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Tag Soup
by Chris Thomas, NOVEMBER 6, 2017

As the 2017 deer season closed I stood at a crossroads. In awe, I looked down over the fog-filled ravine with the sun inching closer to the smoky horizon and wondered how such a beautiful sight could leave me with such anxiety. It was 5 p.m. on closing day and I still had two tags burning a hole in my pocket. As my wife...
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Banjos pickin' and pigs squealin'
Backcountry Travels
by Phil "Flip" Akers, NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Bordering Plumas and Lassen Counties, between the small northern California towns of Westwood and Greenville, Keddie Ridge separates Lake Almanor and Mountain Meadows Reservoir. Also known as Ridge World, this is a seemingly forgotten piece of remote California backcountry, situated precisely where the Sierra Nevada ends and the Cascade Range begins. The nearest town is Greenville located in Indian Valley, native...
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Fall Turkey Season Coming Up
Ramblings
by John Higley, NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Okay guys, the annual fall turkey season is almost upon us. It begins on November 11 and will run until December 10. The limit is one turkey of either sex per day--two per season. After an unproductive deer season, at least for me, I am looking forward to hunting turkeys because I know where a few of them are, and that’s the first...
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California Fisheries Groups Sue State for Failure to Protect Impaired Waterways
by Maven's Notebook, NOVEMBER 4, 2017

From the Institute for Fisheries Resources [Originally posted on Maven's Notebook Nov. 2, 2017] Today four commercial fisheries organizations filed a lawsuit accusing the California State Water Resources Control Board (the Water Board) of failing to fulfill their responsibility to protect clean water and public trust resources in the Bay Delta and Central Valley. At issue is the state’s failure to list long-suffering Delta...
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Chetco River Opens for all Salmon Techniques
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, NOVEMBER 4, 2017
Chetco River

Today, November 4, the Chetco River up to the salmon deadline at Nook Creek will open up to all legal forms of fishing. Up until November 4, the section of the Chetco from rivermile 2.2 up to Nook Creek was open under a "bobber only" or "fly fishing only" anti-snagging restriction. Now, you can plunk, pull plugs, back-bounce roe or use any other...
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A Section of the Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery Closure around Anacapa Island has been Lifted
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Anacapa Island

Today the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham lifted a portion of the commercial fishery closure around Anacapa Island east of 119°30.000’ W. longitude and north of 34°00.000’ N. latitude as recommended by state health agencies. According to the notice from the Director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments (OEHHA), sampling of spiny lobster and...
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