bad news:
The DFG will cut $2.6 million and 38 positions from the law enforcement program. That means 38 fewer game wardens to enforce fish and game laws, catch poachers, do boat inspections for quagga mussels, check hunters coming into the state with game from other places to make sure they’re not carting chronic wasting disease into our big game herds, check commercial fishermen, and make sure developers are following environmental law. No big loss.
The DFG also won’t be doing fish surveys or monitoring avian influenza outbreaks. Cuts also stopped the implementation of improved technology development that would have been applied to the license sales and tag drawings systems. And the list goes on.
With the exception of NCCP, the irony is that all of the cuts proposed are penny wise and pound foolish. DFG wardens generally generate more than their salary (and expenses) in citations and fines levied, especially if they work to keep developers in line. Other staffing and programs that have been cut are from revenue-generating areas.
Instead of cutting staffing that would streamline the Department and make cuts aimed at improving efficiency, the announced cuts show the agency brass is mostly interested in salvaging their jobs and not in improving the product (fish and wildlife) for their clientele (hunters and fishermen).
Overall, the 2008-09 DFG budget will be just over $400 million with 2,595 1/2 positions for the fiscal year. Did you laugh when you read that? Half a position! How about 5,191 halfs.
Never have I seen an agency so candid about hiring staff that only amount to half of expectations. Half-wits abound in the agency -- most in middle or upper management so performance is never a criterion.
The DFG has more chiefs than Indians these days. It could eliminate all of its regional manager and deputy regional manager positions and at least a third of other supervisory positions and not affect field operations. In fact, it would streamline the system and allow things to be done more efficiently.
If Bass Pro Shops staffed its stores the way the DFG staffs its agency, there would be a deputy supervisor for every two sales clerks. Clerk supervisors would oversee two deputies, but sometimes only one, and they would report to three managers above them in different areas. There would be an assistant manager for each aisle in the store, and where aisles crossed there would be supervisory managers who coordinated the assistants at that intersection. Disputes would be handled by an aisle department head. There would be one of those for each section of the store, although the bass boat department head and canoe department head would squabble over paddle customers. There would be store buyers for every 10 to 15 items carried in the store, and then assistant manager buyers who oversaw every three buyers, a manager to oversee each two assistants, and a buyer super manager who tried to figure out what everyone was doing and why there were sometimes two managers for one buyer. There would also be 50 or 60 employees that simply mill around because their three immediate supervisors were moved into better positions and no one looked back. The millers would show up to work and if someone was at their register, they would just would wander around, not knowing what they are supposed to do. The head fish feeder would be a full-time position and he’d make six figures and report to no one. The head of the store, the big cheese, would be appointed by an elected committee from the community whose sole job was to choose the big cheese. He would have 12 assistant big cheeses, selected from the staffs of the elected committee members. It would be the assistant cheeses’ job to move managers around and rearrange the store to confuse customers and staff. Assistant cheeses would be the only people with secretaries. And then, after the store failed to make a profit, everyone would get raises and more people would be hired.
This should help you understand the DFG. In this time of budget crisis, the DFG really can’t cut staffing. It can only eliminate unfilled positions, left vacant by retirement or promotion. If the DFG had a hiring freeze for five years, it would be a complete staff of supervisors. No Indians. No worker bees. They would write reports for each other to read and get promotions each year. The plight of fish, wildlife, hunting and fishing would continue in steep decline.
The system is so irrevocably broken that a 10 percent cut won’t make a difference at all. Like a friend of mine says about my use of big guns for wild pigs, “Does it make them more dead?”
But there’s more to this story. The reality is that the DFG is getting more money from bonds and dedicated accounts than it’s going to cut from the budget this year. There’s a net increase for the DFG even though the state budget has a $14 billion shortfall. If you can pull that rabbit out of the hat, you might be destined for a career in government.

OUTDOOR CALENDAR

JANUARY 17 SCBS WILDLIFE DRINKER REPAIR: The Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep will be installing a water monitor on the “Old Dad” drinker Thursday, Jan. 17. Volunteers are needed. Contact Gary Thomas at 909-981-5487 or via e-mail at g.cranky@version.net.
JANUARY 19 NWTF STILL SHOOT: The High Desert Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will be hosting a “Still Shoot” starting 9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Apple Valley Gun Club, 16699 Stoddard Wells Road, Victorville. Most pellets from a shotgun in two-inch circle from 40 yards wins. Contact Dave Recce at 760-680-9635 or Dave Halbrook at 760-553-2794 or via e-mail at nrajrc@msn.com.
JANUARY 25 HEAVYWEIGH BASS CLASSIC TOURNAMENT: The Heavyweight Bass Classic will be held Friday, Jan. 25 at Casitas Lake to determine the best of the big bass anglers. The event is limited to 50 anglers with a $200 entry fee and the winner takes all -- not to mention having bragging rights at the best big bass angler in the country. For more information, contact Ron Cervenka, P.O. Box 800342, Santa Clarita, CA 91380 or e-mail socalteams@hotmail.com.
JAN 25-26 JHO PHEASANT HUNT: Jesse's Hunting and Outdoors is having a pheasant shoot at Raahauge’s Pheasant Club Jan 25-26 in Norco. There will be a barbecue-potluck and campout Friday night and shoot Saturday. Non-shooters and family/friends are welcome. Adults $75 for three pheasants or five chukar. Youth 17 and under $60 for same package. Call 877-721-7515 or visit
http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/index.php?showforum=1 for more info.
JANUARY 26 SCBS WILDLIFE DRINKER REPAIR: The Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep will be installing a water monitor on the “Paiute” drinker on Saturday, Jan. 26. Volunteers are needed. Contact Gary Thomas at 909-981-5487 or via e-mail at g.cranky@version.net.
JANUARY 26 DESERT WILDLIFE UNLIMITED FUND-RAISER: The Desert Wildlife Unlimited annual barbecue and raffle fund-raiser will be held beginning 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Brawley Lion’s Center, 225 A Street, Brawley. Pot luck dessert. Raffle and silent auction after dinner. DWU is the juice behind all of the public dove hunting fields in the Imperial Valley. Contact Cindy Vandiver at 760-344-0660 evenings or 760-344-5171 days. More information at www.desertwildlifeunlimited.com.
FEBRUARY 2 BASS MADNESS UNIVERSITY: Bass Pro Shop will host the Bass Madness University from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, at its Rancho Cucamonga store in Victoria Gardens. Cost is $100. Featured speakers include Wood Daves, Jason Quinn, Matt Reed, Stacey King, Alton Jones, and special guest Jimmy Houston. Information at www.basspro.com/bassmadness.
FEBRUARY 8 IMPERIAL VALLEY FRIENDS OF NRA FUND-RAISER: The Imperial Valley Friends of the NRA will have its annual fund-raising dinner beginning 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, at the Swiss Club, 1585 E. Worthington Road, Holtville. Tickets are $50 per person. Contact Jeff Mercer at 760-337-3030 or via e-mail at jeff.mercer@gcinc.com.
FEBRUARY 9 CWA INLAND EMPIRE SHOOT: The California waterfowl Association will be having its Inland Empire Shoot and Lunch fund-raiser beginning 7 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 at Mike Raahauge’s Shooting Enterprises, 14995 River Road, Corona. Cost is $60 per shooter, $25 per shooter, $300 per squad. Contact Frank Moore at 714-803-7374, Debbie Davis at 909-730-7730, or log on to www.calwaterfowl.org.
FEBRUARY 9 BALD EAGLE CENSUS: Volunteers are needed for the winter census of bald eagles at Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Silverwood Lake, and Lake Hemet on Saturday, February 9. Counts are conducted the same day and same times at all four waters. Volunteers need to bring binoculars, a watch, and wear warm clothes. For more information about eagle counts, please call Marc Stamer with the San Bernardino National Forest in Big Bear at 909-382-2828 to count at Arrowhead or Big Bear; Heidi Sellers at the San Jacinto Ranger Station at 909-382-2945 to count at Lake Hemet; or Rick Reisenhoffer at 760-389-2281 to count at Lake Silverwood. The last of these winter counts is March 8.
FEBRUARY 9-10 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. Other dates for 2008 classes are Mar. 29-30, April 19-20, May 17-18, June 21-22, July 12-13, Aug. 2-3, Sept. 6-7, Oct. 4-5, Nov. 1-2, and Dec. 6-7. Contact FTA at 714-701-9918 or 877-544-4867. The web site is www.ftatv.com.
FEBRUARY 15 CWA SAN DIEGO COUNTY DINNER: The California Waterfowl Association’s San Diego County Chapter will have its annual fund-raising dinner beginning 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15 at the Elks’ Club, 1400 E. Washington, El Cajon. Cost is $65 per person, $95 per couple. Contact John Howard at 619-440-8319, Tom Homen at 209-587-0886, or log on to www.calwaterfowl.org.
FEBRUARY 16 NWTF-LAKE SUTHERLAND TURKEY TUNE-UP: The San Diego County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, along with the City of San Diego and the California Department of Fish and Game, are hosting the annual Turkey Tune-Up at Lake Sutherland 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16. There will be a drawing for the 22 turkey hunts at Lake Sutherland, calling seminars, where-to-hunt information, calling contest, raffle, and shotgun and archery range practice. Contact Debbie Doan at 619-561-5738.
FEBRUARY 16 TEMECULA CHAPTER OF NWTF CONSERVATION BANQUET: The Temecula Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federal will have its 2nd Annual Conservation Banquet beginning 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16, at Temeku Hills, 41687 Temeku Dr., Temecula. Dinner tickets are $65 each, $100 per couple. Contact William at 949-212-9150, Duncan at 951-679-3699 or Larry at 951-600-2765.
FEBRUARY 16 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 2008 class date schedule is Mar. 8, Apr. 5, May 3, June 21, July 12, Aug. 2, 16, 23, 24, 30, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 1, Dec. 6. Sign-ups are taken at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
FEBRUARY 16-17 WATER-FOR-WILDLIFE WORK PROJECT: The Mojave Preserve Water-for-Wildlife Volunteer Group will have a guzzler repair project and campout in the Cedar Canyon area of the Mojave National Preserve Feb. 16-17. Repairs will be made to two small game guzzlers and a final coat of Merlex applied to a third drinker. Everyone should bring camping gear, water, firewood, food, and gloves. Next project dates are March 14-15, April 11-13, May 16-18. 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 2 SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS BIGHORN SHEEP COUNT: Volunteers are needed for the annual bighorn sheep count in the San Gabriel Mountains. Conducted jointly by the Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Forest Service, and several conservation groups, the comprehensive count relies on ground-based volunteers throughout the range and government crews in helicopter. The count provides the agencies with accurate population data on the sheep to help management. There is a mandatory orientation meeting on March 1 for all volunteers. For information and to volunteer, call the Lytle Creek Ranger Station at 909-382-2851.
MARCH 5-9 FRED HALL LONG BEACH SHOW: The Fred Hall Fishing Tackle, Boat, and Travel Show will be held March 5-9 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 WEST VALLEY FRIENDS OF NRA FUND-RAISER: The West Valley Friends of the NRA will have its annual banquet beginning 6 p.m., Friday, March 7, at the Rancho Cucamonga Community Center. Speaker will be Chuck Michel, one of the leading firearm attorneys in California. This banquet is normally in the fall, so mark the calendar. Contact Steve Gomez at (909) 560-6000 or via e-mail at westvalleyfnra@aol.com.
MARCH 8 QUAIL UNLIMITED GUN DOG SHOWDOWN: The San Gabriel Valley Chapter of Quail Unlimited is hosting its 20th annual Gun Dog Showdown beginning 7:30 a.m., Saturday, March 8, at the Prado Regional Park Dog Training Area, Chino. The event is open to all hunting breeds and will feature planted chukar. Hunter-dog teams will be scored on time and shells expended to shoot and retrieve all three birds. Cost is $65 for non-QU members, $60 for QU members, $50 for re-runs. There is also a $10 park entrance fee. Contact Tim Bovard at 909-624-7411.
MARCH 8 BALD EAGLE CENSUS: Volunteers are needed for the winter census of bald eagles at Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Silverwood Lake, and Lake Hemet on Saturday, March 8. Counts are conducted the same day and same times at all four waters. Volunteers need to bring binoculars, a watch, and wear warm clothes. For more information about eagle counts, please call Marc Stamer with the San Bernardino National Forest in Big Bear at 909-382-2828 to count at Arrowhead or Big Bear; Heidi Sellers at the San Jacinto Ranger Station at 909-382-2945 to count at Lake Hemet; or Rick Reisenhoffer at 760-389-2281 to count at Lake Silverwood.
MARCH 8 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 dates are Apr. 5, May 3, June 21, July 12, Aug. 2, 16, 23, 24, 30, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 1, Dec. 6. Sign-ups are taken at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. Contact Raahauge's at 951-735-7981.
MARCH 14-16 WATER-FOR-WILDLIFE WORK PROJECT: The Mojave Preserve Water-for-Wildlife Volunteer Group will have a guzzler repair project in the Cima area of the Mojave National Preserve March 14-16. Five guzzlers and two springs are scheduled for repair and restoration. 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 11-13 and May 16-18. 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 26-30 FRED HALL DEL MAR SHOW: The Fred Hall Fishing Tackle, Boat, and Travel Show will be held March 26-30 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 29-30 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. Other dates for 2008 classes are April 19-20, May 17-18, June 21-22, July 12-13, Aug. 2-3, Sept. 6-7, Oct. 4-5, Nov. 1-2, and Dec. 6-7. Contact FTA at 714-701-9918 or 877-544-4867. The web site is www.ftatv.com.

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.
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 714-841-2100 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 second Tuesday of the month at the Denny's restaurant, 7490 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Contact Bob Peters via e-mail at bpi1@ca.rr.com or Don Jamroz at donjamroz@aol.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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