SHOWDOWN ONE FOR THE DOGS.Byline: Keith Lair Staff Writer The 17th annual Gundog Showdown will be March 12 at the Prado Dog Training Area. The San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Chapter of Quail Unlimited sponsors the event, in which upland game hunters have a chance to keep their dog's skills sharp. The trial will feature planted Chukar chukar Popular small game bird (Alectoris chukar), a species of partridge. Stocked in many countries, it is native from southeastern Europe to India and Manchuria. It has a brown back with strongly barred sides and a black-outlined whitish throat. in the Prado fields. Hunter-dog teams will be scored based on time and shells expended to shoot and retrieve three birds. A second run is available if there is time and birds available. The cost is $65, $60 for Quail Unlimited members and $50 for reruns. There is a $10 park entrance fee. Competitors must preregister pre·reg·is·ter v. pre·reg·is·tered, pre·reg·is·ter·ing, pre·reg·is·ters v.intr. To take part in preregistration. v.tr. To enroll (a student) during a period of preregistration. and arrive at least an hour before their scheduled run. Check-in is at 7:30 a.m. For more information, call (866) 206-9070, Ext. 6715 or e-mail sgvqu(at)onebox.com. --Pro bass fishing: Clayton Meyer of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 25 pounds, 10 ounces to win the EverStart Series Western Division event on Lake Havasu. Anglers faced chilly, rainy conditions. Meyer was the only angler to consistently catch solid weights all four days of the event. ``I was using a brown on brown jig,'' Meyer said. ``It was as simple as it gets - too simple'' Meyer earned $9,600 and a Ranger 519 VX boat powered by a Yamaha or Evinrude outboard, MinnKota trolling motor A trolling motor is a small engine affixed to the bow or stern of an angler's boat that provides a source of power for slowly trolling a lure or natural bait through water where fish are sought, or to allow for precision maneuvering of the boat so that the Angler can more , Garmin electronics and EverStart Batteries valued at $40,000. Justin Kerr of Simi Valley was fourth. --DFG hunting clinics: Hunters for game can receive insider tips through 13 clinics to be offered by the Department of Fish and Game's Advanced Hunter Education program. The clinics are designed to help the hunter improve their chance for a successful trip. Clinics focus on the how-to phase of pursuit. Program coordinator Susan Herrgesell said the number of clinics were doubled this year because of the enthusiastic response to last year's events. Clinics are March 5 through Oct. 1. Three of the courses are in Southern California. A wild turkey expo will be on March 5 in Fair Oaks, bowhunting Bowhunting is the practice of taking game animals by archery. Technique In contrast to a rifle hunter, who may shoot effectively from ranges in excess of 200 yards (about 180 m), archers will usually restrict shots to 45 yards or less, depending on factors such as March 19 in Williams, wild pigs April 30 at Fort Hunter Liggett Fort Hunter Liggett, named after General Hunter Liggett, is a United States Army fort in southern Monterey County, California, about 250 miles (400 km) north of Los Angeles and 150 miles south of San Francisco. in Monterey County, big game May 14-15 in Williams, gun dog handling June 4 in Tehachapi, pigs June 4 in Martinez, survival techniques June 11-12 in Tehachapi and July 16-17 in Colusa County, waterfowl waterfowl, common term for members of the order Anseriformes, wild, aquatic, typically freshwater birds including ducks, geese, and screamers. In Great Britain the term is also used to designate species kept for ornamental purposes on private lakes or ponds, while in Aug. 13 in Crescent City, Sept. 10 in Butte County and Oct. 1 in Williams and upland game Sept. 17 in Gorman and Sept. 24 in Williams. For more information, go the Web site ww.dfg.ca.gov/coned/huntclinics/index.html. --DFG at Hall show: The Department of Fish and Game will again return to the Fred Hall outdoor show, issuing licenses and answering questions. They will man a booth at the Fred Hall Outdoor Fishing, Tackle and Boat shows, March 2-6 at the Long Beach Convention Center and Arena and March 16-20 at the Del Mar show. The DFG will offer the sale of annual and one-day sportfishing sport·fish·ing n. The sport of catching fish using a rod and reel. Noun 1. sportfishing - the act of someone who fishes as a diversion fishing field sport, outdoor sport - a sport that is played outdoors licenses, hunting licenses and tags, including items not generally available through most licensing agents. That includes lifetime license applications, bobcat bobcat: see lynx. bobcat Bobtailed, long-legged North American cat (Lynx rufus) found in forests and deserts from southern Canada to southern Mexico. It is a close relative of the lynx and caracal. tags and reduced-fee licenses for those who qualify, and have their required documents. There will also be tags for the remaining hunting seasons, including duck stamps, upland game bird Upland game bird is an American term which refers to those non-water fowl game birds hunted with pointing breeds, flushing spaniels, and retrievers. Upland game include the following:
--Fatalities drop: Firearm-related fatalities reached an all-time low, according to a report from the National Safety Council. The report says there has been a 54 percent decline in accidental deaths over a 10-year period ending in 2003. Firearms are involved in less than 1 percent of all accidental fatalities, according to the report. Last year, 101,537 U.S. residents died in accidents of all types. Between 2002 and '03, firearm-related fatalities fell 13 percent and over the past seven years, firearm-related deaths among children 14 and younger decreased 60 percent. Firearms are involved in less than 2 percent of accidental fatalities among children. Keith Lair, (626) 962-8811 keith.lair(at)sgvn.com |
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