tiveness of the program, theDivision will collect and main-tain data on the program and pro-vide an annual report to the legis-lature. Information detailed inthe annual report will include thenumber of participating schooldistricts, students and municipal-ities, as well as data used todetermine the rate of drug avoid-ance or incidence among stu-dents participating in the pro-gram.

“I’d like to thank GovernorChristie, state legislators, andthose in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection, fortheir bipartisan support of a pro-gram designed as a gateway toteach youth about the benefits ofa healthy lifestyle,” said AnthonyP. Mauro, Sr., chairman of theNew Jersey Outdoor Alliance. “Itis heartening to see that in spiteof our increasingly sophisticatedworld, there remains recognitionof the benefits of a ‘back tobasics’ approach in dealing withthe challenges facing our state’syouth. In the end, exposure to,and understanding of, the naturalworld by our children is whatwill ultimately save it. ‘Hookedon Fishing-Not on Drugs’ is agiant step towards this end.”

The legislation also appro-priates funding for the “Hookedon Fishing-Not on Drugs”Program through the appropriation of$200,000 from the Drug Enforcement andDemand Reduction Fund to theDepartment of Environmental Protectionto cover the cost of implementing the pro-gram statewide, and sufficient appropria-tions from the Drug Enforcement andDemand Reduction Fund, or other appro-priate sources, will be reserved annually to

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Christie Signs HOFNOD Into LawTrenton, NJ – Encouraging young NewJerseyans to avoid the dangers of drug useby engaging in positive, safe and life-building group activities, Governor ChrisChristie signed A-638, creating the“Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs”Program across the state.

The program will provide studentswith access to extracurricular outlets thatutilize New Jersey’s outdoor recreationalassets. Established within the New JerseyDivision of Fish and Wildlife, thestatewide implementation of the “Hookedon Fishing-Not on Drugs” Program willalso be funded through an appropriation of$200,000 from the Drug Enforcement andDemand Reduction Fund and provide stu-dents with the opportunity to embrace pos-itive life skills as an alternative to the pit-falls of drug abuse.

“We have a responsibility to guideyoung New Jerseyans away from the dan-gers of drug use and other illicit activitiesthat too easily take hold of lives and tearapart our families,” said GovernorChristie. “The ‘Hooked on Fishing-Not onDrugs’ Program will help steer young menand women away from the pitfalls of drugabuse by utilizing our great outdoors tocreate educational, recreational and men-torship opportunities. I thank the sponsorsof this legislation for investing in thefuture of New Jersey’s children and youngadults, as well as the Department ofEnvironmental Protection for helpingmove forward with this important priori-ty.”

Established within the Division ofFish and Wildlife, the “Hooked onFishing-Not on Drugs” Program is basedon a national program developed by theFuture Fisherman Foundation, and will useDivision staff support to assist school dis-tricts and other public service organiza-tions in implementing the programthroughout the state.

To improve and maintain the effec-

maintain the operation of the program.The Division of Fish and Wildlife

will also work with educational, publicsafety and environmental groups, includ-ing sportsman groups and local merchants,to promote volunteerism in the form ofmentoring young adults within the pro-gram and to encourage the donation oftechnical, material and financial assistance

to the program.Primary sponsors of the legislation

include Assemblymembers Brian E.Rumpf (R-Atlantic, Burlington andOcean), Herb Conaway, Jr. (D-Burlington), DiAnne C. Gove (R-Atlantic,Burlington and Ocean), and Nelson T.Albano (D-Atlantic, Cape May andCumberland).

Survey Says: Hunter &

Angler Numbers Are UpWashington, D.C. - A coalition of huntingand angling groups and the outdoor indus-try briefed members of the CongressionalSportsmen’s Caucus recently on the rise inhunting and fishing participation in thiscountry. The groups, led by theCongressional Sportsmen’s Foundation,National Shooting Sports Foundation,Cabela’s, Safari Club International,American Sportfishing Association andNational Marine ManufacturersAssociation, used recently released datafrom the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s(Service) 2011 National Survey onFishing, Hunting and Wildlife AssociatedRecreation to compare hunting and fishingparticipation and expenditures to main-stream industries.

“To put it in perspective, the 37 mil-lion sportsmen and women over the age of

16 in America is the same as the popula-tion of the state of California, and the $90billion they spent in 2011 is the same as theglobal sales of Apple’s iPad and iPhone inthe same year,” commented Jeff Crane,president of the CongressionalSportsmen’s Foundation. “Hunting andfishing have been, and clearly continue tobe, important elements of our country’soutdoor heritage and they are criticallyimportant to our nation’s economy - partic-ularly the small local economies that sup-port quality hunting and fishing opportuni-ties.”

The participation and economic datashows a nine percent increase in huntersand an 11 percent increase in anglers com-pared to the 2006 survey. The importantthing to note is that these numbers are justaccounting for sportsmen and women age

16 and older, so actual participation is like-ly higher when adding in youth. Mostnotable, however, is that hunters andanglers continued their strong spendinghabits. From equipment expenditures ($8.2billion for hunters, $6.2 billion for anglers)to special equipment ($25 billion towardsboats, RVs, ATVs and other such vehicles)to trip-related expenses totaling over $32billion, sportsmen and women continue todirect their discretionary income towardtheir outdoor pursuits.

“Our industry has continued to havestrong returns, even during this laggingeconomy, and the reason is the commit-ment of hunters and shooters to their out-door activities,” said Steve Sanetti, presi-dent of the National Shooting SportsFoundation.

“The economic impact of huntingand fishing is profound in South Dakotaand across the country,” noted US SenatorJohn Thune (R-SD), Republican SenateCo-Chair of the CongressionalSportsmen’s Caucus, at the briefing. “It’simportant that we have policies that pro-mote hunting and fishing and support theoutdoor industries.”

“People don’t think about huntingand fishing in terms of economic growth,”stated US Senator Jon Tester (D-MT),

Democratic Senate Co-Chair of the CSC,to the participants. “The statistics in thenew economic impact report are great andwill go a long way to telling the public justhow important hunting and fishing are inthis country.”

“One of the statistics I learned todayis that the $6 billion that hunters spent in2011 on guns, ammunition, and archeryequipment is comparable to the sales ofbicycles in the United States,” said USRepresentative Bob Latta (R-OH),Republican House Vice-Chair of theCongressional Sportsmen’s Caucus. “Thisis particularly important because most ofthose gun and ammunition companies arebased right here in this country, meaningsportsmen’s dollars support American jobsand American workers.”

“In today’s world, we are talkingabout economics and jobs -- those are themain drivers in most policy discussions,”commented US Senator Jim Risch (R-ID),Republican Senate Vice Chair of theCongressional Sportsmen’s Caucus. “It isso important to see how strong the sports-men’s community is and what they aredoing to support the American economy sothey have a voice in those discussions.”

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Atlantic2nd Thursday of month, 8:00 PM

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Germania Gun Club

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Mercer3rd Monday of month, 7:00 PM

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Middlesex1st Wednesday of month, 7:30 PM

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Monmouth4th Wednesday of month, 7:30 PM

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300 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJRay Szpond 908-403-5798

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Pequest Trout Hatchery

RT 46, Liberty Twp, NJBill Engelhardt 908-625-9699

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AT THE OUTSET:

Balancing Mercy with

Survival… and Maintaining

Humanity

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I recently saw a reader’s “Your TwoCents” in a current copy of ShootingSports Retailer magazine, a trade publica-tion read by firearms dealers nationwide.The short piece was written by a dealer inNorth Carolina (I’ll call him Reynolds),and he complained about a number ofthings that I suspect will resonate withreaders here. More important, I believe itspeaks to an important issue where most ofus part ways from many people whooppose hunting.

“…(W)e have perverted the laws ofnature to weaken society as a whole,”Reynolds writes. “Stupid people who dostupid things are supposed to be killeddoing it. A deer, running around in an openfield in broad daylight, is stupid and willbe killed by a hunter. A rabbit runningaround your yard at noon will be eaten bya hawk. Yet the stupidest human on earth isprotected from himself by our laws!”

Reynolds details the admitted idiocyof posting danger warnings on productslike ladders (“if you fall off me you’ll gethurt”), cigarettes (“smoke me and youcould die”), and the like. He also goes onto express grave concern over other prob-lems that, in his view (and mine too, to apronounced degree), are contributing tothe continued decline of, and what will bethe eventual death of, America.

On the one hand (regarding the pro-tection of blatant stupidity), I completelyagree with him. But on the other hand, it isundeniable that, as part of a modern “civi-lized” society that subscribes to Judeo-Christian values, it is our responsibility toassist those who need it. If a child with alife-threatening but medically treatablecongenital condition is born, wouldReynolds advocate for a “survival of thefittest” response and deny that child the

medical treatment indicated? I doubt thathe would. If a person is adjudged to bementally incompetent, do we simplyrelease that person to fend for himself ordo we try to find help for him?

Given that we’ve looked at some fair-ly extreme examples here (say, the “lad-der” at one end and the medically treatablenewborn at the other), the question thenbecomes… where exactly do we draw theline? I suspect that society as a whole, con-sidering the safety of those who are lessable to fend for themselves (and undoubt-edly fearing liability suits as well), hassimply shied away from drawing any lineat all, bringing us to where we are today.

Now, here’s the rub: If we do in factdraw that line somewhere, there willundoubtedly be widespread disagreementon it, and some people will lament thatsociety has become too cutthroat, toounforgiving. In other words, too similar toan ecology that relies on natural selection.Too much a “law of the jungle” environ-ment.

Yet it is hunters, outdoorsmen, con-servationists, and the like who understandthe best the differences between humansociety and what we might call “animalsociety.” We understand that humans are,on some fundamental level, different fromother animal species. It is the non-hunters(or at least some of them ) who equatehumans with animals. Going back to the“stupid deer” that Reynolds mentionedabove, imagine instead that we might beobserving a person who was traveling adangerous area and we were observing thathis life is in imminent peril. Would we notshout out a warning, or in some way try tohelp him?

I don’t have the answer. While on the

one hand I do agree that the “ladder” warn-ings and their ilk are idiotic, I also believein helping those who truly need it… atleast up to a certain extent. Where would I

draw the line? I wish I could answer thatone easily.

Oliver Shapiro, Editor

Kudos to Quail Stockers

Dear Oliver,

Regarding the stocking of quail fordog training, I would like to say thanks toall of the workers at Whittingham WildlifeManagement Area. They do an excellentjob of stocking quail during the month ofOctober for dog training. It sure helps toget your dog in shape for the coming hunt-ing season. You often hear the stateDivision of Fish & Wildlife being criti-cized, but the men of Whittingham do anexcellent job of stocking for dog trainingand hunting. Keep up the good work,employees at Whittingham WMA.

Richard SkewesAndover township, NJ

Member of Foleys Rod & Gun Club

Comments on Gun Mounts

Dear Oliver,

I love reading Bob Brunisholz’s arti-cles in the Federation newspaper. I am notcriticizing his last article on proper gunmount, just getting my two cents in. Gunfit is the most important part of shooting,but trapshooting can’t be compared to fieldshooting in the way you mount your gun.In trap shooting your gun is already prop-

LETTERS TO THE EDITORerly mounted when you call for the bird; inthe field you don’t have the chance to getthe gun ready to shoot in advance.

This is why I use the “closed eyes”mount when I buy a field gun. When youmount the gun with your eyes closed and itfits you, you should have proper sight ali-ment with out trying to get the gun in posi-tion to take a shot. Your field gun shouldalso be a little shorter stocked, to allow formore clothing in the colder months.

John O’NeillReinholds, PA

Greenwood Lake Fishing

Dear Oliver,

Seems the 2012 fishery inGreenwood Lake was a bit odd this year.Both largemouths and smallmouths weredown, and crappie were almost disap-peared, unlike other years. The low waterearly in the season and the warm water allsummer long were sure to hurt.

However the walleye have been bit-ing since April and still are (note: this let-ter was received in early October). Manyare in the 3- to 8-pound class and, caughtin shallow waters. Some muskies evenshowed up - which are great fun on lighttackle. Keep up the great reporting in theSportsmen News.

Glen Van OldenFair Lawn, NJ

Glen, thanks for your kind words andfor sending in the great pictures. I includ-ed a few of them, on the right-hand side ofthis page. - OS

NEW JERSEY FEDERATED SPORTSMEN NEWS November 2012Page 4

Finding Those Fall Flocks

The autumn woods are ablaze with color, and the fall turkey season offers hunters excel-lent opportunities to bag a bird before the coming holiday season. Photo courtesy theNational Wild Turkey Federation.

by Bob Brunisholz

Okay, I admit it. Although springturkey is high on my list of hunting pur-suits, the fall season? Well, not so much.

Much of what I’ve learned about fallturkey gunning (and I use the term gunningto differentiate between taking a bird witha bow or black powder) comes to methrough osmosis. That is, I’ve absorbedwhat scant knowledge I have about the fallturkey season by constantly rubbingelbows and clanking coffee cups with mycronies, some of whom would rather huntturkey than breathe, and I constantly failedin my attempts to change the subject…despite describing how fantastic grousehunting was decades ago, when a quick,two-hour morning hunt would yield six toeight flushes.

“Can’t you guys talk about some-thing else, like trout fishing, woodcockhunting, crocheting or the coming annualfall manhole cover toss contest?” I’d ask.

In turn, Farley Ferguson would snap,“Hey, we don interrupt ye when you’rerunnin’ off at th’ gob abit whit it was loch35 years ago when ye hud a scuttle er aichtflushes of groose affair noon, sae doninterrupt us when we’re talkin’ turkey. Atleest we hae turkey tae hunt. Yer preciousgroose, it seems, vacated th’ state backwhen th’ Jackie Gleason show was a TVburst.”

To which I would invariably reply,“Hey Farley, knock it off. You’ve been inthis country for more than 65 years now,and when your optional brogue kicks in,it’s enough to make a vulture lose itslunch.”

Despite some of the substandardcompany I’ve been known to keep, manyof whom contributed to this story, some ofthe following tips or points were derivedmerely by observations made by yourhumble scribe while afield chasing onefeathered species or another of uplandbirds.

I never thought I’d see the day whenI admitted this in writing, but in one or tworespects my turkey hunting aficionados areright. They are correct about our grousepopulation here in the so-called GardenState being nearly non-existent. Nor do Ifeel there is much chance of ever bringingthis magnificent bird back to its once-pro-lific numbers. There’s no doubt in my

addled brain that the problem with NewJersey’s grouse population is 90 percenthabitat, or lack of same. We’ve permittedalmost unrestricted building in this state, tothe extent that sufficient or prime grousehabitat will never be recovered or restored,no matter how hard we try.

In addition, even if grouse popula-tions were steady – or at least better thannow – the fall turkey season kind of getslost if only because I grew up as an avidand devoted upland gunner, then add falltrout fishing and bow season to the list,and there seems just too much to do duringfall. Ergo, I never did get into fall turkeyhunting.

Nevertheless, here are some tips ortidbits for those who might be classified asbeginners. Admittedly, about 65 percent ofthe information was interjected into myaging gray cells over strenuous objectionsand requests to talk about something else.

First, you’d probably find little or nodispute among spring and fall turkeyhunters concerning that old bromide thataddresses the difference between a suc-

cessful season and a frustrating season,and that old saw simply states that consis-tently successful turkey hunters spendmore time in the woods scouting than actu-ally hunting.

Also, understanding a few of thebasic needs as well as the motivationbehind a turkey’s autumn wanderings, andhow they differ during fall as compared tospring, is an essential key to locating birds,and then locating where to set up.

Undeniably, spring season turkeyhunting relies nearly 100 percent on a gob-bler’s libido and its search for a mate.During fall, however, all turkeys; hens,gobblers and last spring’s poults are inter-ested in one thing: food.

As with most if not all of the animalkingdom, turkeys do not “think” in theabstract. They don’t sit down with oneanother and discuss the plight that maybefall them if they fail to put on the neces-sary fat to see them through the long, leanwinter. Instead, it comes to them throughinnumerable years of evolution. Feedingduring the fall is something they must do

because it comes to them instinctively. It’sin their DNA, for without that instinct,they will surely perish in the coming coldmonths.

Consequently, whether you “bust up”the flock in the early morning and then tryto call a hen or gobbler back in, or merelydecide to ambush a bird on its way to apreferred feeding ground, you shouldknow what to look for. The more you haveof the following elements, the better yourchances of downing a bird.

First, there must be at least an ade-quate water supply nearby. Small streams,even swampy woodlands will qualify as awater supply. The water does not have tobe a pristine lake or large river. Remember,turkeys use a lot of different food sources,and insects, grubs, even worms are eagerlyconsumed by wild turkeys. Wet ground, orwetlands if you will, offering a plethora ofinsects, grubs, and you-name-it.

Next, but of equal importance, isstanding timber or a reasonably largewooded area. This is where the birds willbegin feeding once they leave their roost,and they must have that protected roost forthe evening hours when they are most vul-nerable to predation.

In addition, should you locate a roost,keep in mind that the vast majority of thetime birds in the roost will face east to bet-ter endure bad weather, winds and rain.That should also help decide where toplace your set up.

If you have at least those two of thoseelements (wetlands, and a good-sizedwooded area with mature trees for roost-ing), the final component – at least in myestimation, based on what I’ve observedall these years of chasing upland birds – isat least one, but preferably several, fieldsnearby that either have the remnants ofseed crops left over from harvesting, oreven a freshly plowed field that offerswarmth in the sun during midday, andgood feeding in soft ground that is likely toyield lots of insects or leftover seeds fromcorn, wheat, rye or even sorghum. All ofthis will draw turkeys like a magnet.

Assuming you’ve located a roost, ora spot where the flock is traveling to andfrom a feeding ground, then it is merely adecision as to the most advantageous spotto place your setup from which to waylayone of the critters for Thanksgiving dinner.Remember, the more you have of thoseingredients mentioned above, the betteryour chances at a fall bird.

In the meantime, I’m going wood-cock hunting and I’m taking Farley withme. I need someone to bust some brush.

NJ DFW Law EnforcementBureau Reports: May ‘12

Conservation Officers reported atotal of 7294.5 hours of duty. Duringpatrols, officers performed 4673 fieldinspections of hunters, fishermen or trap-pers, with 400 summonses issued.Penalties collected during this report peri-od by Conservation Officers were estimat-ed at $23,093.

Northern Region Highlights

On a Sunday during Spring Turkeyseason, Officer Ziegler was contacted by ahunter who claimed to have found twodead jake turkeys while scouting for theupcoming week. Officer Ziegler respond-ed to the area of the Newark Watershedand found the dead turkeys, as well as aspent shotgun shell casing and an areawhere a hunter had shot from.

Further inquiries at local check sta-tions came up with no matches. A few dayslater, Ziegler was contacted by the com-plainant again, who had talked to otherhunters in the area and was advised of amedical call in that area on the day thatthese turkeys were shot. Ziegler checkedwith the local police and found out that thehunter had suffered a heart attack in thewoods after killing the turkeys and hadsuccumbed to his injuries.

Officer Sutton was contacted by an

anonymous caller who stated that he hadseen a posting on Facebook of a juvenilethat he knows has never taken a shotgunhunter education course, posing with aturkey that he claimed to have shot with ashotgun at “57 yards.”

Officer Sutton met with the juvenileand his father, who admitted to shootingthe turkey with a shotgun, in the wrongzone, and falsifying his tag. He alsoadvised Officer Sutton that he was accom-panied by another juvenile that was call-ing, and his 19-year-old friend who wasalso hunting. Further interviews of theother parties confirmed the story. The adultwas written the appropriate summonses.The turkey was secured as evidence.

Central Region Highlights

CO’s Mascio and Martiak were onboat patrol on the Delaware River in thearea of Trenton when they observed a ves-sel operating without navigational lights.As they approached to make an inspection,the boat and two occupants began movingaway from them and the officers observeda plastic bag floating away from the boat.They scooped up the bag and found tworiver herring inside.

They instructed the operator to bringthe boat to shore for inspection. The oper-ator and boat were familiar to the officers

from prior violations. Once onshore, theofficers ran a lookup on the operator andfound that he was wanted on outstandingwarrants. Before they could even informthe subject, he became agitated and tried toflee from the officers.

The officers were finally able to getthe man into custody. Summonses wereissued for Navigational Rules of the Roadviolations, littering, wanton waste of fish,interference with a State ConservationOfficer, and possession of herring duringthe emergency closure as well as two crim-inal violations of fleeing and obstruction.Trenton and Morrisville, PennsylvaniaPolice Departments assisted. The case washeard the following week in Trenton CityMunicipal Court. The two men paid over$1000 in fines and court costs.

CO McManus was patrolling ColliersMills WMA near Success Lake where hefound eight people sleeping in their vehi-cles. The surrounding area looked like thepeople had been partying all night. Heobserved beer cans scattered around a fireand the individuals sleeping in their vehi-cles appeared as though they had beenswimming earlier. CO McManus activatedhis siren to wake the individuals. The indi-viduals did not respond to the siren.

CO McManus had to bang on thewindow to wake the individuals up. The

eight individuals cleaned up the surround-ing area and the appropriate enforcementaction was taken.

Southern Region Highlights

Conservation Officer Toppinresponded to a call from the MonroeTownship Police Department inGloucester County. They received a 911call about an all-terrain vehicle accident atthe Cedar Lake Wildlife ManagementArea. CO Toppin interviewed one of theriders at the Police Department and headmitted to unlawfully riding on the StateWildlife Management Area.

He also admitted to hiding the ATVand alcohol to avoid getting into furthertrouble. CO Toppin issued both riders mul-tiple summonses for unlawfully operatingan ATV and possession of alcohol on aState Wildlife Management Area.

Conservation Officer Toppin was onpatrol in Mannington Township, SalemCounty when he observed two huntersparked at a residence as he drove by. Hereturned to the driveway as one of thehunters came back from behind the house.CO Toppin conducted a field interview andthe hunter admitted to hiding an untaggedturkey behind the house. The hunter hidthe bird because he (cont. next page)

NEW JERSEY FEDERATED SPORTSMEN NEWSNovember 2012 Page 5

Protecting What’s Right: 25 Years Later

“Protecting What’s Right” got its start in the Garden State with this controlled hunt inthe Great Swamp, a quarter of a century ago. Photo courtesy huntstats.com.

by Lou Martinez

Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge,December 10, 1987- A caravan of vehiclesrolls up Pleasant Plains Road to theentrance of the Refuge. Seconds later, 40angry, cursing protesters make their wayover to the south gate. They are met byGreat Swamp personnel, who attempt toget them to assemble peacefully within thearea designated in their special permit.Their purpose: to protest the necessaryannual deer hunt and hurl insults at thehunters.

GSWR manager Bill Koch hasinstalled a 4 foot orange cyclone fence inan effort to try and stop the protesters frombanging on cars with their picket signs andlaying down and blocking the road, asthey’ve done in past years.

In very short order, the fence issmashed to the ground. The police arecalled in an attempt to restore order.

United Bowhunters of NJ representa-tive Charlie Bachanes and I are in Mr.Koch’s office as these details come overthe radio. Koch and his group of trainedprofessionals diligently practice restrainedcrowd control. Within ten minutes the pro-testers are assembled into the designatedarea. Loud. Boisterous. Unruly.

Charlie and I dressed in businesssuits, and we drive past the anti-hunters.We are greeted by a verbal barrage of“Killers,” “Murderers,” and “Hunters areimpotent, hunters are impotent!”

As we drive by, they suddenly noticethat we are not dressed in hunting attire.They abruptly stop shouting. They wavesigns that proclaim “Stop Hunting andTrapping,” and “Want to Kill; Go to Iran.”An announcement is made that five NewYork hunters have been killed recently.The crowd cheers! As shots ring out in thedistance, the antis boo and chant.

Charlie and I tell them to have a niceday. We’ll have our say… later.

Following is a chronology of eventsleading to the Great Swamp showdown:

November 21, 1986. Two anti-bowhunt-ing bills are introduced by three NJ legis-lators. The first would ban bowhunting;the latter would ban broadheads necessaryfor bowhunting.February 7, 1987. The American ArcheryCouncil, along with the WildlifeLegislative Fund of America (now knownas the United States Sportsman’s Alliance),come to NJ at the request of the UBNJ andpresents the nation’s first “Protect What’sRight” seminar. The seminar is attended byover 400 hunters.

The message is clear. The UBNJ andthe NJ State Federation of Sportsman’sClubs of NJ must go on the offensive inorder to protect and preserve our lifestyles.The WLFA and AAC provide us witheffective, positive tools to combat the anti-hunters aggressively, and a program withwhich to educate the non-hunting public.It’s a big job but we’re up to the task. Wehave to be; the future of bowhuntinghinges on our efforts.June 14, 1987. Assunpink Wildlife Center,NJ - The UBNJ Council is conducting theirmonthly business meeting. Under NewBusiness, I ask the Council for theirapproval to conduct the first pro-huntingdemonstration using the “Protect What’sRight” program. They unanimously

approve. The wheels are set in motion toeffectively, aggressively, and professional-ly take the battle to the enemy: the anti-hunters.October, 1987. On behalf of the UBNJCouncil, I contact Dr. Shubert of the AAC,to enlist his assistance in putting together aprofessional counter-demonstration. Heresponds immediately, and sends a round-trip ticket to visit the WLFA’s headquartersin Ohio. I am to go there for intensivetraining in Media, Government, and PublicRelations.November 17, 1987. Columbus, Ohio8:00 am - I meet Barry Vorse, a formernewspaper editor. He is very knowledge-able and articulate. We are joined by RickStory, VP of Public Relations for WLFA.We are also joined by several other staffmembers; what follows is an intensivepublic relations and media relations semi-nar.

I am given the names and addressesof all of the editors to contact for everynewspaper, TV station, and radio broad-caster in the tri-state area. Letters of invita-tion are discussed. Press releases are madeavailable. A five-minute prepared state-ment is drawn up. Many questions arebrought up; techniques for handling themedia are discussed and gone over.

We finish up with Rick Story turningon his video camera with me as the chiefinterviewee. The questions come fast andfurious. Using the techniques I have beentaught, I fend off the potentially dangerousones, and answer all questions pertainingto hunting, fishing, trapping, and conserva-tion issues.James Glass, WLFA president sits in. Heseems impressed. He should be. He’s got atruly professional staff working for him.I’m told that I’ve done, and will do, well.My confidence has received a well-need-ed boost. I’m beginning to believe that wecan really pull this thing off.December 5-7, 1987. My wife Linda firesoff 200 press releases. Invitations are sentto the media. Linda also types and sendsinvitations to all of the state’s sportsmen’sgroups with whom we have already madepersonal contact. Many reply affirmative-ly.

December 6, 1987. A& M Archery,Lakewood N J – A special meeting of theUBNJ Council is in session. CountyRepresentative Jimmer McCloskey hasdelivered beautifully type-set protest signs(unlike the crayon mark-ups used by theanti-hunters). He will also videotape theevent. Charlie Bachanes is in charge of set-ting up and manning the “Protect What’sRight” booth. John Clements, our VicePresident, is laid up with a broken backsustained in a fall from a treestand and cannot participate. He wishes us well. DickSlocum and Al Klenk, our Central Regionreps, will handle any potential problems.Dan Lombardo, our Education and Safetyofficer, will screen all participants andissue official name tags. Joe Bachanes willhandle refreshments. The ShongumSportsmen will cook venison chops,steaks, and burgers on site to offer them toreporters.

Our Coalition Spokesman, BillHoboken, will be one of our speakers. Ourattorney, Stuart Alderoty, is called upon tobe available in case of any unforeseenproblems. The assistance of professionaloutdoor writer and photographer RonJacobsen is enlisted. His photos and arti-cles will help capture this moment in sporthunting history.

Mike Grossman, President of the NJState Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs,will speak on their behalf. The NJ WildTurkey Federation sends their presidentJohn Kimball to join us. A & M Archery,Butts and Bow’s Len Cardinale, andTargeTeer’s Bob Cerone all send represen-tatives. Jim Craig of Wilderness Archeryalso helps out, and outdoor writer JanMcDowell attends with Cathy Craig andJoyce Rummel. All three ladies are accom-plished bowhunters. Several off-dutyundercover police donate their time foradded security. Members of the RoundValley Trout Association also join us.December 10, 1987, 8:30 am. LindaMartinez conducts a phone interview withthe Associated Press. Her interview is verypositive and is carried by many newspa-pers not sending reporters to the GreatSwamp. It is especially meaningfulbecause, although Linda is a non- hunter,she is in total agreement with our position,goals, and programs.December 10, 1987, 1:00 pm. Our forcesgather at the fishermen’s parking lot out-side of the Great Swamp Refuge. Last-minute details are worked out. Ninety per-cent of the participants have arrived in suitand tie. Our motorcade drives over to thesouth gate. Within minutes, the “ProtectWhat’s Right” booth is assembled and ourpress materials are laid out on an 8-foottable.

The Shongum Sportsmen fire up thegrill. The media assembles. I then proceedto make a five-minute presentation, point-ing out that New Jersey’s and America’swildlife is thriving, and that sportsmen areour country’s greatest conservationists. I

note that we pay for areas like the GreatSwamp. Our wildlife is thriving because ofthe combined efforts of bowhunters, gunhunters, fishermen, and trappers. I reportthat the vast majority of New Jersey citi-zens support the activities of hunting, fish-ing and trapping .

We make the point that there are over73 million sportsmen in America; we alsopoint out that there are 914 species ofmammals in North America, and only 34are on the federal endangered species list.The “endangered” list consists mainly ofrats, bats, mice, and such.

At the turn of the century there werefewer than 500,000 whitetail deer inAmerica. Now, in large part because ofsportsmen’s efforts and our programs,there are over 14 million deer in the UnitedStates. In 1900, there were fewer than 100deer in NJ; now, because of the conserva-tion programs enacted and supported bysportsmen, there are more than 150,000deer roaming the Garden State. Thebeaver, black bear, grey and fox squirrels,peregrine falcons, wild turkey, hawks,eagles, and other raptors are doing welland thriving because of the efforts and sup-ported almost solely by sportsmen’s dol-lars. Conservation costs money, of course,and we pay over 85 percent of the totalcost of conservation programs.

The general public has not, and isnot, clamoring to have their taxes raised topay for conservation programs. Hunters,fishermen, and trappers are proud to pickup the tab. We do so through the fees thatwe pay for licenses, and also through thetax established by the Pittman-RobersonAct. Fishermen also pays an equal share byself-imposed taxes on all fishing equip-ment. Anti- hunters pay nothing.

We tell the reporters that since thedeer are such prolific animals, they mustbe controlled to keep their population incheck within the carrying capacity of theland, and the habitat that we pay for.

Just as a farmer who plants his fieldsis entitled to harvest his crops, the hunterswho pay for wildlife and wildlife programsare similarly entitled to harvest our state’srenewable natural resources. This in turnprevents overpopulation, starvation, dis-ease, and depredation by dogs; it also helpskeep deer/vehicle accidents down.

This is the information that we relat-ed to the media. To their credit, they in turnunbiasedly report the same to the generalpublic.

The anti-hunters are visibly upset bythe polished, professional demonstrationwe put on. We billed it “the Celebration ofConservation Success at The GreatSwamp.” During the course of our presen-tation, Evie Kramer; president of DEERInc. (a vocal anti-hunting group) tries todisrupt the proceedings.

I offer her a venison hamburger. Sherefuses, and Nina Austenburg, head of theHumane Society, looks dumbfounded. Sheclaims we are there in fear of her groups.This is nonsense; we’re simply sick andtired of listening to their anti-hunting drib-ble and mindless rhetoric. We now take theeducation of the non-hunting public to beour single most important goal. When thefacts are presented, we are certain that thepublic will support us, our programs, andour activities .Mrs. Kramer starts to meltdown, calls us “liars,” and says “we’re nocompetition” for her groups. Is she in foran education; we’ve only just begun tofight back.

Our efforts in NJ will not cease. Weare on the front lines, on the very cuttingedge. With support we can and will contin-ue to take the battle to our enemies active-ly, aggressively, and professionally. Andmore importantly, we will make availablethe sorely needed information to the gener-al non- hunting public using the ‘ProtectWhat’s Right” program.

As my friend Charlie Bachanes suc-cinctly put it, “it’s time to put a Ban on theAntis.” Together, united, we’ll do just that.

This story originally appeared inBowhunter Magazine.

(from prev. page) failed to tag and checkit. The appropriate summonses wereissued.

Marine Region Highlights

On April 29, CO Klitz performed aroutine fisheries inspection of a recre-ational fishing vessel at Bry’s Marina inNeptune Township. When the three fish-ermen onboard were asked if they hadcaught any fish, all replied that they hadnot.Upon inspecting the vessel, CO Klitzdiscovered 18 sea bass. The recreationalBlack Sea Bass season opened on May 19.Three summonses for possession of Black

Sea Bass during the closed season wereissued.

On April 22, CO Klitz performed aroutine commercial fishing vessel inspec-tion on the F/V Jaime Mae located at theFishermen’s Dock Cooperative in PointPleasant Beach. During the offload COKlitz viewed 115 pounds of river herringbeing removed from the vessel. Currentlythere is a closure for river herring. Theappropriate summons was issued. OnMay 18 this case was heard at the PointPleasant Beach Municipal Court andJaime Mae Inc. pled guilty and paid $300plus court costs.

NEW JERSEY FEDERATED SPORTSMEN NEWS November 2012Page 6

It’s Deep Drop Timefor Sea Bass & Porgies

This porgy just landedby a happy angleraboard the Jamaica istypical of the sizecaught while deepdrop fishing in the 200to 300-foot depths.With liberal bag limitsanglers are able tomake a fine catch,ensuring many finemeals for the winterahead. Milt Roskophoto.

by Milt Rosko

The roar of the engines being idledback was a wake-up call for those of uswho had been tucked in our sleeping bagsand blankets, as the Jamaica made the 5-hour trek eastward. The bunk room emp-tied quickly as everyone bundled up andheaded for the deck, where darkness stillprevailed and the thermometer hovered inthe 40s. The mates were busy, as they setfirst one and then a second anchor to pre-cisely secure our position above a wreckthat was located on the bottom more than200 feet below.

Everyone on board was rigged andready, most with a high-low rig and a pairof snelled 2/0 Lazer Sharp-style hooksbaited with small (small is always betterthan large clumps) pieces of clam, and a10-ounce bank-style sinker to take the rigto the bottom.

When Capt. Howard Bogan, Jr. blewthe whistle, signaling that anchoring wascomplete and we could start fishing, thescene on deck looked like a rehearsedoperation, as everyone simultaneously senttheir rig to the bottom. It seemed to take aneternity for the rig to get there, but thesinker eventually touched down, some 230feet below our position. With equal preci-sion, the rods along the rail began to bepulled sharply downward, and anglersresponding by lifting upward to set theirhooks.

So began an exciting day of what I’vecome to expect while deep-drop fishing forsea bass and porgies during November andDecember. The bite in the dark beforesunup was hectic, to put it mildly, withboth species cooperating and the coolersquickly accommodating them.

This fall we’re pleased to have a 25-sea-bass bag and 12½-inch size limit, and50-porgy bag and 9-inch size limit. Whileboth species are fun to catch, equallyimportant is the fine table quality and theability to fillet, vacuum bag, and freezeyour surplus, which will bring you manydelightful dinners in the coming winter.

While historically deep-drop fishingfor these two species consisted of usingrather heavy tackle, in recent years more

and more anglers aregoing lighter, as itmakes for more funduring a long day ofbottom bouncing.Indeed, I’ve been usingtackle that many nor-mally use inshore. Myfavorite is a light-weight Saltiga offshorejigging rod with a high-speed, 7.3-to-1 retrieveratio Daiwa Saltist reelspooled with 30- or 40-pound-test braided line.I’ll often use a DaiwaSeaborg Megatwinpower-assist reel whenwe’re in really deepwater. Using this outfitimmediately providesmore fun due to its lightness, yet still hassufficient backbone.

The combination of rod, reel, andfine-diameter braided line also enable meto reach and hold bottom with lighterweight tackle. Instead of a 12- or 16-ouncesinker that’s customarily necessary to holdbottom, as little as 6 or 8 ounces will do.

As a result, for the last few season onthe deep-drop trips I’ve been using tech-niques that I’ve been using when targetingfluke on inshore grounds. Specifically,I’ve substituted a jig in place of a sinker.Yes; both sea bass and porgies, especiallythe heavyweights that prevail in the deep

water grounds, readilywallop the jigs. Amongthe most notable jigs arethe Daiwa Salt Conch jigand the ShimanoLucanus jig. The former

has an oval body; the latter more of a tor-pedo shape. Both are available in a widearray of colors, and come equipped with apair of 1/0 or 2/0 free-swinging hooks.While available in weights from 2 to 7ounces, I most often use the 7-ouncemodel, as it normally is sufficiently heavyfor me to hold bottom, the exception beingif there’s a moon tide causing an extreme-ly swift current. Then I have to switch to asinker that may weigh upwards of 16ounces.

Still another innovative approach thathas provided me with fine catches on thesedeep-drop trips has been baiting up with acombination of baits. First I slip a Gulp!synthetic swimming mullet bait onto thehook, and then add just a small piece ofclam bait with muscle tissue hangingfreely.

I don’t mean to further complicate

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I’ve been doing a lot of experiment-ing, however, and have found that oftensea bass and porgies will gather in smallschools or pockets of fish above a wreck orchoice bottom. Captains concur, as theyreadily view this phenomenon on theirelectronic fishfinder, sometimes as muchas ten feet or more off the bottom. The fishlocated in this stratum above bottom reallynever get to see a bait or jig well belowwhere they’re swimming.

What to do? Well, I’ve been using asix-foot-long piece of mono with a duo-lock snap at one end, and a tiny barrelswivel at the other end between the high-low rig and the line, with a dropper loopand hook a couple of inches from wherethe swivel is attached to the line.

Broadly stated, this results in a pairof hooks on the jig, a pair on the high-lowrig and a single hook effectively 7-8 feetoff the bottom. I know this appears like acommercial rig (to minimize the numberof hooks I’ve often deleted the high hookof the basic high-low rig), but it’s openedmy eyes to the effectiveness of varyingfrom just a sinker and normal high-low rigemployed by so many. It’s even broughtme triple headers. I’ve also found the sameto be true from what many successful deepdroppers have told me they experienced,that the hook bait high off the bottom con-sistently catches bigger fish. When I wasfirst told this I was dubious, but havingtried it I found it to produce consistentlylarger sea bass and porgies. The theoriessuggest that the smaller, often undersizedbass and porgies hug the bottom and seekthe sanctuary of cracks, crevices, andseclusion of wrecks and debris on the bot-tom; these are inaccessible to larger fish. Idon’t really know if this is the case, but itseems logical. (How I wish I could godown in a mini-submarine and view exact-ly how the fish are schooled and theirrespective sizes…)

To minimize the potential of tanglesand to assist mates in untangling them,with a multi-hook rig it’s always wise touse a top shot of 20 feet of monofilamentbetween your braided line and the rig. Alsoimportant is to seek the counsel of themates, as they’re on the water daily, andcan tell you what the more successfulanglers are doing to maximize their score.Let yourself be guided accordingly.

You’ve got a two-month window fortwo popular bottom feeders. Check yourfavorite party boat’s schedule and give it a

try, as you’ll be reward-ed with plenty of deli-cious fish in the freezerfor the winter ahead.And don’t forget to bun-dle up, as it gets prettychilly in deep-dropcountry.

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How To Sight In YourRifle at 25 Yards

Follow the author’s easy advice to help get the maximum accuracy from your firearm.Photo courtesy howardcommunicatioins.com.

by Vin T. Sparano

Sighting in a rifle or a 20- (or 12-)gauge slug gun, especially a new rifle andscope, is easy. It can, however, be time-consuming unless you follow a few pre-liminary steps.

Your first step is to bore-sight yourrifle, which means lining up your bore andyour scope’s crosshairs on a target. Bore-sighting is best done at 25 yards. This isespecially important with a new rifle andscope, because it will almost always putyour first bullet on the paper. With thatfirst bullet on the paper, you can easilyadjust for windage and elevation, and fine-tune your sights for any range you choose.

Bore-sighting is easy with a bolt-action rifle. Use a bench rest, or a card-board box with notches cut at both ends.Remove the bolt from your rifle and restthe rifle securely on the rest (or in thenotches of the box). Look down the bore,and move the rifle and rest until the targetis centered in the bore at 25 yards. Thenlook through your scope and see where thecrosshairs fall. If the crosshairs don’t inter-sect the target’s X-ring, move the elevationand windage until they do. When thecrosshairs and bore are perfectly centeredon your target, you’re ready for your firstshot. Remember that this is a coarseadjustment, designed only to get you onthe paper.

How do you bore-sight a 12- or 20-gauge slug gun, a lever-action, pump gun,or autoloader? You will have to use a bore-sighter, a mechanical or laser device thathelps you align both scope and iron sightswith your bore without looking down thebore. You can beg, buy, or borrow onefrom your local gun shop. Buying a bore-sighter is a good investment, as you canuse it to check your sights after some hardknocks on a plane or in deer camp.

With your rifle bore-sighted at 25yards, squeeze off three shots at the centerof the target. Note the location of yourthree-shot group, and aim at the center ofthe target. Only, this time, you are notshooting.

Holding your crosshairs as steady aspossible on the center of the target, movethe crosshairs both vertically and horizon-

tally until they are centered on your shotgroup. Once you have done this, you haveeffectively put your sights where the rifleis shooting. Three more rounds shouldconfirm that you are sighted in at 25 yards,or very close to it.

Why 25 yards? First, shooting at suchclose range, especially after bore-sighting,is certain to ensure that your bullets will hitthe paper. Second, the typical centerfirerifle sighted in at 25 yards will also besighted in at 200 yards because of the bul-let’s trajectory, and about two or threeinches high at 100 yards, which is justabout perfect for most deer hunters.

Trajectory and point of impact will

vary slightly, depending on the ammuni-tion and bullet weight you select. Whenyou decide on a brand of ammunition andbullet weight, and you’re happy with theresults, stick with that combination.Switching brands and bullet weights willchange your point of impact.

The final step in sighting in is shoot-ing at 100 and 200 yards to confirm actualpoint of impact and make your final clickadjustments. Sighting in and knowingwhere your bullets will strike may well bethe most important factor in big-gamehunting.

Vin T. Sparano of New Jersey was

recently inducted into the FreshwaterFishing Hall of Fame. Sparano has beenan outdoor editor and writer for more than40 years. He earned his Bachelor ofScience degree in Journalism in 1960 fromNew York University. Sparano is EditorEmeritus of Outdoor Life magazine, hav-ing served as Editor-in-Chief from 1990 to1995 and previously as the ExecutiveEditor for more than 10 years.

In addition to his long career withOutdoor Life, Sparano’s work in the fieldincludes hundreds of articles and was asyndicated feature writer for USA Todayand Gannett Newspapers. He has writtenand edited 18 books, including Tales ofWoods and Waters, The AmericanFisherman’s Fresh and Saltwater Guide,The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told,Classic Hunting Tales, The Northeast andSoutheast Guides to Saltwater Fishing andBoating, Hunting Dangerous Game, andGame Birds and Gun Dogs.

Sparano’s revised and expandedComplete Outdoor Encyclopedia is in itsfourth edition of publication. As ContentDirector for Maptech, Sparano also pro-duced a series of CDs focusing exclusivelyon fishing techniques and hotspots throughthe use of navigational charts and satellitephotos. He is listed in Who’s Who inAmerica.

In 1996, Sparano was awarded theUnited States Department of the InteriorConservation Service Award by Secretaryof the Interior Bruce Babbitt.

In 2003, Sparano was the recipient ofthe Lifetime Achievement Award from theNew York Metropolitan Outdoor PressAssociation for his extraordinary accom-plishments and contributions to outdoorjournalism conservation and children’sfishing programs.

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Garden State Black Powder Association,

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Member Dave “Rosey” Rosenthalcharacterizes the Garden State BlackPowder Association (GSBPA) as a “merryband of brothers and sisters.” The GSBPA,

which does indeed boast a significantnumber of women shooters as active mem-bers, is definitely the largest organizedgroup of black-powder shooters in NewJersey. The club is a member organizationof the Association of New Jersey Rifle andPistol Clubs (ANJRPC) and shoots at theassociation’s Cherry Ridge range twice ayear, in March and October. Dave andother members of the GSBPA also act asvolunteer instructors at ANJRPC eventslike Scout Day.

The GSBPA also holds a uniquehandgun shooting event using black-pow-der pistols and revolvers, with Rosenthalas Match Director. The course of fire at theAugust 2012 match was ten shots on anNRA-regulation, B-6 Slow-Fire, 50-yardpistol target set at25 yards, and an addi-tional ten shots at any combination of threesteel gongs with varying point values.

A large buffalo was worth four

points, a static steel plate six points, and aslim re-setting steel popper was ten. Eachshooter was allowed to choose his or hertargets, with a maximum score for that

stage of the match of 100 points for ten hitson the popper.. which two contestantsaccomplished. The maximum total aggre-gate score for the entire match was 200points.

Three out of a possible four handgundivisions were represented, with onlyrifled flintlocks absent. Nineteen regis-tered shooters, firing 13 revolvers, threesingle-shot rifled percussion pistols, andthree flint smoothbores, competed. Severallate arrivals plinked at the gongs for fun.The top scorer for the day was RichDagenais, shooting a custom percussionsingle-shot pistol, with a 196. DaveRosenthal came in second with a 185 andwon the revolver division, while RayParris, with a 168, took third overall andplaced second in the single-shot percus-sion division.

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The Sporting Viewby Marty Boa

Bring the Right Stuff to the Range

Ready for the range: Someshooting range essentials pic-tured here include a sizeable,rugged range bag withpadded compartments, carryhandle, and padded shoulderstrap. A pair of amber-tintedshooting glasses are sittingatop the bag with additionalitems below, from left: Three-piece rifle-cleaning rod, paperpistol target, and hearing pro-tectors. Marty Boa photo.

A trip to the shooting range isn’t asimple task such as going out to the gardenand picking a few tomatoes. Whether it’sfor sighting-in, serious target practice,informal plinking, or competitive matchshooting, shooting at a range involvesadvanced planning with organization andsafety in mind.

A conscientious, well-organizedshooting sportsman or woman will take thetime to organize his/her equipment andbring the necessary items to the range.Central to organizing and transporting theneeded implements is the range bag, orshooting duffle. This important piece ofrange gear usually takes the form of adurable bag made of heavy man-madematerial such as Cordura. A good shootingbag will have carry handles and a shoulderstrap (preferably padded) and good num-ber of pockets and compartments with atleast a few separated from each other bypadded partitions. Most models featurezippered, snap-buckle, and/or Velcro clo-sures on the sections with a large protec-tive cover flap covering the top and oneside. Such bags are designed to help theshooter organize his or her gear and keep itsafe.

The best, safest, and most legallycompliant way to transport firearms is tohave them unloaded and cased or securelywrapped, and tied and stowed in the trunkor area of a vehicle that is inaccessiblefrom the passenger compartment.Ammunition is to be kept separate, and outof reach from the passenger compartment.Stay on the safe and legal side of things bysecuring handguns, unloaded in a lockedcontainer, with the ammunition secured ina separate lockbox.

Be sure to follow all federal firearmlaws as well, as all regulations for the statethat you originate from and those that youwill travel through on the way to the range.Have the required permits and other neces-sary paperwork in possession while at therange and while en route to and from.

When choosing a range operated by amembership club, or one that is open to thepublic, pick one that is in compliance withlocal, county, state, and federal regula-tions. A best bet is a club range where youcan participate as a member or guest.When shooting in New Jersey, utilizing arange operated by a club affiliated with theNew Jersey State Federation ofSportsmen’s Clubs, the New JerseyAssociation of Rifle and Pistol Clubs, andthe National Rifle Association is a goodmove.

Most shooting ranges have a proce-dure for signing in and out when arrivingat and departing from the range. Be sure tosign in and out in compliance withrange/club rules, as this is for your legalprotection in case you have to prove thatyou were at the range and that you trans-ported your firearm there for a legal pur-pose.

Shooting ranges have rules that mustbe followed, as most range rules involvesafety. The rules are usually posted in aprominent location for all to read. Alwaysread, understand, and follow these rules.

Getting back to the contents of theshooting bag, ear and eye protection aremust-haves and required at any authorizedtarget range. Ear protection may be in theform of soft plugs or hard-style muffs thatresemble earphones. Shatterproof lenses,whether in prescription eyewear or non-prescription shooting glasses, are a must.Over-the-prescription shooting glasses area good choice for the shooter who wearseyeglasses regularly. Some shooters preferyellow or amber tinted glasses that maybrighten the target picture and increasecontrast for some individuals. Dark, tintedglasses that dim one’s vision should beavoided.

Target shooting requires, naturally,the use of targets. Paper targets are theleast expensive and can be folded andstowed in a range bag. I like to use a cleansheet of newspaper to fasten to the targetframe before putting the actual target inplace. This will show the location whereany bullets impacted outside the targetpaper, but still on the board of the frame.

A roll of masking tape doesn’t takeup much room in the bag, and tape can beused to cover holes in a target in order forit to be used more than once. Targets needto be stapled to standard target frames, sobe sure to bring along a staple gun with anadequate supply of staples.

Mechanical emergencies can and dohappen while target shooting at a range. Abasic cleaning set, appropriate for the gunor guns being fired, should be included ina range kit along with related tools that canbe used when performing a quick fix. Thisis especially important when shooting amuzzle-loader. Here you don’t want to bewithout some means of pulling or other-wise removing a ball or bullet from thebarrel if the charge fails to ignite. A brasssafety pin or other wire /pick-type imple-ment for clearing the nipple and flashchannel, along with a nipple wrench,should be considered essentials.

Both rod and pull-through cleaningdevices have their advantages, so it can beworthwhile to keep one of each in the bagalong with the proper tips, such as a borebrush and both slotted and solid cleaningjags. After repeated firings you may wantto clean the bore, so don’t forget patchesand a larger wiping cloth for the exteriorsurfaces of the gun and for your hands.

The chamber flag is an importantsafety accessory. Although this handydevice is available in a variety of configu-rations, its basic form and function remainconstant. The chamber flag consists of ashaft or plug that fits into the chamber of afirearm with a section that extends backout the breech and into the action to somedegree. A brightly colored marker or “flag”extends at a right angle from the rear sec-tion and sticks out of the ejection port ofthe receiver or other opening in the gun’saction. Some flags are designed for usewith the bolt closed, while others are madeto be used with the action open, and somecan be used in either case.

When in place, the chamber flag

shows at a glance that the firearm in ques-tion is unloaded and that the device isoccupying the space in the chamber that acartridge would take up if the arm wereloaded. Actions should be cleared, maga-zines removed, and magazine tubes emp-tied before inserting a chamber flag as fur-ther proof positive that a gun is in a safeand totally unloaded condition.

A good pair of binoculars or a spot-ting scope enables a shooter to check thetarget without having to call or wait for acease-fire and walk downrange. Somemodels are quite bulky and need to betransported in their own separate cases.

When zeroing-in for the highest levelof accuracy, a padded, adjustable benchrest and one or more shooting bags isdesirable as is some type of cushion, suchas a boating cushion, for your personalcomfort and proper elevation at the bench.

Pre-planning and organizing theitems that will be needed at the range con-tributes greatly to ensuring a productiveand pleasurable target shooting experi-ence. Now let’s see, what did I forget…

Stroke a Jig forBIG BASS

by Pete Robbins

Northeastern anglers taking a leisure-ly cruise down Kentucky Lake in the sum-mer might think the locals have gone mad.There they are, by the dozens, sitting outon the river channel, not retrieving luressteadily but instead feigning a half-heartedhook set.

The incredulous visitors would beeven more baffled if they saw what was atthe end of the locals’ lines: a rubber-skirt-ed jig.

While the traditional presentationsfor jigs include pitching and flipping inshallow water and deliberate crawling indeep water, anglers on the TennesseeValley Authority impoundments havecome up with something new. They call it“stroking.”

While many of our northerly riversand lakes may not feature the perfectlycarved river channels found on numeroussouthern reservoirs, the same presentationcan nevertheless be applied. A jig is tradi-tionally known as a big fish bait, and onewith few negative cues, but the reasonsyou’d stroke it are the same in New Jersey

or New York as they are in Tennessee,Kentucky, or Alabama.

“It’s a catalyst,” said BassmasterElite Series pro Clark Reehm, who reliesupon a jig from Vermont to Alabama toTexas to California. “It’s a trigger for fishthat otherwise wouldn’t strike, especiallysuspended fish.” In the south, that condi-tion might be caused by the hydroelectriccompany’s failure to generate power and“pull water” at a given time. The result isthat fish that are conditioned to feed in thecurrent get put into a neutral mood. In thenorth, that same disincentive to feed couldbe caused by a variety of conditions, suchas a cold front, heavy boat traffic, or mere-ly excessive heat. It can also work to fireup a school of fish that have becomeaccustomed to your presence and stop bit-ing. The same retrieve also works onwaters like Champlain and the FingerLakes, except rather than ripping it off aclean bottom or a shell bed, you’ll be tear-ing the lure free from submerged aquaticvegetation. While the structure or covermight not be the same, the principle is.

The presentation itself is fairly sim-ple, but has a few wrinkles. Throw your jig

out onto a key piece of structure or cover,let it fall to the bottom, then jerk it upswiftly. Let it fall again on a semi-slackline, then repeat the process until your lureis back at the boat. Sometimes a straightharsh pull will be the trigger; other timesyou’ll want to stutter-step the pull. On stillother occasions the bass will react best to alure that is shaken on either the way up or

the way down, reminiscent of a dying shador a fleeing crayfish.

Reehm said that while a variety ofjighead styles will work for this presenta-tion, he generally uses a football-head.“Usually you don’t start the day strokingthe jig,” he said. “Instead you’re crawlingit over the structure. This makes it easy toswitch back and forth.” (cont. next page)

Pro bass angler Clark Reehm relies on the stroked jig to help advance his career. Photocourtesy Dan O’Sullivan.

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The Beagle Chronicles:

Lost and Foundby Cathy Blumig

Penny (left) and Ginger rush in to the author’s calls of “Tally-ho” during their first runin many months, in preparation of the upcoming hunting season. The third hound, April,was MIA for about 15 minutes, but finally harked-in. It was a relatively minor event, buta missing hound, even for short periods can generate some gray hairs. Cathy Blumigphoto.

It was the most muted of jingles thathad rung from the buckles of our remotetraining collars, as I removed them fromtheir chargers. Two little “clinks” were allthat I heard, but in less than three secondsour beagles Ginger and Penny had rushedto where the collars were kept in the utili-ty room from two rooms away.

When they hit the entrance of theutility room and caught me red-handedwith the collars free from their chargers,they began to howl and dance with delight,which triggered a beagle stampede fromour other four hounds to the utility room. Arabbit run! We’ve been waiting formonths! The best thing ever in the whole,wide world!

I’ve seen other dogs cower at thesight of a training collar, but not ourhounds. I’m a firm believer in using posi-tive training methods as the most effective,long-lasting way to get a dog to demon-strate a desired behavior, but the trainingcollars had been the only thing that madethem stop from running off-game. We usedthem once, many years ago, and haven’tneeded to use them since. But recognizingthat even reformed alcoholics fall off thewagon every once in a while, we alwaysput them on when we take them out for arun. That our hounds were always so joy-ful when they see the collars indicated tome that we haven’t abused their use.

Although all six of our hounds werebouncing off the walls, we only planned totake our three active hunters: April, Penny,and Ginger. One by one, my husband Lenloaded “the girls” into our F-150’s cab sowe could drive across the street and putthem down into a field we let go fallow,bordering our farm’s big block ofChristmas trees.

The hunting season was still a fewweeks away, but to us the rabbit forecastappeared more hopeful than in recentyears. We’d seen more rabbits around ouryard, among our Christmas tree fields andelsewhere, than we had seen in a long timeand figured it was probably because of themild weather we had back in March whenrabbits began to have their first litters ofthe breeding season, since those first litterscan play a key role in pumping up rabbitnumbers later in the year.

Hopeful forecast or no, just theprospect of having a rabbit run turnedApril, Penny, and Ginger into effervescent,gleeful puppies, which made it a challengeto put their training collars on before weleft the truck. Once everyone was suited upwe clipped them to couplers. I reached forthe door’s handle and for an instant thehounds froze and fixated on my hand.Then I opened the door. It looked like abeagle avalanche. They tumbled out of thetruck and were so excited that they nearlydislodged my arm from my shoulder.

“Should we let them go?” I askedLen, planting my feet to keep from gettingpulled over.

“Yep,” he said, and with that we

unclipped our three nuts and unleashed sixmonths of pent-up rabbit-running energy,as they disappeared into dense columns ofgoldenrod and asters. Except for April.Instead, she bounded over to a sizable pileof some type of feces and promptlysnatched it into her mouth and gulped itdown.

“Aahh!” screamed I. She flashed mea mischievous grin. “What a score,” shemust have thought, and then happilybounded off to join the others.

It took less than a minute for one ofthem (I’m not sure which one) to open up.Two streams of shaking goldenrod topszoomed towards the hound that had sound-ed off, and soon all three had cut loose.Rising up from the folds of the fallow fieldwas April’s “chop,” Penny’s “chop-ball,”and the unmistakable Ginger “squall.”They were like kids riding a roller coaster.Screaming and squealing, having the timeof their lives. Len and I smiled at eachother. Nothing beats watching and hearinghounds doing what they love and doing itwell.

Len and I each took up positions onopposite corners of the fallow field to get abetter handle on where the run was going,and, we hoped, to spy the rabbit if it hap-pened to cross an opening. They ran theline pretty handily for about 20 minutesand then they stopped.

We watched the goldenrods formovement, and cocked our ears for a clueto the hounds’ whereabouts. Then theystarted again. The rabbit they were runningmust have been fairly young because itpretty much stayed on one side of the field.These smaller rabbits generally don’t makebig runs, but they are more challenging insome ways because they frequently check(as this one was doing), and probably gaveoff less scent and would therefore theoret-ically be more difficult to track. Althoughwe only planned on having them out for anhour, it would be a good mental workout asmuch as a physical one for the pack towork a line from this kind rabbit, I thought.

The three hounds moved togetherlike a little machine, each of their howlslike pistons firing an engine that propelledthem forward, smooth and determined.I’ve always been amazed at how well theirfirst run of year usually went, despite themhaving been idle for so many months.

Then, just as this thought crossed mymind, it sounded like they had a split. Aprilseemed to have taken up another line andwas veering towards the woods onto statepark property. I stood in a break in-between our field of Christmas trees andthe fallow field, where I could also see themowed strip, and watched and listened togauge where I thought April and the otherhounds would go.

Then all the hounds became quiet. Iwatched and listened intently. A minutepassed. I caught the smallest of movementat the edge of the mowed strip, and saw acottontail, not real small but not an adult

either, quietly step out into the clearing andrun at an angle towards me and disappearinto the other side.

“Tally-ho! Tally-ho! April, Penny,Ginger, Tally-ho!”

Penny and Ginger appeared and ranacross the mowed strip to where my fingerwas pointed at the ground that markedwhere the rabbit had been. They opened upsimultaneously and off they went to followthe rabbit’s line.

But where was April? “Len, do yousee April?”

“No.”“April,” my voice filled with a touch

of annoyance, “Tally-ho!”Nothing. I waited and again I yelled,

“April!” now edged with more concernthan annoyance, “Tally-ho!” Still nothing.

Few things are worse than “nothing”as a response to calling a hound. That I wasquick to worry didn’t help. I thought backto an incident that happened to Len manyyears ago while he was running his houndnamed Sammy. He said Sammy was run-ning really well, and then suddenly he wasquiet. Len searched high and low for himfor days, to no avail. It turned out he hadbeen stolen. Happily, two months later hewas able to get Sammy back, but it just aseasily could have gone the other way.

I had hoped that April would haveharked in to Penny and Ginger, who wereby now putting on a pretty good drive, butI didn’t hear any “chop” mixed in withPenny’s “chop-ball” and Ginger’s“squall.” My mind started to imagine badthings.

More time passed and still no April. Ihollered to Len again, “Have you seen

April?”“No.”Now I was berating myself with I

should’ve-s. I should’ve put a bell on hercollar so I could maybe hear where shewas, or maybe gotten one of those pet-tracking systems that allow you to knowyour pet’s whereabouts on a smartphone(which meant I needed to get a smart-phone), or gotten a set of those new com-bination training/GPS collars.

Then, just as my anxiety level startedto skyrocket, I heard little April’s “chop”join Penny and Ginger. The knots in mybody untied and I was flooded with relief.Safe again, our little rabbit-running sweet-ie pie.

The three of them ran that rabbitanother 30 minutes, and then Len and Idecided to pick them up. Though not hot, itwas a touch warm and there was no sensein overdoing it their first day out. It hadbeen a good run, save April’s temporarydisappearance (and her poop-eating), andthe hounds seemed even more energizedthan when we had first brought them out.All the rabbits we had seen plus anadmirable performance of our little packput us in a fairly optimistic mood about theapproaching season.

Only April’s brief disappearance, for-tified by past stories of hounds lost, left athin layer of uneasiness. We’ve had houndsgo missing temporarily in the past, andwe’ve always found them, but would thatalways be the case? For both Len and me,this was a nagging question and one towhich we wanted an answer before anoth-er hound went missing.

(from pre. page) While he’s not fastidiousabout the head style, he noted that he usu-ally goes fairly heavy – ½ ounce, ¾ ounce,or more – and favors “as thin a hook aspossible so it will penetrate easily.” Forsimilar reasons, if the jig has a weedguardhe’ll snip it off.

He doesn’t get fancy with skirt colorsor trailers. Most frequently he’ll use somecombination of black/blue or green pump-kin, and often he’ll dye the tip of his softplastic crayfish trailer chartreuse.Depending on whether he’s getting hisstrikes on the rise or the fall, he may adjustthe trailer from a craw to a chunk, or viceversa, in order to change the speed atwhich the bait moves through the watercolumn.

While he’s not obsessive about jigcolors most of the time, he does haveinflexible thoughts about tackle choices.First and foremost, he said that fluorocar-bon line is an absolute must for this tech-nique. It has less stretch than monofila-ment, which is key when the bait may be15 to 30 feet deep, and it’s also very abra-

sion-resistant. While braid might havesome of these characteristics, it’s muchmore visible, and since this is a visualtechnique, that might turn already-warybass off. Reehm favors Seaguar AbrazX instrengths of 12- to 20-pound test, depend-ing on the size of the fish and the densityof the cover. He’ll spool it on a high-speedreel, no less than 6:1 and often 7:1.

“A lot of times they’ll knock slackinto your line, and with that faster reel youcan catch up with them,” he explained. “Ittakes a lot less effort to slow down than itdoes to speed up.” He pairs the reel with aDobyns DX744 rod, a 7-foot, 4-inch 4-power baitcaster with a stout backbone,but “just enough tip that it loads up right.”

If you think of jigs solely as a slow,bottom-bouncing presentation, or as a lureclass best suited for short line presenta-tions, you owe it to yourself to put a littlerip in your retrieve. When bass are skittishor stop biting, and you know they’re stillaround, sometimes it takes a little triggerof the world’s best big bass lure to getthem going.

from Numbers, p. 1

Beyond the impact to businessesand local economies, sportsmen andwomen have played an essential andunmatched role in conserving fish andwildlife and their habitats. Sportsmenand women are the nation’s most ardentconservationists, putting money towardstate fish and wildlife management.

When you combine license andstamp fees, excise taxes on hunting andfishing equipment, the tax from smallengine fuel and membership contribu-tions to conservation organizations,hunters and anglers directed $3 billiontowards on-the-ground conservation andrestoration efforts in 2011; that comes toover $95 every second. This does notinclude their own habitat acquisition andrestoration work for lands owned orleased for the purpose of hunting andfishing, which would add another $11billion to the mix.

“This is the 75th anniversary of ournation’s system of conservation funding– a model that is envied throughout theworld - that directs excise taxes on fish-ing and hunting equipment toward state-based conservation,” said MichaelNussman, president and CEO of theAmerican Sportfishing Association. “TheSport Fish and Wildlife and Restorationprograms have resulted in robust fish andwildlife populations and quality habitatthat is the legacy of our industry andsportsmen and women alike.”

Lake Hopatcong KneeDeep Club Holds

Annual Contest for“King of the Lake”

On October 13 and 14, the KneeDeep Club of Lake Hopatcong held itsannual King of the Lake Contest.

The winners were the top threeanglers who scored the highest pointsbased on the following point system.Points of five (5), three (3), and two (2)were awarded for First, Second, and Thirdplace fish in the following seven cate-gories: Trout (all species), ChannelCatfish, Largemouth Bass, SmallmouthBass, Hybrid Striped Bass, Pickerel andWalleye.

Points of Three (3), Two (2) and One(1) were awarded for First, Second, andThird Place fish in the following four cate-gories: Catfish (other then ChannelCatfish), White Perch, Yellow Perch andCrappie.

The winners were:

First Place: Jacek Dziduch,Woodside, NY, 18 Points.

Second Place: Robert Smith,Ogdensburg, NJ, 15 Points.

Third Place: Lou Marcucci, MountArlington, NJ, 10 Points.

NEW JERSEY FEDERATED SPORTSMEN NEWS November 2012Page 10

Tight Lines andStraightaway Shots

by Robert Brunisholz

So - How Did (or Will)

the Election Turn Out?

Since one of the things I’m not isclairvoyant, I’m asking readers to cut someslack for your graybeard columnist due tothe fact that I’m wading in murky waters;sometime in the past between the firstweek in October and the future, afterwhich the Presidential election onNovember will be history. Since thesewords were penned during the first weekof October, wish me luck. In fact, consid-ering what’s at stake, wish all of us luck.

Despite my pessimism, my one, fer-vent hope is that after (or if) I awaken onthe morning of November 7, the nationwill be referring to our Democratic equiv-alent of Inspector Jacques Clouseau as theformer President Obama.

Quite candidly, the message aboutObama leading the polls, especially inthose important battleground states, mere-ly confirms the elements in last month’scolumn about the number of people withtheir collective hands extended while seek-ing government handouts (down in FoggyBottom, they call ‘em “entitlements”) farexceeds the number of folks who are inde-pendent, industrious and want only for thegovernment to leave them alone.

There are three types of voters whowill enter (or have already entered) votingbooths nationwide. The first is the social-ist-style political person who believes thats/he is entitled to money earned by othersin the interest of “fairness.” Next are theconservatives who want government out oftheir lives and are willing to work hard andearn whatever they put in the bank at theend of the week.

The third category consists of votersObama is counting on, and that is themushy-brained college kid, youngsters orjust plain slackers, who want only that histuition or day-to-day bills be covered bythe government, or anyone else for thatmatter, as long as it isn’t him/her. Fallinginto that same category are the folks whoare so out of touch they haven’t the foggi-est idea of what is going on, and couldn’tcare less as long as they can get their dailydose of Oprah, Jerry Springer, DennisRodman (and his freak show), or the WorldWrestling Federation; then all is well withthem.

They are the people rallying aroundObama and who, when stopped on thestreet, cannot identify a portrait-size photoof the Vice President or former Speaker ofthe House, Nancy (you gotta’ pass it beforeyou can learn what’s in it) Pelosi, or anyother prominent political figure. Not only

do these “voters” walk among us today,they often procreate. God save us.

In the meantime, Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clinton recently indicatedthat she, and thus the President, are readyand willing to once again confirm a pro-posal circulating within that useless entitycalled the United Nations that would sup-port the infamous Small Arms Treatywhich places all lawful U.S. gun ownersunder regulations promulgated by UNmember nations. The impetus behind thislatest effort, believe it or not in view of therecent Fast and Furious scandal, comesfrom Mexico. And by the way, if Obamaand HRC ever pull this off, the measurewould not require a vote in the U.S.Senate. All that would be needed isObama’s signature.

Obama has already endorsed the lat-est version of UN gun ban treaty and hasvowed to make the treaty “legally bind-ing,” calling this latest version “a funda-mental policy commitment.” Own a sport-ing arm such as Remington’s model 1100shotgun? Keep watch for any strange car inthe drive. It may contain several men whospeak with foreign accents and wear bluehelmets.

But the latest which clearly demon-strates the utter contempt in which Obamaholds the citizens of this country was therecent killings of four honorable and braveAmericans at the American embassy inBenghazi, Libya.

Killed were two U.S. Navy Seals, anambassador’s aide, and Chris Stevens, theU.S. Ambassador to Libya. Reports alsoindicate Stevens was tortured and rapedbefore his tormentors killed him. For near-ly eight days, Hillary Rodham Clinton,U.S. Ambassador to the United NationsSusan Rice, and White House spokesper-son Jay Carney each denied the killingswere the work of Islamic terrorists.Instead, they insisted the killings were theresult of a movie trailer that had Muslims

worldwide upset because the film insultedthe prophet Muhammad. And of course,the mainstream press agreed.

That film may have provided a con-venient excuse for some of the recentevents in the Middle East, but to put itbluntly, Obama, HRC, Susan Rice, JayCarney and yes, a complicit mainstreammedia fearing any negative publicity thisclose to the election, just plain lied.Anyone capable of independent thoughtintuitively knew the original story hadmore holes in it than Cher’s fishnet stock-ings. (Editor’s note: The truth of Bob’sstatements here was brought into brightdaylight during the second Presidentialdebate on October 16.)

Within 24 hours of the killings, intel-ligence sources definitely identified theacts as carried out by terrorists; this wasverified by Egyptian President and leaderof the Muslim Brotherhood, MohamedMorsi. But for eight days, the administra-tion continued to lie to the public and tothis date (the first week in October), main-stream wire services continued to carrystories blaming the murders on the film.

To any past president, including for-mer President William Clinton, the mur-ders would have been considered an act ofwar. Instead, Obama’s answer was two-fold. First, try to stonewall any negativeinformation until after the election, andtwo, the announcement by HRC indicatedthe Obama administration wanted to sendLibya an additional $450 billion in aidwhile calling the killings a “bump in theroad.”

And finally, here is a gun owner’sworst nightmares come true. If Obama is(or was) reelected, during his next fouryears he will get to appoint a minimum ofthree, and possibly four, U.S. SupremeCourt Justices. That ought to make one oranother of your circular muscles pucker.

What is one to do if, in my worstnightmare, Obama is elected to a secondterm? If you’re reading this prior to elec-tion night, there isn’t much we can do. I,for one, will pull every republican lever Ican put my hot little fingers on, if only to

erect some sort of firewall—checks andbalances, our Founding Fathers calledthem—between Obama and his desire totransform this nation into a European-stylesocialist country, and the nation’s legisla-tors.

As it currently stands, conservatives(or for that matter, republicans residing inNew Jersey) have virtually no voice in theU.S. Senate since each state is limited toonly two Senate representatives. Currently(pre-election) they are: Sen. FrankLautenberg, and Sen. Robert Menendez.You can’t go farther “left” than that duo.

But Menendez has (or had, depend-ing on when you’re reading this) somecompetition from a republican by the nameof Joe Kyrillos, Jr. I don’t know a heck ofa lot about Kyrillos. He served two termsin the state Assembly and was elected tothe state Senate in 1993 where he stillserves.

A check with the NRA’s ratings forpoliticians as they apply to pro- or anti-gunmeasures and their support, or lack ofsame, indicates Menendez has an “F” rat-ing. Translation: Menendez is consideredis considered an “enemy of gun ownersand second amendment rights.”

Conversely, Kyrillos has a paltry “C”rating. Translation: Kyrillos has what theNRA calls “not necessarily a passinggrade.” The grade simply indicates that thecandidate may “have a record or positionon guns in which he may have supportedsome pro-gun measures or supported anti-gun or restrictive legislation in otherinstances.”

Keep in mind, this column waspenned on the first week of October. Ifyou’re reading it prior to the election,please keep my comments in mind, espe-cially those concerning the U.S. SupremeCourt appointees. If you read these wordsafter the election, well, we can only hope itturned out right. At my present point intime, God only knows.

For questions or comments, BobBrunisholz may be reached at robertbrun-ishols@comcast.net.

Governor’s SurfTournament ResultsThe 21st Annual Governor’s Surf

Fishing Tournament was held on Sunday,October 7, at Island Beach State Park.Despite a rainy forecast, 550 anglersenjoyed a rain-free morning of fishingwhere more than 130 fish were caught inthe bluefish, kingfish, and blackfish cate-gories.

New Jersey Lieutenant GovernorKim Guadagno and Department ofEnvironmental Protection CommissionerBob Martin were on site to greet tourna-ment participants and to take part in theawards ceremony.Bill Sheppard of SeasidePark, NJ, took the grand prize and NJGovernor’s Cup by catching a 20 3/8-inchbluefish. Mr. Sheppard received two rod-and-reel combinations, a $100 gift card toOrvis (courtesy of World FishingNetwork), a plaque, and will have hisname engraved on the Governor’s Cup,which is permanently on display at IslandBeach State Park.

In addition to the grand prize, 18anglers received rod-and-reel combina-tions for their prize-winning fish in thevarious species categories. The anglerswho caught the largest blackfish and blue-fish also received a $50 gift certificate toOrvis, also courtesy of the World FishingNetwork.

Everyone who registered for the tour-nament was entered into a raffle drawing,which was held prior to the awards cere-mony, and pre-registrant entrants wereentered into a raffle to win a Surf Rocket,which is a specially designed compressed-air casting cannon.

Overall fish length determined thegrand prize winner, as well as place win-ners for each of the species categories.There were categories for children, teen,and adult anglers, including sub-categoriesfor male and female anglers.

The event was sponsored by the NJDivision of Fish and Wildlife and Divisionof Parks and Forestry, the New Jersey StateFederation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, theJersey Coast Anglers Association, and theNew Jersey Beach Buggy Association.

More than $130,000 has been raisedsince the inception of the tournament forconservation and education projects andimproved beach access.

RESULTS

KINGFISH CATEGORY

Teen (Male)

First Place - Tyler Contento, Ewing,NJ 13 6/8 inches

Adult (Male)

Second Place - Ryan Wojnarski, ForkedRiver, NJ 14 inchesFirst Place - Penrose Hallowell, Ottsville,PA 14 3/8 inches

BLACKFISH CATEGORY

Teen (Male)

First Place - Justin Subramanian,Pennington, NJ 16 5/8 inches

Adult (Male)

Third Place - Larry Margiotta, Theills,NY 18 1.4 inches caught at 11:48 amSecond Place - Zoltan Egyed, Trenton, NJ 18 1/4 inches caught at 9:10 amFirst Place - Robert Campi,Flemington, NJ 19 4/8 inches

BLUEFISH CATEGORY

Child (Male)

Third Place - Joshua Leeds,Oceanview, NJ 16 5/8 inchesSecond Place - Taylor Warwick, TomsRiver, NJ 17 inches

First Place - Jaden Ferry, Hamilton, NJ17 7/8 inches

Teen (Male)

Third Place - Jeffrey Hawksworth, Atco, NJ 17 1/4 inchesSecond Place - Dylan Scholes, TomsRiver, NJ 17 1/2 inchesFirst Place - Tyler Contento, Ewing, NJ, 18 inches

Adult (Female)

Third Place - Nicole Kruysman, Forked River, NJ 17 3/4 inches caught at 9:45 amSecond Place - Terry Demiduke, Pitman, NJ 17 3/4 inches caught at 7:05 amFirst Place - Debbie Peterson, Pitman, NJ 18 inches

Adult (Male)

Third Place - Mark Carson, EastStroudsburg, PA 18 6/8 inchesSecond Place - Robert Mannato,Beechwood, NJ 19 inches

First Place & 2012 Governor’s CupWinner: Bill Sheppard, Seaside Park, NJ,20 3/8 inch bluefish

Visit http://www.njfishandwildlife-.com/gsft.htm on the NJ Division of Fishand Wildlife website for more informa-tion, including all winners since 1992,about the Governor’s Surf FishingTournament.

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On The Roadby Rick Methot

SHOWTIME!

Deer Camp Follies on Tap

It’s deer season right now.It’s on for six months of the year or

so in New Jersey, where there are 300 dif-ferent seasons during which you can tag anequal number of deer to turn into 10,000pounds of Bambi burger and a half millionslim sticks, and tie 42,735 bucktail jigsfrom the part that went over the fence last.

These numbers might be just slightlyexaggerated, so check the regs.

Men and women hunters chasingwhitetails has been going on sinceSeptember and will chug along until themiddle of February in some of the 70zones that chop up the state into those lit-tle colored pieces of deer pie areas thatkeeps at least 150 state workers who don’tanswer phones after 3 pm on Fridays intheir cushy jobs.

It’s a wonderful circle game ofEconomics 101.

Even with an ever-shrinking landbase, thanks to reptilian developers, thereare still some three-quarters of a millionacres to hunt in New Jersey. Included are70 areas of public land and five new tractsthis season. Most hunters think of WildlifeManagement Areas, but check outNational Wildlife Refuges, state parks,municipal lands, Green Acres, and such fora spot to sit or stalk. Do your homeworkand you will, guaranteed, find a place tohunt. There’s still time before what somestill consider the Main Event, the six-dayfirearm season in December.

That season, however, may be moreof a “Glory Days” fading memory of goodtimes past at those palaces in the pines,AKA deer camps. The fall archery seasonaccounts for the most deer tagged in thestate, tallying 28 percent of the recorded55,404 deer dropped in the 2012-2011 sea-sons. Permit shotgun hunters took another12,446 for 22 percent of the harvest. Thesix-day gun hunt is good for only about 14percent.

But you don’t hear of many guysgoing to deer camp in September. WhyDecember?

Like Tevye sings in “Fiddler on theRoof.” Tradition!

The “tradition” has something to dowith why the fiddler doesn’t fall off the

roof, which could be the reason most, butnot all, tree stand hunters don’t fall off theperch.

And now on to other myths aboutdeer hunting.

“It’s hard.”Give me a break. Look, to debunk

about 2,000 books and all the gibberishand flapdoodle from outdoor columnistson the subject, there is nothing difficultabout deer hunting. You sit in the woods,cornfield, subdivision, or golf course andwait for a deer to walk by and you shoot it.Case closed, done deal, and venison in thefreezer.

You can ignore this helpful hint andread all the gobbledygook about loads,guns, tracking, sitting, standing, squatting,duck walking until your eyes glaze over,and it will take you 25 years to kill a deer,which will waddle on by while you haveyour nose in a book of instructions.

None of it matters if you’re not in theright place at the right time. Nothing muchin life matters if you’re not in the rightplace at the right time. Work on it.

Just keep in mind that “still hunting”means you move, and on a deer “drive”you may find yourself not moving.

The latter is a situation where youstand, sit, squat, etc. where you’re told,and if you move a quarter inch to port,starboard, forward, or aft you are in thewrong spot and missed your deer becauseyou didn’t follow directions. Thus, it’s allyour fault for screwing up.

If you’re a “stander” on a deer driveyou have the golden opportunity to havedeer pushed toward you by men with guns,who can, and will, shoot at those deer…which I hesitate to remind you are coming,as well as a hail of lead, in your direction.

I don’t do drives anymore.Let’s assume you have been invited,

for the first time, to deer camp for theDecember hunt. Ah, snow on the ridges,the sweet aroma of wood smoke, cama-raderie, hunter’s stew on the stove, and ahail-fellow-well-met bonding of smellymacho men. As the Irish say, “‘Tis grand.”

Until you realize you have forgottento pack ear plugs, and your roommates,this band of merry men who are sleeping

like dead men after three hours of bangingdown shots of “Old Frothingslosh,” canmake loud noises come out of both ends oftheir persons. One is rather aromatic; theother has a decibel level that will deprivesleep.

As a public service, there are 25truths a tyro to deer camp should know.Check out the sidebar (above).

1. All the occupants of the camp willsnore, except you.2. The loudest will be above or belowyour bunk.3. There will be mornings when it’s cold-er inside the camp than outside.4. You will run out of vodka, gin, bour-bon, whisky, wine, olives, limes, lemons,or ice on the third day of camp. 5. Somebody has to make a 40-mile roundtrip to restock the booze supply.6. You’re new in camp. Guess who thaterrand boy might be?7. Men who couldn’t slap together apeanut butter and jelly sandwich at homethink they are gourmet chefs at camp.8. They can’t cook at camp either.9. Cell phones, smart phones, gizmosnamed after berries or fruit, will bebanned from camp.10. Some twit who tweets and texts willbring a gizmo anyway that does that stu-pid social media stuff, and end up see itsent skipping across a lake like a flat rockby camp old timers.11. The old timers will then take delight intelling the nerd that his gadgets wouldn’twork in camp anyway.12. There will be a clean freak that insistson sweeping up and doing the dishesbefore heading out to deer stands.13. Fortunately everybody ignores him.14. Somebody will take the poker gametoo seriously.

15. The guy who couldn’t care less willwin the biggest pot.16. The camp horn dog and wild man willknow the location of a topless joint 25miles away.17. The place will feature six-dollar bot-tles of Bud, one bored dancer, and 200hungry-eyed hunters.18. The lucky hunter who bags a big buckwill be congratulated, but not too much.19. The bozo that misses a monster buckwill be unmercifully ragged on, and hisshirt tails (see “tradition” above) cut off.20. Cigarettes are pretty much over incamp, but pipes and cigars are not.21. The reading material for the half-moon outdoor facilities will consist of twofive-year-old copies of The PennsylvaniaGame News and a mouse-chewedCabela’s catalog.22. There will be some hunters back atcamp at 10 am on opening day for hotsoup, coffee, a shooter, and a nap.23. By the second day some guys figurethere’s no good reason to get out of bedwhen it’s still dark out.24. Unable to stand themselves any longerthan three days and nights without ashower, raunchy men head for home likerats scurrying from a sinking ship.25. But they all say they had a grand timeand vow to be back next season, God will-ing and the creek don’t rise.

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