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2B Daily News – Saturday, January 26, 2013 Outdoor & living life California Outdoors Q&A are carp, pikeminnow (squawfish) and western suckers. I've been searching online and many people say you can't spearfish in any fresh water system, including streams, Question: If lakes and rivers. I white-tailed deer were have spearfished in to migrate into Calithe ocean but not in fornia from Oregon or fresh water yet. I Idaho, could they be keep hearing different Carrie shot here on sight things from people since there is no searegarding the son or provision for spearfishing. that species? (Scott Also, is there any H.) recommended equipment for Answer: No. Since Fish spearfishing? Can homemade and Game Code, section or custom-built equipment be 3950(a) defines deer as genus legally used for spearfishing? I Odocoileus, which includes know the Valley District is only white-tailed deer, white-tailed open for a short time (five deer can only be taken under the months) for spearfishing. (J.T. normal deer hunting provisions Moua) for the area in which it wanAnswer: Spearfishing is dered. allowed but there are some Spearfishing in the restrictions. First of all, please pick up a copy of the 2012-2013 Sacramento River Question: I live in the Val- Freshwater Sport Fishing Reguley District and am wondering lations booklet available free of if it is legal to spearfish in the charge at most stores or DFG Sacramento River? I know there offices that sell fishing licenses If White-tailed Deer Stray into California, Can We Shoot? Wilson or online at www.dfg.ca.gov/regulations/. Section 2.30 (page 15) lists the only species that may be taken in the Valley District between May 1 and Sept. 15. For a description of the boundaries for the Valley District, please see section 6.36 (page 27). In addition, you may not spearfish in designated spawning areas. There are no specific definitions regarding the spears that may be used, so you may build your own or buy a custom made spear. For a definition of what regulations constitute spearfishing, please see section 1.76 (page 13). How many hooks are allowed when sturgeon fishing? Question: When fishing for sturgeon, how many hooks are allowed? Answer: Only one single point, single shank, barbless hook may be used on a line when taking sturgeon. When a sturgeon is accidentally caught on the wrong gear …? Question: If a legal-sized white sturgeon is caught accidentally on a barbed hook (e.g. while fishing for striped bass), can it be legally kept as long as the angler possesses a sturgeon report card and tag? (Anonymous) Answer: No, even if accidentally caught, barbed hooks are not an authorized method of take for white sturgeon. Thus, even legal-sized white sturgeon caught on a barbed hook cannot be kept. What are the rules for sturgeon fishing from a boat? Question: Once an angler on a boat has legally caught and kept a white sturgeon, must all anglers on that boat switch to barbless hooks? Answer: No. However, for the rest of that day, the successful sturgeon angler must no longer fish for sturgeon and must immediately release any sturgeon that is accidentally caught. Sand Souvenirs Question: I am developing a souvenir that would contain granules of sand from California beaches. I would only require about a half-gallon of sand. Am I able to take sand from a beach and re-sell it as a souvenir to promote the state and its natural resources? (Paul K.) Answer: Generally, beach sand is not protected by any California Fish and Game law. However, collection of anything (including beach sand) is prohibited in any park or other marine area that has a specific designation and protection in law. In addition, you may want to consider the corrosive nature of beach sand due to its salt content and other unsuitable qualities resulting from decomposition of biotics before using it in your souvenirs. You may find it more beneficial to purchase treated beach sand that is sold in small quantities at many stores that stock landscape and garden supplies. WILDLIFE PRESERVE Man sentenced for growing pot on public land A Vallejo man was sentenced to two years and four months in jail for growing marijuana on public land. On Aug. 4, 2012, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officers located 19 separate growing locations with a total of approximately 2,000 marijuana plants in the Cosumnes River Ecological Preserve. Oscar Javier Palomino Ocegueda, 29, was located inside the growing area and armed with a shotgun. He was taken into custody without incident. Ocegueda later pleaded no contest to felony marijuana cultivation charges and guilty to felony pollution charges. He was sentenced earlier this month in Sacramento County Superior Court. Cleanup of the area required the removal of camping related and personal items, three generators, steel carts, gardening tools, two propane tanks and approximately 50 gallons of gasoline, 100 pounds of fertilizer, 200 bottles of water, 500 feet of electrical cord and 2,000 feet of plastic gardening pipe. Nine separate 400-500 pound helicopter loads were required to remove the material from the reserve. Three firearms were located, resulting in the recovery of a firearm that had been reported stolen in 2008. The wildlife officers received assistance from the Sacramento and San Joaquin county sheriff 's departments, Galt Police Department and the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The Cosumnes River Ecological Preserve encompasses and protects thousands of acres of wetlands that foster the growth of native vegetation and the wildlife dependent on those habitats. More than 250 bird species, 40 fish species, and 230 plant species have been identified on the Reserve. The Cosumnes River preserve is recognized as one of California's most significant natural areas. CDFW photo TRADE SHOW Wool is hot at huge Utah outdoor gear trade show By PAUL FOY Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wool instead of synthetic fleece, carbon skis and a spoon-shaped sleeping bag are among the hottest products at the world's largest expo for outdoor equipment and apparel, where vendors are vying for a share of the $289 billion Americans spend every year on outdoor gear, travel and services. The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show that runs through Saturday is a merchandise bazaar for a lifestyle of outdoor adventure. Bringing together 1,000 of the world's manufacturers and distributors, it is a showcase for the latest gear and fashions before they hit the mainstream. One hardware company, Salt Lake City-based Black Diamond, put mod- Let's get lean in 2013 We are your Resolution Solution! 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They hire workers in Nepal to stitch beanies from New Zealand wool, run the company out of Missoula, Mont., and were hoping for a sales boost at a trade show also crowded with Merino wool sweaters, undergarments and socks. Shoppers aren't allowed inside the expo and no cash sales are conducted. Instead, the fourday show brings together retailers making orders for next year's inventory. Suppliers range from industry giants like Patagonia and Mountain Hardwear to perhaps the smallest player, a former Army Ranger hawking "Combat FlipFlops" from his duffel bag. Matthew Griffin, who calls himself a micromanufacturer, didn't have a booth of his own. New products range from sunglasses with magnetic pop-out lenses to a thermo-electric camp stove that does double duty boiling water and charging electronic devices. Another company showed off a line of sleeping bags with a roomy hourglass shape for camper comfort. "Nobody sleeps like a mummy," said Kate Ketschek of New Hampshire-based NEMO Equipment Inc., which is receiving industry attention for its extra-wide Spoon Series of sleeping bags, an alternative to mummy and rectangular bags. She called it a "completely new category" of sleeping bags, made for side sleepers. The jam-packed expo underscores a thriving corner of the economy. Outdoor-gear sales grew 5 percent annually throughout recent years of recession, analysts said. The show favors Utah, a place of rugged mountains and canyons and a cottage industry for innovators like DPS, a maker of expensive carbon-fiber skis that recently shifted production from China to safeguard and refine its technology. Stephen Drake was an English major from New York in 2005 when he launched DPS with $100,000, a trip to China and a design for a featherweight carbon ski. "Man, we were in over our head," said Drake, 36, who teamed up with an engineer. "It's almost ridiculous what we tried to do with so little money, building carbon skis with new technology." DPS now handcrafts several thousand pairs a year for retail prices up to $1,300 from a factory in Ogden. That's too much for a ski, said Mark Wariakois, founder of Voile, which sells a hybrid-carbon model for $600 adopted by backcountry professionals in the Rocky Mountains. Voile laminates 3,000 skis and snowboards a year at a factory in a Salt Lake City suburb. "Everybody is trying to figure out how we make these big skis" for that price, said Wariakois. "We make all of our own tools. That's probably the biggest secret to our success." Attendance is up 40 percent since 2006, with more than 20,000 flocking to Winter Market, said Nielsen Expo Outdoor Group, the organizer. A twin show in August brings out a larger crowd and is dominated by equipment for water sports. Nielsen announced Tuesday it was keeping the shows in Salt Lake City through August 2016. The decision suspended a political standoff that had the Outdoor Industry Association threatening to leave over Gov. Gary Herbert's policies. Herbert, a Republican, unveiled a 59-page "vision" for outdoor recreation in the state, which calls for the creation of a state office devoted to the $5.8 billion economic sector. The Outdoor Retailer show has taken place in Utah since 1996 and pours $40 million annually into the local economy.