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Catching European green crabs
Question: Are there any regulations regarding crabbing for European green crabs in the San Francisco Bay Area? I understand that they are an invasive species but could not find any more information on whether we can keep them. I would also like to know if they are safe to eat and if they are tested for domoic acid. (Toan H.)
Answer: There are no regulations that prohibit the take of European green crabs (Carcinus maenas). They would fall under California Code of Regulations Title 14, section 29.05, which covers general invertebrates, and gear restrictions for crustaceans, section 29.80. Please note that in San Francisco Bay, invertebrates may not be taken at night, except from the shore. The daily limit for general invertebrates is 35.
That said, European green crabs are not tested for domoic acid, so it's unknown whether they are safe to eat. The California Department of Public Health's Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program only tests for commercial fisheries. Since there is no commercial fishery for European green crabs, there is no testing for this species.
Is it legal to take roadkill now?
Question: I read that California passed a law making it legal to take home a deer or other animal if you accidentally hit it with your vehicle. This makes a lot of sense since a large animal could feed an entire family, and might otherwise go to waste. But now I'm hearing that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife hasn't implemented the law yet. Which is it? (Bud)
Answer: Thank you for asking for clarification. SB 395, known as the Wildlife Traffic Safety Act, did indeed pass in 2019. The intent of the law is to eventually make it legal for individuals to utilize the meat of four wildlife species: deer, elk, wild pig, and pronghorn antelope, killed on the road, if they so choose. Unfortunately, there's been some misinformation circulating regarding what the law actually does, and when it goes into effect.
Specifically, the law authorizes the California Fish and Game Commission (not CDFW) to adopt regulations and establish a wild game meat utilization program after Jan. 1, 2020. This is a complicated process that will take time to implement responsibly. The program will be developed in conjunction with many other agencies, including the California Department of Transportation and the California Highway Patrol (both of whom will need to help develop the parameters of when and how roadkill could be collected) and the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (which will need to evaluate potential safety hazards related to human consumption of roadkill).
There are other issues that still need to be worked out too, including the bill's directive to CDFW to create a roadkill reporting database. CDFW does not currently have such a database, but the University of California, Davis, has something similar. The California Roadkill Observation System is currently operational, and any citizen can contribute roadkill data and photos.
As previously mentioned, the ball is currently in the court of the Fish and Game Commission. CDFW will keep the public apprised as the development of the program moves forward, but at this time, there is no program in place, and therefore the option of taking your roadkill home remains off the table (so to speak).
Night vision scopes
Question: Are Californians allowed to own a night vision scope for non-hunting purposes? (Jackson)
Answer: Assuming you are referring to a scope used on a firearm, it is illegal to buy, sell, receive or be in possession of a sniperscope. A sniperscope is defined as any attachment or device designed for or adaptable to use on a firearm which, through the use of projected infrared light and an electronic telescope, allows the user to locate the presence of objects at night (California Penal Code, section 468). Possession of other types of night vision scopes (other than a sniperscope) is not prohibited.
In addition, it is unlawful to use or possess night vision equipment to assist in the taking of a bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile or fish (Fish and Game Code, section 2005).
Duck hunting over flooded fields?
Question: Can you hunt ducks over flooded corn? (Jackson)
Answer: Regulations about migratory birds are covered by both state and federal law. It's not illegal to hunt over standing crops that have been flooded or fields that were flooded after crops are harvested (California Code of Regulations Title14, section 509 and Code of Federal Regulations Title 50, part 20). There are some exceptions. Hunting waterfowl over a crop that has not been harvested but that has been manipulated (rolled/disked) is considered baiting under current regulations and therefore unlawful. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has their own version of a Q&A to provide a more detailed answer to this question.
If you have a question for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, email
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To celebrate one of the biggest Northern California entertainment deals and to kick off the inaugural event, the casino also announced that former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion of the World Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia will join the casino’s fight fans to host the first pay per view show, UFC 246.
The televised main event of UFC 246 will offer a much-anticipated showdown featuring the colorful former unified featherweight and lightweight champion “The Notorious” Connor McGregor against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in an exciting welterweight matchup.
All of the MMA action, including the fights leading up to the main event will be broadcast throughout the casino and for free to Sherwood Valley Casino guests and players in attendance.
Doors open at 5 p.m. for the preliminary fights on Saturday, Jan. 18, and the main event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
General admission to the meet and greet with the former champ is free with a Player’s Club card. There will be food and beverage specials at the Creekside Café as well as special cash drawings throughout the night.
As an added bonus, and for the first time ever in the Mendocino County area, Sherwood Valley Casino’s Players Club members will have the opportunity to meet and get a free picture and autograph with Tim Sylvia.
In addition, players who earn 100 points that evening will qualify to be entered into a drawing to win an authentic replica UFC championship belt autographed by Sylvia at the end of the fights.
Renowned for his size and striking ability, Sylvia had been consistently ranked as one of the top three fighters in the UFC Heavyweight division and went on to capture the belt two times. He was narrowly defeated by Randy Couture for a record third attempt.
Had the judges scored the bought his way he would have held the record in the UFC for recapturing a title belt three times. He went on to fight for other promotions including ONE Fighting Championships, ProElite and Affliction where he faced Russian Fedor Emelianenko.
"There is nothing like watching your favorite fighters battle it out on the big screen at your favorite “locals place to play,” said Michael J. Broderick, Sherwood Valley Casino’s general manager, "but it’s not just about the viewing; it’s about getting to meet a UFC champion in person and having an unforgettable experience. We are very happy to bring this event to the area for our valued customers and are grateful that the former champ will take time out to visit us and his fans way up here."
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Indoor Winter Series ran its fourth go-kart race of the season on Saturday, Jan. 4.
In the Predator division, the division was broken up into three different stages. No. 17J Jared Jensen won the trophy dash with #94 Nathan Thunder in second, #84 Ryan Skidmore in third and #44 Jacob Thomsen in fourth.
Heat race No. 1 was won by #17J Jared Jensen, #94 Nathan Thunder in second, #44 Jacob Thomsen in third, #84 Ryan Skidmore in fourth, #13 Karsyn Magenheimer in fifth and #5 Tuff Estep in sixth.
Heat race No. 2 was won by #3 Austin Comini, #3F Jax Fuchs in second, #33 Pennelope Jurrens in third, #57 Chandler Johnson in fourth and #8M Evin Manchester in fifth.
Heat race No. 3 was won by #1 Corvin Ritchey Varville, #71 Travis Powers in second, #3P Fisher Page in third, #100 Caily Powers in fourth, #65 Alyssa Sorrels in fifth and #4M Joey Silacci in sixth.
No. 17J Jared Jensen won main event 1 with #94 Nathan Thunder in second, #84 Ryan Skidmore in third, #44 Jacob Thomsen in fourth, #5 Tuff Estep in fifth and 13 Karsyn Magenheimer in sixth.
No. 3 Austin Comini won main event NO. 2 with #57 Chandler Johnson in second, #3F Jax Fuchs in third, #1 Corvin Ritchey Varville in fourth and #33 Pennelope Jurrens in fifth. No. 3P Fisher Page won main event 3 with #71 Travis Powers in second, #65 Alyssa Sorrels in third, #100 Caily Powers in fourth and #4M Joey Silacci in fifth.
In the Beginner Box Stock division, #41 Logan Reeves won the trophy dash with #53 Carrie Osborne in second, #24JR Brody Reinolds in third and #29 Cole Croft in fourth. No. 41 Logan Reeves won heat race 1 with #03 Nataila Tour in second, #53 Carrie Osborne in third, #24 Riley Fuchs in fourth and #0 Blake Scovel in fifth.
No. 29 Cole Croft won heat race 2, with #24JR Brody Reinolds in second, #229 Logan Pike in third, #21 Gage Schramm in fourth and #1C Colby Kurtz in fifth.
No. 41 Logan Reeces won the main event with #24JR Brody Reinolds in second, #229 Logan Pike in third, #53 Carrie Osborne in fourth, #03 Natalia Tour in fifth, #24 Riley Fuchs in sixth, #1C Colby Kurtz in seventh, #21 Gage Schramm in eighth, #29 Cole Croft in ninth and #0 Blake
Scovel in 10th.
In the Box Stock division, #2K Landyn Snider won the trophy dash with #11 Deegan Kuecker in second, #8 Racin Gramps in third, and #31 Payton Gentry in fourth.
Landyn Snider drove his #2K to win the heat race with #8 Racin Gramps in second, #11 Deegan Kuecker in third, #31 Payton Gentry in fourth, and #75 Jaxon Hall rounded out the top 5. No. 12 Grant Proctor was sixth and #77S Tanner Swim was seventh.
In the 250 division, #7DJ Dryver Dothage won the trophy dash with #16 Rylinn Renaud in second, #08H Samuel Harper in third, #9L Luke Hayes in fourth, #3T Tater Reich in fifth and #4R Gavin Restad in sixth.
Dothage went on to win heat race 1 with #08H Samuel Harper in second, #25 Seth Standley in third, #10 Jennifer Osborne in fourth and #1K Brodi Snider rounded out the top 5. No. 33 Josh Folk Jr finished sixth.
No. 4R Gavin Restad won heat race No. 2 with #3T Tater Reich in second, #3 Trey Daniels in third, #10V Elliott Vannucci in fourth and #10X Madeline Swim in fifth.
No. 16 Rylinn Renaud won heat race 3 with #7J Jack Kegg in second, #9L Luke Hayes in third, #14 Rowdy Gramps in fourth and #38 Melissa Winchel in fifth.
Tater Reich won the main event with #08H Samuel Harper in second, #7DJ Dryver Dothage in third, #16 Rylinn Renaud in fourth and #10 Jennifer Osborne in fifth. No. 25 Seth Standley in sixth, #7J Jack Kegg in seventh, #9L Luke Hayes in eighth, #3 Trey Daniels in ninth and #4R Gavin Restad rounded out the top 10. No. 33 Josh Folk Jr was 11th, #10X Madeline Swim was 12th, #14 Rowdy Gramps was 13th, #10V Elliott Vannucci was 1fourth and #1K Brodi Snider was 1fifth.
In the Caged Clone division, #24C Dan Camacho won the trophy dash with #45B Mark Burch in second, #48 Felix Molinn in third, and #33X Jonathan Beck in fourth. Camacho won the heat race with #45B Mark Burch in second, #48 Felix Molinn in third, #10H Hailey Glass in fourth, and #33X Jonathan Beck in fifth. No. 33 Joe Duran was sixth and #21 Dylan Combest in seventh.
No. 24C Dan Camacho won the main event with #45B Mark Burch in second, #10H Hailey Glass in third, #33 Joe Duran in fourth and #48 Felix Molinn in fifth. #33X Jonathan Beck finished sixth and #21 Dylan Combest finished seventh.
In the Clone division, #28 Scott Morgan won the trophy dash with #11 August Chemotti in second, #51 Jon Kirby in third, and #4 Eddie Poli in fourth. #28 Scott Morgan won the heat race with #11 August Chemotti in second, #51 Jon Kirby in third, #4 Eddie Poli in fourth and #51 Kris Robertson rounded out the top 5.
No. 11 August Chemotti won the main event with #51 Jon Kirby Jr in second, #4 Eddie Poli in third, #14 Kris Robertson in fourth.
In the Sportsman division, #75 Jeremy Doss won the trophy dash with #61M Mallory McGahan in second, #56S Rick Schamber in third, and #61 Jon Lovell in fourth.
Doss also won the heat race with #56S Rick Schamber in second, #61 Jon Lovell in third, and #61M Mallorie McGahan in fourth. Jeremy Doss also won the main event with #56S Rick Schamber in second, #61 Jon Lovell in third, #17DB Richard DeFransici in fourth, #4 Anthony Yzaguirre in fifth and #61M Mallorie McGahan in sixth.
In the 500 open division, #75 Jeremy Doss won the trophy dash with #55D Dawson Hammes in second, #56C Carson Hammes in third and #5K Kyle Tellstrom in fourth. No. 75 Jeremy Doss won heat race 1 with #9L Lucas Tellstrom in second, #5K Kyle Tellstrom in third, #8JR Brian McGahan in fourth and #1K Kera Tellstrom in fifth.
No. 55D Dawson Hammes won heat race 2 with #7 Kylie Daniels in second, #81K Keagan Medeiros in third, #56C Carson Hammes in fourth and #21 Drake Standley in fifth.
Kyle Tellstrom was able to hang onto the lead with an early tangle up with the front four cars. Tellstrom went on to the win the main event with #8JR Brian McGahan Jr in second, #7 Kylie Daniels in third, #75 Jeremy Doss in fourth and #21 Drake Standley in fifth.
No. 55D Dawson Hammes was sixth, #56C Carson Hammes was seventh, #81K Keagan Medeiros was eighth, #9L Lucas Tellstrom was ninth and #1K Kera Tellstrom rounded out the top 10.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – On Friday, Jan. 3, and Saturday, Jan. 4, the Clear Lake Cardinals started the new year with a bang, bringing home another tournament team trophy.
The Cardinals – down a couple more wrestlers, due to the holiday break – sent 20 wrestlers, 15 boys and five girls, to compete at the Dennis Jensen Invitational Wrestling Tournament.
As the Cardinals’ first tournament of 2020 came to an end, they finished with 14 medals: two firsts, five seconds, three thirds, three fourths, one fifth and a second-place team trophy, just behind Middletown and over teams from Lower Lake (third), Arcata (fourth) and Upper Lake (fifth).
Gold medalists:
Nathan “Bubba” Pyorre (106 lbs.) went 3-0 with two pins (one of which was a takedown pin to win in the finals overtime match, in an exciting on your feet thriller, as his team and spectators cheered him on).
Hayden Fowler (138 lbs.) was 3-0 with one pin. Both freshman boys came in as underdogs and battled through their brackets taking out the number two and number one seeds along each of their paths, to win their championship titles!
Silver medalists:
Boys: Elijah Alvarez (138 lbs.) was 2-1 with one pin. Anthony Gersalia (170 lbs.) went 1-1 with one pin.
Girls: Ashley Pyorre (108 lbs.), Ximena Soto (118 lbs.) and Mavis Pyorre (wrestling up at 128 lbs.) each went 2-1 with two pins.
Bronze medalists:
Boys: Nicholas Williamson (132 lbs.) went 3-1 with two pins. Vicente Ortega (138 lbs.) was 4-1 with one pin.
Girls: Keara Alonso-Lopez (wrestling up at 108 lbs.) went 1-2.
Fourth place medalist:
Liam Davis (145 lbs.) went 4-1 with three pins (the five match rule would not allow him to wrestle for third). Ayden Williamson (126 lbs.) was 2-2 with one pin. Raymond Gonzales-Shoaf (285 lbs.) went 2-2 with two pins.
Fifth place medalist:
Boys: Mohammad Akbari (120 lbs.) was 2-2 with two pins.
Also wrestling tough for the Cardinals was Asher Reese (113 lbs.) who went 1-2 with one pin and Drake Chesebro was at (285 lbs.). Mujtaba Akbari (120 lbs.) went 1-2 and won a fastest pin award (pinning his opponent in 15 seconds).
Getting some more wins and pins during the Friday matches of the tournament were Luis Aguilar (113 lbs.) went 1-3 with one pin, Isaac Vigil (120 lbs.) was 1-4 with one pin, Christopher Krack (220 lbs.) went 1-2 with one pin and Tara Wong for the girls (wrestling up at 108 lbs.) was 1-1 with one pin.
“This team continues to shine bright and dominate on the mat while showing great character and sportsmanship all around. We are extremely excited and will be training extra hard this week as we prepare for our very own Michael Kroppmann Memorial Tournament. Come support our team on Jan. 11. A big thanks to all of our parents and coaches for all of their dedication and support to the team,” said Head Coach Nathan Powers.
