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5, 2009
Commentary
Inland Empire sporting
goods store icon closing
after 63 years in business
By JIM MATTHEWS
Outdoor News Service
Riverside Ski and Sport, one of the last individually-owned,
multi-faceted sporting goods stores in Southern California, will be
closing its doors at the end of March. The store hasn’t fallen on hard
times or become a victim of the declining economy, its owners Bob and
Leslie Slamal are simply going to retire.
“The crying’s over,” said Bob Slamal this week. “The part I’m going to
miss is the daily reactions with people.”
Ski and Sport has been in business in the Inland Empire since 1946, when
Bob’s dad Tom Slamal, who will be 90 in March, partnered up with Overton
Pratt to open a store in San Bernardino. Pratt, a familiar name in the
sporting goods business, was bought out by the Slamals in the late
1960s. Bob partnered with his father about this time, and he and Leslie
opened the Riverside Ski and Sport store shortly after i.jpg) n 1970. This was
followed by the Ski and Sport Marine stores in the 1980s, which operated
in both San Bernardino and Riverside as adjuncts to the main sporting
goods stores.
Ski and Sport was a place where you could go get a baseball bat for your
Little Leaguer, hiking boots for a trek up San Gorgonio, Panther Martins
for a trout fishing adventure at Big Bear Lake, a Penn Gold
International for a long-range fishing trip out of San Diego, skis for a
trip to Snow Summit, or waterfowl ammunition and shotguns for a goose
hunt at the Salton Sea. It had everything sporting.
Slamal said the stores were always on the leading edge of outdoor
developments, and whole generations can say they bought their “first”
product in the latest outdoor fad at Ski and Sport because it was the
only place it was available.
The Riverside store became the first real backpacking shop in the region
when that craze was first taking off, well before there was an REI,
providing everything from USGS maps to backpacks to hiking boots to
instruction on gear use for hikers from all over the region.
Both the San Bernardino and Riverside stores catered to fly-fishing
anglers before the movie “A River Runs Through It” exploded the
popularity of the sport and led to dozens of specialty stores in region.
It was carrying “belly boats” when they were all being made by one guy
in his garage out of canvas and truck tire inner tubes.
The marine stores were opened during the recreational and water skiing
boating boom, providing not only a place where customers could shop for
boats, skis, and boating supplies but also get them serviced.
Interestingly, the San Bernardino store carried Mercury motors for
anglers from its initial opening in 1946. When the marine store was sold
1991, Ski and Sport was the oldest continuous Mercury dealer in the
country.
When skateboards first came on the scene, Ski and Sport began stocking a
wide selection and became a kid hangout. As the kids matured, another
trend kicked off. For the last five years, Riverside Ski and Sport has
been the single largest one-store snowboarding shop in the Southern
California and probably the country.
All of the stores always had something else that you can’t find very
many places today: a place to sit down and just visit.
“You want people in the store -- you don’t want to chase them away. And
we always had couches,” said Slamal, who always welcomed the kids to
hang out in his store.
And my recollection is that there was always someone behind the counter
who knew the activity and gave good advice. The staff participated. It
seems like the store always attracted the best young advocates in all
the different sports to work in sales, which was as much a teaching job
as a selling job. The Slamals rubbed off on their staff.
Bob and Leslie are avid skiers and have owned boats since they were
first married 40 years ago this year. Bob is an extraordinary fisherman,
specializing in fly-fishing, but equally at home behind a spinning rod
or baitcaster of jig stick. He’s fished everywhere in the West, fresh
and saltwater, and travels to New Zealand once a year. He’s competed in
the famous One Fly competition in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, setting a
one-day record that no one has come close to beating. He guides
fly-fishermen at Lake Skinner and Diamond Valley, locally, and on the
Green River in Wyoming. He’s owned Labrador Retrievers for the 25-plus
years I’ve known him and loves bird hunting, and he played all the
“ball” sports when he was a young man. He’s a Hemingway sportsman,
doing it all, and Ski and Sport is one of the last do-it-all sporting
goods stores.
“I won’t have any trouble finding things to do when I’m retired,”
laughed Slamal.
But there will be several generations of sporting advocates who will
miss Ski and Sport and the Slamals. The store is not being sold to new
ownership and the inventory is being liquidated (starting this
Saturday). The digs will have new occupants later this year. Bob and
Leslie will be heading to Kansas in May to visit the family farm (since
1852) on the first of many retirement road trips.
I went out into my garage after talking with Slamal this week and dug
through some rod cases and found an old Fenwick HMG graphite fly rod. It
was the first commercial graphite rod made, and I bought mine from
Slamal, who managed to get some of the first ones off the production
line. If I remember correctly, I also bought a topographic map and some
wool hiking socks that day. Holding the rod, I was happy for Bob and
Leslie, but I realized this is the end of an era.
Bill ‘Doc’ Randol, Mammoth Lakes
fly-fishing celebrity, dead at 89
Bill Randol, 89, died in his sleep in Mammoth Lakes Saturday night. We
all simply knew him as “Doc,” the inventor of Doc’s Twin Lakes Special
-- perhaps the only fly a fisherman really needed in the Eastern Sierra
Nevada.
He retired to Mammoth Lakes from his veterinary business in Southern
California in 1980 when he was 61, hoping to get in 10 years of good
fly-fishing before he died. He got in a whole lot more and became a
fly-fishing institution in the process.
His long-time friend Dick Dahlgren fished with Doc nearly every week
during the trout season for more than a decade before Dahlgren moved to
Ketchum, Idaho, and he sent along this note I wanted to share.
“One of my best friends went fishin' a few days ago -- to the best
catch-and-release trout creeks in the Heavens where the only fly that
works is the Doc's Twin Lakes Special. I loved the guy. Jim Bartling,
also gone now, introduced me to Doc over 30 years ago.
“Doc was launching his belley-boat at Twin Lakes just out of town. He
was headed for the weed beds on the west side of the lower lake to catch
his lunch. We said the howdy stuff, shook hands, and shortly thereafter
we went fly fishin’ together at least four days a week for the next 10
years.
“When it was my turn to drive, I would pull up to Doc's place, knock on
the door, open it, and yell at Ellie, Doc's beautiful wife.
“ ‘Ellie! Can Doc go fishin?’ Her chuckle and smile -- and a cookie --
always made my day.
“He was my side-kick. He was my support and big brother through the
early days of the 1984 Rush Creek lawsuits against the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power that eventually rewatered Rush Creek,
along with Parker, Walker and Lee Vining creeks.
“We formed the Mammoth Fly Rodders together, not for Rush Creek, but for
an extended catch-and-release fishing season on Crowley and for
permission to use float tubes on the lake. We eventually got it. The
Rush Creek battle began about the same time, and it is my biggest memory
of my ‘Doc’ times.
“We believed Rush Creek was a wonderful reborn trout stream thanks to
some wet winters that flushed water and trout over the dam at Grant
Lake, and we thought it was worth saving. So we decided to save it. In
the beginning the LADWP scoffed and postured against the Mammoth Fly
Rodders. We were David and LADWP was Goliath. Doc and I traveled to
dozens of meetings. He was the influence and the balance and the council
that kept me on track and the behind-the-scenes reason the battle was
won. In the end, the Mammoth Fly Rodders realized victory.
“Sadly, a victory I think Doc would think shallow now. For Rush Creek
remains a shadow of what it was years ago -- even a shadow of what it
was in 1984 when Doc and I tossed flies to hundreds of browns, ‘bows,
and brookies. The battle goes on to this day, in spite of the Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power and their powerful political
influence. The Mammoth Fly Rodders will continue to fight for what you
and I believed my friend. Bless you Doc.”
A memorial service and celebration of Doc Randol’s life will be held 1
p.m. today (Friday, Feb. 6) at St. Joseph’s Church in Mammoth Lakes.
OUTDOOR CALENDAR
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 13-16 GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT: The annual Great Backyard Bird
Count will be held Feb. 13-16 by volunteers across the nation. Organized
by Cornell University and the National Audubon Society, bird count
information is vital on tracking population trends and distribution of
wild birds throughout North America. For information how to participate
go to www.birdcount.org.
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 15 BIGHORN SHEEP SURVEY SIGNUP DEADLINE: Volunteers who would
like to participate in the annual San Gabriel Mountains bighorn sheep
survey on Sunday, March 1, must sign up by Feb. 15 to receive a
volunteer information packet, and they must also attend an orientation
meeting 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28, 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. For more information, call the Lytle Creek Ranger
Station at 909-382-2870.
FEBRUARY 21-22 FLY FISHING SHOW: The Fly Fishing Show will be held
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-22, 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, Nick Curcione, Conway Bowman,
Richard Bean, Steve Abel, Gary Graham, Maggie Merriman, Michael Mauri,
Scott Leon, Jay Murakoshi, Craig Nelson, Ozzie Ozefovich, Enrico
Puglisi, and Lori-Ann Murphy. Cost is $15 per day or $25 for both days.
For more information and directions, go t www.flyfishingshow.com or call
866-481-2393.
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 QUAIL UNLIMITED GUN DOG SHOWDOWN: The 21st Annual Gun Dog
Showdown will be held beginning 7:30 a.m., Saturday, March 7 at the
Prado Dog Training Area just off Euclid Avenue at the 71 freeway, Chino.
Hosted by the San Gabriel Valley Chapter of Quail Unlimited, there is a
$65 registration fee, with reruns $55. There is also a $10 park entrance
fee. The event pits pointing dogs against flushing breeds in a fun
competition for bragging rights. For information or to make
reservations, contact Tim Bovard at 909-624-7411
MARCH 7 WEST VALLEY FRIENDS OF NRA FUND-RAISER: The West Valley Friends
of the National Rifle Association will have its annual fund-raising
banquet 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Central Park Center, 11200
Baseline Road, Rancho Cucamonga. Dinner tickets are $45 each.
Information: Steve Gomez at 909-560-6000 or via e-mail at westvalleyfnra@aol.com.
MARCH 7 PASO ROBLES FRIENDS OF NRA FUND-RAISER: The Paso Robles Friends
of the National Rifle Assocation will have its annual fund-raising
banquet beginning 4 p.m. at the Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside
Ave., Paso Robles. For ticket or event information, contact Noel Ryan at
805-238-3401, Roger Miller at 805-463-2475, or Carin Ryan at
805-712-8715.
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 HIGH DESERT NWTF FUND-RAISER: The High Desert Chapter of the
National Wild Turkey Federation will have its third annual fund-raising
banquet beginning 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Foremost Terrace
Room, 17581 Sultana, Hesperia. Tickets are $60 per person, $100 per
couple. For information or tickets, contact Karen Shackleford at
760-887-1092.
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 27-28 QUAIL UNLIMITED SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT: The Riverside Chapter
of Quail Unlimited will be hosting a fund-raising sporting clays shoot
Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28 at Mike Raahauge’s Shooting
Enterprises, Norco. The Friday event will be a 50-target small gauge (20
and under) event for $30, while Saturday event is a 100-target main
event costing $60 per shooter. Information: www.quriverside.com.
MARCH 28 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY QUAIL UNLIMITED FUND-RAISER: The San Gabriel
Valley Chapter of Quail Unlimited will have its annual fund-raising
banquet beginning 5:30 p.m., Saturday, March 28 at the Oak Tree Room
(next to Coco’s Restaurant), 1150 Colorado Blvd., Arcadia. Dinner
tickets are $70 per person or $105 per couple. For more information,
call 866-206-9070 or e-mail sgvqu@onebox.com.
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 CALIFORNIA DEER ASSOCIATION BANQUET: The Southern California
Chapter of the California Deer Association will have its annual banquet
and fund-raiser beginning 5 p.m., Saturday, April 4, at the National
Orange Show-Renniasance Room, 689 S E Street, San Bernardino. For
tickets or more information, contact Glenn Tessers at 310-973-8148 or
Karen Shackelford at 619-887-1092.
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 (INLAND EMPIRE CHAPTER): The Inland
Empire Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation meets 7 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 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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