Lights at night to monitor wildlife behavior and movement?
Q: Is it legal to use lights to monitor wildlife if you do not have any guns in your possession? Watching wildlife at night is a very interesting way to educate kids to be on the lookout for and gain an interest in wildlife. I’ve always wondered if using lights to do this would be considered harassment somehow and not be allowed?
Bucks Lake
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| Sonya Berry caught this huge Mackinaw, estimated to weigh 25 lbs, on a Quick Fish lure at Bucks Lake last Thursday, May 19. Photo submitted |
The Mac attack is on!
No, I am not talking about any golden arches here. The road to Bucks Lake is plowed and the spring bite is on.
The Portola High School baseball team defeated top-seeded Hamilton 2-1 in the Division IV semifinal playoff game May 19 to advance to the Northern Section championship last Saturday.
The title match was held at Butte College last Saturday, when the fourth-seeded Portola Tigers took on the second-seeded East Nicolaus Spartans. East Nicolaus edged Portola 3-2 for the championship.
Sierra Hospice will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2011 and in recognition of this outstanding accomplishment they will be sponsoring a “Good Grief” golf tournament Saturday, June 4, at the Bailey Creek Golf Course, at Lake Almanor.
Registration is at 8 a.m. and play begins with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
Can a disabled war veteran hunt with a canine companion?
Q: I’m a 100 percent disabled war veteran and have a canine companion dog (yellow Lab) that goes with me everywhere as my hearing dog. I lost most of my hearing in the war from enemy fire. Is it legal to take a companion dog turkey or deer hunting? Can my dog go turkey hunting on a leash, not as a hunting dog but as a hearing dog? My dog has never been trained to hunt and he won’t be part of that life. He wouldn’t be chasing game but because he is my second set of ears, can he be used for hearing?
—Larry L.
A: Yes, you can use your dog in the situations described. Generally, there’s no prohibition against using dogs (having them with you) while bird hunting, but there is a one dog per hunter limit during general deer season. No dogs are allowed during archery deer season or while hunting with an archery-only tag (California Code of Regulations, section 265).
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