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NORTH CALENDAR: Archery season for the rest of us WESTERN OUTDOOR NEWSPublished: Jul 29, 2010

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Northern CAL Calendar Update While the earliest archery deer season is closing, the day draws near for hunters in the rest of the state to head afield with their bows and broadheads. Bowhunting has increased in popularity over the years throughout the U.S. Using a bow in California really gives hunters a step up. In some states, hunters must choose between archery gear and a rifle, but here, archery hunters can extend their hunting season. They can hunt with a bow in the archery season, then use a rifle or bow during the later rifle season. In addition to adding weeks to the hunting season, bowhunting also allows hunters a chance to get out before the bucks get educated. Also, there are many fewer archery hunters, so the field is much less crowded. For more information on this and other important events, check out this week’s WON Calendar. Western Outdoor News welcomes calendar items pertaining to hunting, fishing and upcoming events. Send them to P.O. Box 1536, Placerville, CA 95667 or to e-mail address wonnorth@pacbell.net. Hunter Education Training classes are conducted on a monthly basis. Go online to www.dfg.ca.gov/huntered/index.aspx for a complete, statewide listing of hunter safety course contacts. Courses are now available online — check the Web site address above. AUGUST August 1: Abalone season reopens. Aug. 1: Archery deer season closes in zone A. Aug. 4-5: Fish and Game Commission Meeting in Monterey. For more information, (916) 653-4899 www.fgc.ca.gov. Aug. 6: CWA Carmel Valley Dinner at Los Laureles Lodge, 313 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, Calif. Cocktails at 4:30 p.m. and Dinner at 6:30 p.m. $65 per person, $40 per life member and $50 per sprig. Contact Les Terry at (831) 659-2233 or Robert Ashmore at (831) 372-0800 or Melinda Pereira at (831) 649-1740 or Greg Heydeman at (916) 275-8195 or for more information visit www.calwaterfowl.org to view event flyers. Aug. 8: California Inland Bowhunter Association fundraiser at West Point Rod/Gun/Archeryd featuring 28 3D, marked yardage, 3 arrow, score 11, 10, 8. Aug. 7-8: Hunter safety class at the Waterloo Gun & Bocci Club, 4343 North Ashley Lane, Stockton, CA 95215. For questions contact Tim Davanis at (916) 335-9604 or Don Giottonini at (209) 464-4565. Aug. 17: CWA Watsonville Dinner at Kennedy Youth Center, 2401 E. Lake Avenue, Watsonville, Calif. Cocktails at 6 p.m. and Dinner at 7:30 p.m. $75 per person, $50 per life member, $40 per sprig and $400 per gun donor. Contact Carolyn Agard at (831) 479-1444 or for more information visit www.calwaterfowl.org to view event flyers. Aug. 19: Combined Northern California & Delta Northern California and Delta Clean Boating Network Chapters meeting at the City of Berkeley Marina (Marina Conference Room) from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. (including the marina tour). For more information, call (415) 904-6905. Aug. 20: CWA Walnut Creek~Diablo~Blackhawk~Legacy Dinner at Blackhawk Auto Museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville, Calif. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and Dinner catered by Scotts Seafood at 7:30 p.m. $75 per person, $55 per life member and $40 per sprig. Contact Claude Grillo at (925) 683-1377 or Mark Scott at (925) 0502 ext. 11 or Darren Solaro at (916) 275-5143 or for more information visit www.calwaterfowl.org to view event flyers. Aug. 21: Archery deer season opens in zones D6, C1-4, B1-3, B5-6, D3-5, D7-10, A17 (X9b), A18 (X9c), A19 (X10). SEPTEMBER Sept. 1-2: Fish and Game Commission Meeting in Sacramento. For more information, (916) 653-4899 www.fgc.ca.gov. Sept. 5: Archery deer season closes in zones C1, C4, A19 (X10). Sept. 9: CWA Sacramento Wild Game Feed at Scottish Rite Temple, 6151 H Street, Sacramento, Calif. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and Dinner at 7 p.m. $60 per person, $100 per couple, $40 per sprig, $40 per life member and $75 per life member couple. Contact Larry Leidelmeyer at (916) 919-7645 or (916) 456-5465 or for more information visit www.calwaterfowl.org to view event flyers. Sept. 10-11: WON BASS Northern Division Pro/Am tournament at Lake Mead. For more information, go to www.wonbass.com. Sept. 12: Archery deer season closes in zones D6, C2-3, B1-3, B5-6, D3-5, D7-10, A17 (X9b), A18 (X9c). Sept. 18: Rifle deer season opens in zones C1-C4, X9A, X9B, X12, B1-B3, B5-B6, D7. Sept. 25: Rifle deer season opens in zones D3-5, D8-D10. Sept. 26: Rifle deer season closes in zone A. OCTOBER Oct. 2: ROct. 2: Rifle deer season opens in zone D19, X1, X2, X3A, X3B, X4, X5A, X5B, X6A, X6B, X7A, X7B. Oct. 6-7: Fish and Game Commission Meeting in San Diego. For more information, (916) 653-4899 www.fgc.ca.gov. Oct. 9: Rifle deer season opens in zones D11-D15 Oct. 10: Jigs Fall Classic at Lake Don Pedro, Fleming Meadows. Contact jigstackle@att.net or (209) 852-2663. Oct. 17: Rifle deer season closes in zones C1, X9A, X9B, X12, Oct. 23: Rifle deer season opens in zone D16. Oct. 24: Rifle deer season closes in zones B1-B3, B5, D9, D10, C2-4. Oct. 31: Rifle deer season closes in zones D7, D17, D19. Nov. 21: Rifle deer season closes in zone D16. NOVEMBER Nov. 3-4: Fish and Game Commission Meeting in Sacramento. For more information, (916) 653-4899  www.fgc.ca.gov. DECEMBER Dec. 7: Fish and Game Commission Meeting in Monterey. For more information, (916) 653-4899 www.fgc.ca.gov.