OUTPOST.

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Archers unite: Organizers are proposing a 20-acre championship-quality archery facility - complete with indoor and outdoor tournament-distance ranges and a pro shop - be constructed on a private property in Acton. Project coordinator Rick Hall, son of prominent fishing- and boating-show promoter Fred Hall, said if plans are approved the project would become the first such private archery club in the West.

Hall urges supporters and interested parties to voice their opinions Wednesday during the 9 a.m. meeting of the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning at 320 W. Temple St., Room 150, in Los Angeles. Information: [phone] or [phone].

Big happenings: The national championship of the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series, featuring more than 330 teams of three competing in the disciplines of trail running, mountain biking and kayaking, takes place Saturday beginning at 4:45 p.m. at Castaic Lake. Winners in the event should cover the 22-mile course in about three hours.

Spectators are welcome and will be admitted free of charge, though there is a parking fee at the lake's park. Information: [phone].

Commission meets: The state Fish and Game Commission makes a stop for its next monthly meeting Nov. 4-5 in San Diego. Sport-fishing recommendations are expected to be discussed, including - on Nov. 5 - a federal proposal to salvage depleted rockfish stocks up and down the West Coast by reducing take limits and/or banning rockfishing entirely for part of the year. The meetings are to be staged beginning at 10 a.m. Nov. 4 and 8:30 a.m. Nov. 5 at the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham St. in San Diego. Information: [phone].

It's official: Just about a year ago, Albany's Brian Buddell was fishing at Mexico's Alijos Rocks on a nine-day trip aboard the Royal Polaris out of San Diego when he got what turned out to be the bite of a lifetime on 40-pound line featuring a live sardine and a 4/0 hook. Crew members immediately recognized the catch was special once it was aboard. Turns out the 80-pound, 11-ounce California yellowtail is now an all-tackle world record for the species, beating out the old standard set in 1991 at the same locale by less than 2 pounds, according to the International Game Fish Association's newsletter. Buddell's prize also established a yellowtail record for the 50-pound line class.

Among anglers closer to home, Robert ``R.K.'' Kalatschan of Huntington Beach has himself an all-tackle record for the 2-3/4-pound yellowfin croaker he took April 30 off Santa Catalina Island, and Marina del Rey's George Bogen established a 2-pound line-class record when he caught a 5-pound, 11-ounce African pompano April 24 at San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.

Give us a listen: Daily News Outdoors Editor Brett Pauly for the sixth time will be an in-studio guest on ``Ronnie Kovach's Fishing Expeditions'' on sports-talk radio KXTA-AM (1150), Saturday from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Gone fishin': Staff at the fishing forecaster 976-TUNA will take some 1,000 inner-city kids angling Nov. 15-19 out of Pierpoint Landing in Long Beach. The staff also has plans to get another 4,000 kids on the water next year. Donations of time, food, tackle and money are needed to keep the program running. Information: [phone] or [phone].

Trick-or-treat: Children ages 4 to 11 are invited to dress up in costumes and join in the games, arts, crafts and an educational discussion on animals with the aid of taxidermic exhibits at Malibu Creek State Park on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Information: [phone].

Trout woes: New research from the Colorado Division of Wildlife suggests the stocking of infected fish in that state's lakes and streams increases the levels of whirling disease infection in the wild, according to a release issued by Colorado Trout Unlimited. The studies, conducted by the division's top whirling-disease biologist, indicate that the current practice of stocking ``lightly infected'' fish in ``low risk'' high-country waters may worsen troubles for wild trout downstream, the released noted.

``This research confirms what common sense tells us: Stocking diseased fish is bad for cold-water fisheries, and it's time for it to stop,'' said Colorado Trout Unlimited president Dave Taylor. ``Imagine if a meat packer discovered its ground beef was infected with E coli but decided to continue shipping `slightly contaminated' beef to selected stores due to public demand for burgers.''

News of the bizarre: A $10,000 reward is being offered by Boating magazine for finding the body of Jimmy Hoffa in Michigan's Ausable River using global positioning system (GPS) coordinates the publication believes are likely places to find the Teamster president's grave.

Boating investigated the 1998 claim of jailed killer Ricky Powell that he dumped Hoffa's body in the river in July 1975. Magazine staff used sophisticated marine electronic equipment not available when Hoffa disappeared to check the area cited by Powell. They believe the felon's story is credible even though they were unable to provide an exhaustive search, according to a release issued by the periodical.

The reward states that if, by using the magazine's GPS coordinates, someone is able to convince authorities that a further search is warranted and that the subsequent search uncover Hoffa's remains, Boating will pay $10,000. The offer is available until Dec. 31, 2000. Information: [phone].

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PHOTO Brian Buddell poses with his world-record California yellowtail.

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