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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is extending the submission deadline for its art contest to select the design for the state’s 2013 Upland Game Bird Stamp.
Entries will be accepted through Nov. 25.
This year’s stamp will feature the sooty grouse.
The California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest is open to all U.S. residents ages 18 and older. The entry fee previously charged has been eliminated.
Art contest entries must include at least one adult sooty grouse. Entries will be judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and a print.
The contest will be judged by a panel of experts in the fields of ornithology, conservation, art and printing. The winning artist will be selected during a public judging event, with the date and location to be announced later.
An upland game bird stamp is required for hunting migratory and resident upland game birds in California, although hunters are no longer required to attach the stamp to their license. CDFW still produces the stamps and sends them to hunters upon request.
The stamps can be purchased at www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/collectorstamps/ .
The money generated from stamp sales must be spent on upland game bird-related conservation projects, education, hunting opportunities and outreach.
CDFW sells about 200,000 upland game bird stamps annually, which includes sales to collectors.
For contest information and entry forms, please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/upstamp .
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Jackson Demonstration State Forest Advisory Group will hold a field meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
The meeting will include a site visit to several different locations on the forest and will start at 9:30 a.m. at Jackson Demonstration State Forest Road 90 (north side of Highway 20, mile marker 8.0).
The meeting agenda is posted on the Cal Fire Web site, http://www.fire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_stateforests_jackson.php .
This meeting is open to the public and public attendance is encouraged; please wear hiking shoes and bring your lunch and water.
If anyone has any questions about Jackson Demonstration State Forest, please call 707-964-5674.
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National Hunting and Fishing Day will be celebrated this year on Saturday, Sept. 28.
In conjunction with this annual tradition, the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds Californians of the many opportunities to enjoy hunting and fishing in the Golden State and thanks them for their contribution to conservation.
“Hunting and fishing are time-honored aspects of our American heritage,” said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. “Our efforts to preserve California’s pristine wildlife habitats are supported by the purchase of hunting and fishing licenses and we commend hunters and anglers for the vital role they play in the conservation of our natural resources.”
President Richard Nixon signed the first proclamation of National Hunting and Fishing Day in 1972. It is honored on the fourth Saturday in September each year to promote outdoor sports and conservation.
California is the third-largest state in the nation and about half of its land is publicly owned. That translates into millions of acres of huntable public property and CDFW offers varied hunting opportunities across the state.
Fishing opportunities also abound in the more than 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, 4,172 lakes and reservoirs and 80 major rivers in California.
The state also features more than 1,100 miles of coastline that is home to hundreds of fish and shellfish species.
CDFW even offers two “free fishing” days each year in the state – prospective anglers received those opportunities on July 6 and Sept. 7 of this year.
For more information on the varied hunting and fishing opportunities in the Golden State, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov .
For information on how to purchase a fishing or hunting license, please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/alds/ .
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The HVL Men’s Niners Golf Club held a stroke-play tournament on Thursday, Sept. 19.
The results were as follows:
- First flight: Bill Kyle, Dave Mann and Bill Brewster tied for the top spots at 35.
- Second flight: Ned Munger and Mike Higman tied for first with 33. Doug Healy was third with 34.
- Third flight: Hal Weber was first, 33. Kerry Flynn was second, 34, and Phil Tyler was third, 35.
Closest to the par 3 pins were Bob Chesnut and Jerry Tamura.
Chip-ins were scored by Paul Bertlin and Sam DeBone.
Fifty-one men participated in this event.