February 21, 2008

Commentary
New legislation would keep hunting
tag and stamp fees for game species

By JIM MATTHEWS
Outdoor News Service

Here’s a novel idea. Let’s just spend deer tag fees on deer, upland stamp fees on upland birds, bear tag money on bears, and so on.
New legislation authored by Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga), in conjunction with the relatively new California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA), would specifically ensure money collected through the sale of hunting tags and stamps is only used for game species and their habitats.
SB 1172 is modeled after existing state law that specifically governs the annual use of state duck stamp revenues. According to Dutton, that law was responsible for making sure that approximately 99 percent of state duck stamp funds were used for waterfowl programs in 2006.
Dutton’s office says that only about 62 percent of deer tag monies were used to support deer, deer habitat, or deer hunting programs. And that’s one of the Department of Fish and Game’s better records on tag fee expenditures.
For example, the DFG hasn’t been able to provide me a breakdown of where upland stamp monies are spent the last three times I’ve asked for documentation. This is not a good sign.
“It only makes common sense that when hunting tags or stamps are purchased that the money raised from those sales goes back towards funding those habitats,” said Dutton.
“We already ensure that the revenue collected from the sale of duck stamps is used for waterfowl programs, so SB 1172 just ensures that the sale of tags and stamps for bear, elk, deer and upland game birds is spent to help the same species that they were collected for,” said Senator Dutton.
In addition, SB 1172 would mandate that any land purchased by the state with hunting license stamp or tag revenue be open for public hunting opportunities.
“This long-overdue measure would help curtail the annual misuse of sportsmen’s dollars within state government, and ensure that more money is available on the ground for game species habitat enhancement, population monitoring and hunting opportunity,” said Mark Hennelly, vice-president of COHA.
That’s wonderful, but perhaps this legislation doesn’t go far enough.
It seems to me that not a single penny of hunting and fishing license fees, along with the tag and stamp fees, should be used for anything but game animals and gamefish or hunting or fishing programs. Not a penny of the federal excise taxes that come back to California from the sale of fishing tackle or guns and ammunition should be used on anything but wildlife we pursue. Too much of our money has been hijacked by the mushroom sniffers and the toad voyeurs. And it’s been hijacked for too long.
Dutton’s bill is a good first step, but it should be amended to include all the money paid into the system by hunters and anglers.
Maybe if we jerked away the funding from all the legislatively-mandated, but not legislatively-funded DFG programs, there would be a hue and cry about how threatened and endangered species aren’t getting enough funding. Maybe there would be whining about how the whole Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) program suddenly doesn’t have enough dough for its deadbeat staffing. Maybe if wardens ceased doing anything but work that directly benefited game animals and game fish, there would be recognition of what else they do for the environment.
Then maybe we could pass some more meaningful legislation that would place a statewide excise tax on bird seed for non-game bird conservation efforts. There could be a fee on all vehicles to fund all non-game wildlife efforts (call it a road-kill tax to make up for all the wildlife that is crushed under our collective tires and mashed on our grills). We could have a fee on newspaper publishers for using paper instead of the Internet to spew words, and this could fund vegetation and habitat work. And how about if we just got developers to pay the environmental assessments on developments that are already on the books? But wait, we don’t have the warden force to enforce that fee or the stomach in the legislature to see that it is enforced.
These are taxes and fees. And even in Democratically-dominated California, taxes and fees are a dirty word. Even in a time of budget crisis, the legislature is leery about passing legislation that includes fees -- even if the constituency group that will pay the fee asks for them. It’s all about reelection and how you’ll be branded the next go around.
So SB 1172 might be a baby step along the way of what needs to be done, but it’s a step. And it could pass because it doesn’t add any new taxes or fees. The first hearing on SB 1172 will likely be in April, but hunters need to lend their support to Dutton to get it passed. Sportsmen can get more information on the bill and learn how to help at Dutton’s web site at www.senate.ca.gov/Dutton or at COHA’s web site at www.outdoorheritage.org.

PRICE OF DUCK STAMPS GOING UP?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to raise the price of the federal duck stamp from $15 to $25. The stamp is required for all duck hunters, and it raised $24.2 million for the purchase of property or easements to protect wetland habitat just last year. Since 1932, the federal duck stamp program has been a model on how to fund national wetland conservation, and while the increase is a big one, I doubt you’ll hear much howling about the increase from hunters. We’ll gladly pay another $10 a year, especially knowing where the money is spent.
Afterall, the price has been at $15 since 1991, and if the fee had been increased last year, it would have fetched another $14 million for wildlife efforts. If adjusted annual for inflation since 1991, the duck stamp would have cost $23.25 this year. Perhaps the feds should set the stamp fee annually and tie it to the price of inflation so we don’t go for 15 years without an increase in the price. That’s how California sets license and tag fees each year, and we’re accustomed to the small increases each year.
For more information on the duck stamp program, go to www.fws.gov/duckstamps.

NEW STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONER

Dan Richards, the current chairman of the San Bernardino County Fish and Game Commission, was appointed to the state Fish and Game Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last Thursday. Richards, 55, of Upland, is the chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Commercial-Inland Empire, which he founded in 1983. He’s been married 35 years to his wife Judy Kirk and has one daughter. He is also an avid outdoorsman and a member of the San Clemente Trap and Skeet Club and Ducks Unlimited. He replaces Judd Hanna, who resigned last year at the request of the governor. We expect to have a Q&A with Richards in next week’s package.

MORE FROM THE SHOT SHOW

In my initial report from the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show last week, I focused on hunting rifles and non-lead ammunition. In the optics world, hunters will also want to look at two new mid-priced binoculars that offer both spotting scope power and regular power binoculars in one glass. And both offer something that is normally not available in a zoom binocular: quality. One is a switch-power binocular and the other is a zoom.
Most zoom binoculars are inexpensive and pretty horrid optically. You know this; we’ve all used them. They don’t look too bad at seven power, but when you crank them up to 10 or 12 or 20 power, they are blurry and your eyes are looking at two different fuzzy spots on the distant hillside and a headache immediately sets in. Quality zoom binoculars jump out of most people’s price range. Or did.
Bushnell unveiled its new Infinity 8-16x42 zoom. I played with this binocular for a long time in the Bushnell booth, trying to give myself a headache, as if I were glassing pronghorn. I couldn’t. While I’m not sure there’s an advantage to having a zoom (you end up using zooms at the two ends of their power range most of the time), these Bushnell zooms offer amazing optical performance, unlike any other zoom binocular I’ve ever seen.
In the same vein, the new Leupold Gold Ring switch power binocular comes in two models, a 7/12x32 and a 10/17x42, and both offer top-end optical quality at both powers. There’s no zoom between the two magnifications, you merely switch between the low power and the high power. Like with the Bushnells, I tinkered with the 10/17 glass for some time, but there was no eye-strain. While at 17-power you need to have your arms resting to hold them steady, they offer glassing and spotting scope ability in a single product. I know I’ll be using one or both of these new products at least some of the time this fall.
More tidbits from SHOT next week.

OUTDOOR OBITUARIES

Grits Gresham, noted outdoorsman, writer, author, and television personality, died on Monday in his hometown of Natchitoches, Louisiana, at the age of 85. Gresham served as field host and producer for "The American Sportsman" television series on ABC in the 1960s and early 70s, and more recently he was host of "Shooting Sports America" on ESPN. Gresham was shooting editor of Sports Afield magazine for 26 years, and he also authored eight books, but may be best known for his role in the series of commercials for Miller Lite beer. Gresham was the fisherman among the athletes who made "Tastes Great, Less Filling" marketing buzzwords for more than a decade.... Lin Crawford, a long-time Big Bear Lake fisherman and owner of Lin’s Tackle Box right on the shore of the mountain lake, also died on Monday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 83. Crawford lived on Big Bear Lake until 2005 and was instrumental in organizing and running the May Trout Classic trout fishing event, started by the late Jim Hall. Crawford also developed and sold one of the most effective trolling lures ever made for the lake, the Crawford Super Lure, which has been all but replaced by the Needlefish in local angler’s tackle boxes.

OUTDOOR CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 23 SAN JACINTO WILDLIFE AREA WORK DAY: Volunteers are needed for the first of four work days to be held at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area this year. The even will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. Volunteers will clean up all the waterfowl hunting blind sites and start a willow planting project. The work will be followed by a pot-luck barbecue at noon. For more information, contact the area at 951-928-0580 or visit the web site at www.sjwa.us.
MARCH 1 EARLY TROUT SEASON OPENER DERBY: The early Eastern Sierra trout season opens on Saturday, March 1, and the Lone Pine Early Trout Opener Derby will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Diaz Lake. Prizes for the largest fish and largest stringer along with an $800 blind bogey trout. Entry fee is $5. Contact Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce at 760-876-4444 or go to www.lonepinechamber.org.
MARCH 1-2 PASADENA FLY-FISHING SHOW: Southern California’s annual Fly Fishing Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 1-2 at the Pasadena Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. The event features fly-fishing gear manufacturers, destination resorts, fly-tying demonstrations and seminars. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $15 per day or $24 for a two-day pass. More information at www.flyfishingshow.com.
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 and preregistration is recommended by February 15. 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 hundreds of exhibitors showing the latest fishing tackle and outdoor accessories, fishing boats, and fishing and hunting destination resorts. There are multiple stages where seminars and exhibitions are ongoing hourly throughout the event. 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. This is the companion show to the Long Beach event, and it 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 COSTA MESA GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Costa Mesa Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 29, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa. Admission is $10. The next Costa Mesa guns shows will be June 7-8, Aug. 16-17, and Nov. 29-30. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
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.
APRIL 5 CALIFORNIA DEER ASSOCIATION SAN BERNARDINO BANQUET: The Southern California Chapter of the California Deer Association will have its 7th annual fund-raising banquet beginning 5 p.m. at the National Orange Show, San Bernardino. Funds are used to benefit deer and deer habitat throughout the state, including work on a number of Southern California projects. Dinner tickets are $70 per person or $105 per couple. Contact Merle Binder at 909-794-3604, Glen Tessers at 310-973-8148, or Dave Mahosky at 951-237-0573.
APRIL 5 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 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.
APRIL 5-6 BAKERSFIELD GUN SHOW: The Central Coast Gun Shows Victorville event will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6 at the Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield. The next Bakersfield gun shows will be June 21-22, August 30-31, and Nov. 22-23. Information at www.centralcoastgunshows.com.
APRIL 19-20 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 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.
MAY 3 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 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.
MAY 17-18 ONTARIO GUN SHOW: The Crossroads of the West Ontario Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 17, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Ontario Convention Center, Ontario. Admission is $10. The next Ontario gun show will be Oct. 11-12. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
MAY 17-18 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 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.
JUNE 7-8 VENTURA GUN SHOW: The McMann’s Roadrunner Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 7, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Seaside Park, Ventura. Admission is $9. The next Ventura gun shows will be Sept. 6-7 and Nov. 1-2. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.mcmannsroadrunner.com.
JUNE 21-22 VICTORVILLE GUN SHOW: The Victorville Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 21, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at the San Bernardino County Fair Grounds, Victorville. Admission is $9. The next Victorville gun show will be Sept. 27-28. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.victorvillegunshow.com.
AUGUST 9-10 GLENDALE GUN SHOW: The Glendale Gun Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, Glendale. Admission is $9. The next Glendale gun show will be Nov. 15-16. Information, directions, and $1 off coupons available at www.glendalegunshow.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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