California cold snap threatens deer futures
Northern California and southern Oregon deer face starvation if the cold persists. Officials warn of potential 50 percent die-off in some herds, with fawns found dead in Siskiyou County and predators like coyotes increasing pressure. Wildlife agencies debate feeding as a remedy amid budget and staffing limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Castle
Knight-Ridder
San Jose
Calif
California
Oregon
High Desert
Great Basin
Siskiyou County
Mid-America Boat Show Opens With Record Boat Display
The Mid-America Boat Show starts today at the Cleveland Convention Center and runs through January 27. It features more than 650 new sail and power boats, Anglers Alley with fishing gear and seminars, a 39 foot Marinette flybridge, and a Guinness record attempt by Linda Suchy underwater for 143 hours. Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. weekdays, noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Admission 4.50 adults, 2.25 children.
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Mid-America
Ohio
Linda Suchy
Pop-up campers offer economical mobile shelter and savings
Outdoor writer Eric Sharp highlights pop-up campers as a economical middle ground between tents and full RVs. He details construction, features like foldout beds, storage, and towing advantages, plus real-user insights from Del and Irene Hartmann and John Kay on costs, gas mileage, and practical use from Florida to Colorado.
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Eric Sharp
Knight-Ridder
John Kay
Cocoa
Fla
Lyn
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Kay
Florida
Hartmann
Irene Hartmann
del Hartmann
Boater helper receives 1984 Olin Marine Safety Award
Edgar Dodenhoff, confined to a wheelchair since 1976 after a stroke and heart attack, was honored at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel for helping boaters on the Delaware. He monitors Channel 16 year round with a mobile radio setup and logged 912 boater assists in 169 cases in 1984, earning praise from Coast Guard officials.
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New York
Edgar Dodenhoff
Dodenhoff
Olin Marine Safety
Barbizon Plaza
Delaware
United States
Massachusetts
Edith
Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard
Lance A. Eagan
Delaware Bay
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California Department of Fish and Game
DFG
Glen Sherman
Susanville
Lassen County
Smokecreek Desert
Yollie Bisnett
Federal Fish and
Wildlife Service
Redding
Bisnett
Siskiyou
Modoc
Lassen
Shasta
Tye
Alturas
Utah
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Steve Phillips
Salt Lake City
Phillips
Gene Legeza
Oer
Marinette
Angler
Sam Grilli
Grilli
Central Basin
Ray Oslin
Joe Kulis
Phil Hillman
Carl Baker
Lake Erie
Mike Montoux
Carolina Mountain
Ray Osolin
Dan
Muskie
Vince Laconte
Walleye
Salmon
Stream Steelhead
Oslin
Mike Moutoux
Til
Moutoux
Montoux
Baker
Kulis
Crawford County Conservation League
Rt. 98
Bucyrus
League of Ohio Sportsmen’s Waterfowl Committee
Quality Inn
Oregon Road
Northwood
Wales Road
Max Duckworth
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Karl Bednarik
Pat Ruble
Harvey Nelson
Minneapolis
Fish and Wildlife Service
Murphy
Iad
Chicago
Trene
Mullett Key County Park
St. Petersburg
Jerry Hann
Kingston
Hann
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