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“Waterfowl hunters tend to be very generous people, and one of the best things about the season are those special invitations to be a guest at a private duck club or a last-minute offer to join in on a waterfowl reservation at a public hunting area,” said Melanie Weaver, who oversees the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s waterfowl program. “We don’t want any of our waterfowl hunters to miss out on these experiences because they had difficulty finding or buying ammunition the night before their hunt.”
New, more stringent ammunition purchasing regulations took effect in California July 1, 2019, requiring background checks, often multiple forms of personal identification, and a current and accurate record within the California Department of Justice’s Automated Firearms System.
Hunters who haven’t purchased a shotgun or rifle in California since 2014 or had one transferred or recorded through a licensed firearm dealer in California may have difficulty purchasing ammunition. More information is available at the California Department of Justice website.
Specific opening and closing waterfowl season dates vary by zone. Detailed information about daily bag and possession limits can be found on the Fish and Game Commission website.
Quality public hunting is available on more than two dozen national wildlife refuges and state wildlife areas and ecological reserves managed by CDFW. Nontoxic shot certified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been required nationwide for waterfowl hunting since 1991. For more information, please see the CDFW nonlead ammunition webpage.
It is common for waterfowl hunting areas to close periodically throughout the season due to safety concerns caused by flooding. Areas that most commonly experience flood closures include Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Sutter National Wildlife Area, Delevan National Wildlife Refuge, and Little Dry Creek and Howard Slough Units of Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area. Hunters should keep informed regarding potential closures on the public area status website, which will be updated throughout the season. Reservations for state-operated wildlife areas that are closed due to flooding will not be accepted at other hunting areas, and refunds will not be issued for applications submitted to areas that are closed or where reservations are not available.
A valid California hunting license, appropriate validations and a signed federal duck stamp or the electronic duck stamp must be obtained before entering the field. In addition, a wildlife area hunting pass is required to hunt on many state-operated wildlife areas. Licenses, validations and passes are not sold at wildlife areas, so hunters must purchase these items in advance.
California hunters are required to complete a hunter education training course before purchasing a hunting license for the first time in California. Approximately 30,000 students complete this requirement annually.
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- Written by: Nadine Strauss
ANDERSON, Calif. – Kyle Tellstrom of Ukiah rocketed by race leader Darrin Knight of Ukiah on a lap-35 restart and stayed out in front the second half of the 60-lapper to win the fourth annual Lloyd Burton “Against the Wind” Modified Challenge at Shasta Speedway Saturday night.
It was the final race of the season for the North State Modified Series, presented by Protect the Harvest, and when it was all over The Ferrari Farms racing team, with driver Scott Winters of Tracy, celebrated in victory lane as the 2019 North State Modified Series champion.
Winters clocked in fastest over the 22-car field, setting a new Hoosier Tire track record of 16.230 on the three-eighths mile paved oval.
Four other drivers ran faster than the previous record of 16.365 set by Kris Price of Sacramento at this same event last year.
Knight turned a 16.247, Tellstrom ran 16.250, Cameron Austin set a time of 16.319, and Darrin Sullivan clocked in at 16.356.
Winters drew the number eight pill for the inversion placing Ian Elliott and Charlie Collins in the front row of the starting grid for the feature event.
Elliot forged ahead at the start with Randy Houston and Knight both driving under Collins for second and third.
The first yellow flew on lap seven when Keith Bloom’s car spun into the infield and developed a small engine fire. The safety crew extinguished the flames and Bloom was able to rejoin the field at the back of the pack.
Houston beat Elliot to the line on the restart with Knight following his lead into second place. Richie Potts dropped out on lap 11 as the tight pack was running double file.
Houston and Knight pulled away as Austin and Tellstrom battled to get by Elliott. Local driver Steven Gannon, driving Bob Lehman’s back-up car, retired to the pits on lap 18 just before the race was slowed again for a Cody Braund-Jason Philpot confrontation.
This time Knight drove to the front when racing got back underway. Tellstrom pulled along side of Houston and took second the following round. The race was slowed again on lap 24 when Sullivan spun in turn one.
Knight continued to lead, and at the half-way mark the running order was Knight, Tellstrom, Austin, Collins, Winters, Dustin DeRosier, Bloom, Rich Cobb, Elliot, Braund, Philpot, Jeremy Nowlin, Sullivan, Nick Lyons, Chris Salmina, Herman Pulyer, Stewart Campbell, Sal Lopez and Rick Avila.
Flagman Johnny Miskill threw yellow flag number four on lap 34 when Sullivan and Jeremy Nowlin touched sending Nowlin’s car spinning.
The restart saw Tellstrom bolt out in front of Knight to become the fourth different leader. Two rounds later Cobb’s car drifted up the track, made contact with Elliott causing a seven-car pileup in turn four.
Although Cobb was able to continue Elliott, Philpot, Lyons, Salmina, Sullivan, Campbell and Nowlin were not so lucky and either drove off or were towed to the pits.
When racing resumed Tellstrom and Knight ran nose-to-tail as Austin was trying to poke his nose under Knight. Winters dove under Houston for fourth on the 41st circuit. With only 10 laps to go Cobb’s suspension broke and both Cobb and Lopez slammed hard into the back-stretch wall.
Tellstrom drove the final 10 flawlessly to the $1,500 win. Knight collected $1000 for second, $800 went to Austin for third, Houston took home $700 for fourth, and Winters got $600 for fifth. Tellstrom was also presented with a four-foot tall custom built eagle trophy by the Burton family and Mort Houston.
Sixth through 11th place finishers were Collins, Bloom, Braund, DeRosier, Pulyer and Avila. Purse sponsors for this special event were Mort Houston, the Northern California Auto Racing Alumni, and Kaleidoscope Coffee.
Terry Deal added money to the Lucas Oil Dash for Cash with winner Dustin DeRosier pocketing $200, Houston getting $100 for second and Tellstrom collecting $50 for third.
Pulyer passed the most cars to earn the Keyser Manufacturing Hard Charger award. The Naake Shocks certificate was given to Bloom. Collins, Elliott and Salmina received the Frank's Radios bonuses.
The next event for the North State Modified Series will be the “Salute to our Drivers” championship awards banquet on Feb. 1 at Granzella’s in Williams.
The North State Modified Series is presented by: Protect the Harvest, Lucas Oil, Hoosier Tire West, Sunoco Race Fuels, Naake Suspension, Five Star Bodies, Racer Bling, Keyser Racing Products, Scribner Plastics, and Franks Radios.
SUNOCO / HOOSIER TIRES TIME TRIALS:
Scott Winters 16.230 NTR; Darrin Knight 16.247; Kyle Tellstrom 16.250; Cameron Austin 16.319; Darrin Sullivan 16.356; Randy Houston 6.372; Charlie Collins 16.405; Ian Elliott 16.474; Dustin DeRosier 16.521; Jason Philpot 16.532; Rich Cobb 16.557; Cody Braund 16.579; Keith Bloom 16.680; Chris Salmina 16.739; Jeremy Nowlin 16.769; Richie Potts 16.903; Nick Lyons 16.905; Stewart Campbell 16.918; Herman Pulyer 17.088; Sal Lopez 17.147; Rick Avila 17.402; Steven Gannon N/T
LUCAS OIL DASH FOR CASH:
Dustin DeRosier, Randy Houston, Kyle Tellstrom, Cameron Austin, Jason Philpot
LLOYD BURTON AGAINST THE WIND MODIFIED CHALLENGE:
Kyle Tellstrom, Darrin Knight, Cameron Austin, Randy Houston, Scott Winters, Charlie Collins, Keith Bloom, Cody Braund, Dustin DeRosier, Herman Pulyer, Rick Avila, Rich Cobb, Sal Lopez, Ian Elliott, Jason Philpot, Nick Lyons, Chris Salmina, Darrin Sullivan, Stewart Campbell, Jeremy Nowlin, Steven Gannon, Richie Potts
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