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Hot angling keeps rock in holiday huntTell the truth. Would you rather go deer hunting Saturday — or go fishing? Decisions, decisions, decisions. What’s an outdoorsman to do?OUTDOORSCurrently, in much of the Chesa-tcR ispeake the fishing for rock is the best in memory, my memory at least -— and I've been around the bay for the past 43 years. Meanwhile, the deer hunting forecast is also the best since I set up shop hereabouts in.’56.There’s five more days of fishing, there will be 12 days of hunting once the season opens Saturday. Which will- it be rockfish filets or ven.ison steaks? At the risk of being called a procrastinator, I’ll ’fess up. The decision won’t be made until tomorrow after a; day; on the bay with the Harrison, fleet out. of Tilglnnan Island.How hot can the angling be? Capt. Phillip Gootee out of Golden Hill in the Hooper Island complex cruised to.-the. Middlegrounds, put . out 10 lines,, immediately all went down simultaneously, In several minutes,, the party of four had a limit — nice.. big fish. Beat that Meshach Brown-.mg,'See why the hunting-fishing decision making is muddled?. There never again could be angling like.- this on the bay, not in my lifetime. Details on the angling in a moment, hiut firSt: : ‘ON THE DEER TRAIL: Before the .Maryland modem. firearms deer season, which opens Saturday, ends Deb: 11, about 100,000 hunters are.' expected tip harvest a record1 breaking 44,000 whitetails and ; sikai 'JO s' • ■; i':;/The regulations remain the same as last year, crop damage, nuisance and deer auto complaihte. indicate mcireTd^ the.state. Motorists beware, during the firearms season deer are on the move more than at any other, time,bowhunting near Harwood, on a 20-yard shot he downed a fine buck of 8 points and 165 pounds. He figures the rack will score close if not make the book.By BILL BURTON. both day and night. ‘SHARE THE VENISON: Anne Arundel County policeman Bryan Riddle likes to hunt'deer as well as fish - and will be busy /in the upcoming firearms season to=see to it that others enjoy nutritious, belly-filling venison.It all started in ’96 when he and some fellow officers began dressing road kill deer-to feed the needy via. the Anne Arundel County Food Bank. They call their’ operation Project P.A.T.C.H. (Police Assisting the County’s Hungry) and . since have processed 3,200 pounds of ven-:ison. ■Meanwhile, the statewide program Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry)remains in operation — and since 1997 has processed more than 67 tons of venison, enough for nearly a half million meals for the needy. The program accepts donations, but there is no charge to hunters who wish to donate, Participating butchers are paid $35 a deer. Call 301-5824506, or visit Online at www.fhfh,org To make a tax-deductible donation to help pay the butchers-/ write FFHH, 216 Cleveland Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21740.This year, they’re- going beyond the deer done in by motor vehicles, they've expanded to, solicit hunters to donate their deer for the needy of. the county. Riddle, Rick Schronce, and fellow officers Dave Speca and. Don Hepler do moat of the processing/- and this year alone’ hope to turn a ton of deef steaks, chops, roasts and other cuts 'over to the food bank.Those interested in donating deer • can.call 410460-8609, Arrangements will/ be made Tot picking' up the whitetaii. /. /■; /.^V. /-' ■/■Oh, yes, last week Riddle had one of his own deer to work on. WhileHE NEVER QUIT: When it came to conservation, especially involving bass, 'Butch -Ward, the popular president of Maryland BASS Federation, never took no for an answer from anyone. He was a tireless worker, not above getting Into the trenches and pushing for projects dear to his heart including. kids fishing, tournaments, the catch and release concept, promoting seminars to get others involved — and he was also one of the .best guides and bass fishermen ever on the Potomac and upper Susquehanna rivers./ •Ward, who couldn't he beat when it came to reeling in smallmouths, was signed on with Ken Penrod's Life Outdoors Unlimited guide service- and won national and regional awards for conservation, died unexpectedly early yesterday morning in a Washington, hospital. A resident of Clear Spring, he was 5B, and will be sorely missed.^PEC!JUT HUNT: Deef population woes have brought about a scheduled special shotguns with rifled slugs only hunt at the private coffi-28 inches in a day though In the regular season, they would be allowed to keep another of from 18 to 28 inches.Some anglers still chum, but trolling is more productive, especially with Umbrella rigs though medium to large bucktails with Sassy Shads or Mister Twisters added do well on these fish that appear to have come in from the ocean enmasse.Many fish surpass 28 inches, a 50-pounder was reported taken off Chesapeake Beach, the longest' DNR has heard about is 47%-inches, Some suggestions as the season winds down:Bryan Riddle and some of his fellow Anne Arundel County police officers are sharing tJielr venison with the poor this fall through Project P.A.T.C.H. Riddle took this B-poInt buck In Harwood while bowhunting.muiiity of Sherwood Forest near CrownsviHe. Hunting days will; be. Dec/3, 6, 8. Ip and it will be open to 12 hunters a day. Hunting Is by permit only, and applicants must have pasaed a proficiency test. ’To apply,, on a 3x3-inch Index car, list full name, complete address, day and. evening/phon^umbers.hunting lice rise munbbr, shooterqualifl-' cation card number arid hunting dates requested. Disabled hunters , must include the number of thepermit to hunt from a vehicle, FISHING: Never mind, just catch numbers, currently . Chesapeake anglers are catchirig more trophy rock than even in any of the. past spring trophy seasons. The/angling is unbelievable in much of the bay ■t— only trouble is many fish are larger than, the 28-inchers and above being .targeted to save along the coast next year. Brit that will change In 2000 when anglers. Will be allowed only one fish of more thanMouth of the Patapsco and inside to the Key Bridge, Stone Piles of the Bay. Bridge,, Tolchester, Susquehanna River and Flats, mouth of the Choptank, Eastern Bay, edge of the channel from the LNG plant southward, even the ; Route. 50 bridge at Cambridge.. ‘Also, the Middlegrounds, mouth : of the Potomac/Buoy 72-A, these fish are. about, everywhere — so many that most anglers have forgotten about sea trout, a nice run of which is underway from the mid bay south though. a few. are. still taken in deep waters at channels at the/ mouths of tlie. Chester and-Patapsco. •:.:/. .Meanwhile perch remain hungry, and at Ocean City, rockfish action Is good from the Harry Kelley Bridge, jetties and surf. Also/ down that. , way, sea trout and tautog catches remain good. / . • - . • ?■•CALENDARMonday: Reopening ofahowgooae season,/ Doc. 13: Reopening of regular duck seeeon,- open - to- cnnvaabocka and black- ducks aleo.— Closes Jan,-20.arant aeason also reopen*/--...■' Calendar Items -aftouW ..be mailed io Bill' Burton. P.O.. Box 430. Pasadena. MD, 21122-0430, or faxed to 410360242T. / .Vi
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