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pictures. The only time he was late was when he was out of town at a major car show or road testing a new model. We looked forward every year to the articles from the big car shows, usually in Las Vegas. He sent pictures and reviews of the newest models released for the year. Our car dealers loved him. Ron Moorhead is survived by his wife, Cathy Moorhead, his children Annie Smith, Keith Smith, Jeff Buckley (Scotty Moorhead), Aaron Sanders, Cory Moorhead, and many friends and fans. There is no service planned for now because of the pandemic. In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a donation to the Willits Chamber of Commerce for a bench in honor of Ron Moorhead. The bench will be placed at the Chamber Office, 299 E. Commercial St., Willits, California, 95490. F
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Reburying Pismo Clams
Question: What is the correct method for reburying Pismo clams that are not of legal size? Answer: Pismo clams are an iconic species that have recently become more prevalent on beaches from Santa Cruz to San Diego due to several years of good recruitment. Because they bury in shallow sand, usually 2 to 8 inches, they are frequently encountered by people walking along beaches of orsdigging in the sand. e n Although it is currently i ifle legal to harvest l Lclams l R u Pismo recreationally, legal-sized F gton clams are not common. Pismo clams in
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must be 4.5 inches wide south of the Monterey/San Luis Obispo county line and five inches wide north of this line, per California Code of Regulations, Title 14, section 29.4. Any clams which have a size limit and are not retained must be immediately reburied where they were found. It may take some time for clams to rebury themselves, leaving them vulnerable to the elements and predators such as birds. The proper way to rebury a Pismo clam is to place the clam with the hinge ligament (the dark bump where the two shells connect) upward and towards the ocean in a hole that is at least two inches deep, and then cover the clam with sand. Reburying undersized clams will increase survival and help the population expand.
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What’s the Best Way to Rebury Pismo Clams?
Question: I was fishing in Turlock Lake and watched two ducks paddle by my line. Before I could do anything, one of the ducks dipped underwater, found my baited hook and tried to take the bait. It hooked itself on accident. I reeled it in, and it took three of us to carefully remove the hook from its bill. I let it go, and it looked fine, but I wondered: I have a hunting license, my federal and state stamps, and we’re in duck season—could I have kept the duck? (Jeremy) Answer: We’re glad you released the duck. Even though it was an accident, taking a duck by hooking it is not an authorized method of take (see California Code of Regulations, Title 14, section 507) and keeping it would have been illegal. Accidentally catching waterfowl by hook and line happens on occasion, although usually in parks with water-
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