Waterfowl Season Opens Across California Amid High Counts
California announces the 1969 70 waterfowl season opening October 18 with the DFG noting a September census of 910000 ducks in the Central Valley the highest since 1960 and 17 percent above last year. Counts show San Joaquin Valley holding most birds while geese rise in Tule Lake Lower Klamath refuges and southern California.
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California
Department of Fish and Game
DFG
U. S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wild
Central
San Joaquin Valley
Sacramento Valley
Sacramento
San Francisco Bay
Klamath Basin National Wildlife
Tulelake
Lower
Klamath
Walker Winner in Nacimiento Derby
In Paso Robles Virgil Walker of Salinas won the first of three Lake Nacimiento Park fishing derby events with a 5 lb 15 oz bass on September 20 to lead the standings over Jim Cantrell of Paso Robles. Crappie were fair with some fish taken around deep water trees while trolling with Sonic or Mepps spinners. Catfishing slowed markedly at the lake in Northern San Luis Obispo County.
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Paso Robles
Lake Nacimiento Park
Virgil Walker
Salinas
Walker
Jim Cantrell
Cantrell
Big
San Luis Obispo
Lake Nacimiento
Cobra
Park derby winner nets 5 lb 12 oz bass
Park's manager Dick Kelsey notes the derby ended with a 5 lb 12 oz bass winning. A new derby runs through November 15 with a $50 merchandise award for the heaviest game fish. No entry fee but registration at the marina. Fishing remains fair with bass best, some crappie reported.
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Ously
Dick Kelsey
Kelsey
SHS Barrier squads lead SL in varsity and JV
SHS barrier squads top the South Sequoia League in both varsity and junior varsity standings. Jim Kush leads cross country teams to East High for the South Yosemite League Invitational at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. In Friday’s tri meet at Shafter, Colonel boys win with 32 points over Foothill 37 and North 55. Gaeta wins with 11:34, others Nunez 4th 12:22 Pyle 5th 12:26 Nikkel 10th 13:13.
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SHS
Jim Kkush
East High
Shafter
Colonel
Foothill
North
David Gaeta
Mike Nunez
Mike Pyle
Don Nikkel
Richard Gaeta
Tony Flores
Shafter High Girls Tops Multi-Sports Day Honors
Shafter High School hosted a Saturday multi-sports event with 300 to 350 girls from 12 schools. Shafter teams swept results in volleyball archery and tennis while Vickie Wyatt oversaw the competition. The event ran from 8 30 a m to mid afternoon with Foothill Bakersfield High Wasco Arvin McFarland Garces Taft among participants.
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Shafter High
SHS
Vickie Wyatt
GAA
Foothill
Bakersfield High School
Bakersfield West
Bakersfield North
Bakersfield East
Wasco
Arvin McFarland
Garces
Taft and
Lola King
Girls Athletic Association
Shafter High School
Shafter
Victoria Wyatt
West Varsity Scores Inches Past Shafter
Scoring log shows West 614 60-26 with multiple drives and players LaBare McFaddin Caldwell Freebo Bender Stepp and McFaddin connection. Shafter answers with Klassen Thompson and Thompson runs with limited conversions. Final notes include several successful kicks and multiple pass completions from LaBare and McFaddin.
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West
Shafter
West - Vaiarello
LaBare
McFaddin
West - LaBare
West - Caldwell
Shafter Generals Fall 26 0 to West High Vikings
Shafter at home suffers a 26 0 loss to the West High Vikings as the Generals drop to 0 3 2. West dominates early with a 51 yard run and a 12 yard TD pass, while Shafter struggles to gain first downs and field position.
Shooting schedule set for duck areas in San Joaquin Valley
Public waterfowl hunting in the San Joaquin Valley window will be limited to Wednesdays and Sundays after the opening weekend of the 1969-70 season. Areas include Los Banos San Luis Wasteway Mendota wildlife areas and San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. The change aims to hold ducks from Tulare Lake Basin.
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Los Banos
San Luis Wasteway
Mendota
Merced
San Luis National Wildlife
Tulare Lake
DFG
San Joaquin Valley
Department of Fish and Game
Los Banos San Luis Wasteway
Mendota Wildlife Areas
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
The
Fish and Game Commission
Quail and Chukar Partridge Seasons Open Saturday
The quail and chukar partridge seasons open Saturday October 25 with statewide favorable prospects. Last year 233,000 hunters bagged 2.4 million quail and 32,600 hunters bagged 83,800 chukars. The Naval Weapons Center China Lake will host public hunts on October 25 26 November 1 2 and November 8 9 with licenses required.
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California
Department of Fish and Game
Valley
Mountain and Gambel
Lassen
Kern
San Bernardino
Inyo
China Lake Naval Weapons Center
Naval
Abilene Christian picks captains Lopez and Link
John Lopez and Kenny Link were chosen as captains of the Abilene Christian College track team. Coach Bill McClure announced the selection. Lopez, a 6-1 170-pound senior from Shafter, transferred from California where he lettered twice and captained a team. He won the mile and steeplechase in the Southland Conference meet and placed second in the three mile run with a 4 11 mile best.
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Abilene
Tex
John Lopez
Abilene Christian College
Kenny Link
ACC
Bill McClure
Lopez
Shafter
California
Northern Pigeon Season Nears End
The Department of Fish and Game reminds hunters the northern area band tailed pigeon season closes Sunday October 26. The statewide pigeon hunting period runs December 13 through January 11, 1970 with a bag and possession limit of eight birds.
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Fish and Game Commission
Department of Fish and Game
Bucks Fall to West High in Friday Contest
Shafter Bucks lost 26-8 to West High C s on Friday. Billy Cargill scored a 7 yard TD in the fourth quarter and Keith Kruger added the conversion. Shafter ran 67 yards and passed 5 in the final period. Dave Nash completed three passes to Kerber Lopez and Dobrenen. Friday they host Porterville at 4:30 p.m.
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Fum
Shafter
Thompson
Wherry Shafter
Shafter Cargill
Kruger
Cargill Lopez
Nash
Generals
West High
Vikings
West
Don Stepp
Gary Somers
David Freeborn
Leo Herrera
Rick Paul
Mike Bender
Carve Watkins
Invaders
Paul
Keith Morris
Shafter Colonels
West Norsemen
Norsemen
Colonels
Jerry Klassen
Doug Thompson
Jerry Richards
Gilbert Flores
Taft
Shafter Bucks
C’s
Bucks
Dave Nash
Duane Kerber
Domingo Lopez
Mike Dobrenen
Porterville
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Owens Valley
Salton Sea-Colorado River
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife
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Shafter Generals
Scott Larson
Pacific Telephone
Rod Middleworth
Shafter Exchange
Middleworth
Freeborn
Morris
Tom Hallman
Charles Edward Howard
Box 155
Tony Nieto
Willow
Nieto
West Lerdo
Janet Parker
Lady
Paramount
Archer Delores Pacheco
San Diego
Angeles
Monterey
Madera
Imperial
Tulare
Trinity
Siskiyou
Shasta
Humboldt
West Power
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