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The big, somewhatgaudy strike indica-tor gave a slighttwitch, which I re-acted to with asweeping hook-set.A second later a

strong steelhead washeaded north in the di-rection of Lake Erie.“This is like being hooked to a freight

train,” I yelled to my companions Jeffand Tom. The cliche-seasoned remarkwas made somewhat tongue-in-cheek, asthe horn of a nearby train was rattling thecreek valley at the time. But while atrain’s movement is confined to itstracks, this fish was all over the place.Several minutes later, fatigued by a fightthat included a couple impressive aerialdisplays, I was able to hold the fish’shead up and quietly lead it up on a gravelshore where it was unhooked, revivedand released.For Pennsylvania anglers early May

might seem quite late for steelhead actionin Erie tributaries, but we were fishing anOhio water. The Ohio Division ofWildlife stocks Little Manistee strain

steelhead, obtained from MIchigan,which tend to run later than the fish thePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissionintroduces. This, coupled with the harshwinter and lengthy ice build-up alongLake Erie shorelines (which might havedelayed steelhead from entering feederstreams), led to a situation where therewere a lot of lake-run rainbows in thecreeks and rivers.My partners for the day were Tom Fer-

ence and Jeff Blood. Both are worldclass fly fishers. I’ve fished with Tommany times over the past several years.My level of fly fishing knowledge andcasting skill is modest, but what I’velearned has largely come from Tom. Thiswas the first time I’d fished with Jeff,who was the leader of our outing.Blood is the originator of the Blood Dot,a popular and highly productive egg pat-tern that accurately depicts a steelheadegg.Though Blood has lived his adult life

in the Pittsburgh area, he grew up closeto the shores of Lake Erie and attendedEdinboro University in Erie County. Hecaught his first lake-run rainbow in the1960s, at age seven, a time well beforeany stocking programs, from a popula-tion of fish he says the Fish and BoatCommission was unaware existed.“Where I grew up there wasn’t a lot to

do,” Blood remarked on our drive up In-terstate 79. “You hunted and fished, andplayed sports.”Over the years Blood has refined his

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Ference nets a steelhead for Jeff Blood on an Ohio stream.

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It is a section ofwater I’d alwayswanted to drop a linein. It really didn’t mat-ter what type of fishingit was. As long as theoffering was attachedto the rod and reel Iwas clutching. It alsodidn’t matter if it was afly rod or spinning rig.My fly line usually is

the meandering type – consistently unkeptand sloppy – but I have much less timespent on the water with that rig.On this trip though I wanted a better shot

of catching fish – not fuss with a fly line,so I opted for my Mitchell small spinningreel and 5 1/2” Berkley rod. I also toted mymedium spinning rig as a backup.I use my “small gear” and can usually

catch a variety of fish. Mostly for thisstream the target is smallmouth bass. Thestream also offers an occasional sauger orwalleye. On heavier rigs I’ve also caughtmany nice channel catfish, bullheads andlargemouth bass. Those came from someof my favorite upstream spots.My fishing partner and guide for the day,

Craig, relied on his favorite fly rod and afew flies.We hit the water early in the morning

after about a 1/2 mile hike. Craig decidedto cross the moderately flowing creek toply his line. He picked the shallowest areato cross.A heavy rain had doused the area just

two days before, so the water was prettystained, but very fishable. I would fish theleft side (the best side Craig told me), wad-ing upstream in 2-3 foot of water.I was looking for slower, deeper pockets

of water to fish; away from the swifterwater in the center of the creek bed. There

were some very good spots to fish in themiddle, just below several large boulders.I like the slower moving water influencedby large rocks.Craig caught probably 3-4 smaller

smallies before I caught one fish. (I was-n’t really paying attention to him, onlyglancing his way occasionally to check onhim because he was wading in higher,faster water.) I was drifting and jerking oneof my favorite bass rigs – large mouth’scan’t resist them – a green pumpkin 5”Yum Dinger, rigged “wacky” (my secretweapon). I had a few nice hits but hookednone, so I switched to drifting a night-crawler under a bobber.I caught a few nice smallies with that rig.

Later in the day I hit a shallow pocket ofstill water and reeled in 3-4 rock bass withthe drifting rig. Earlier Craig caught 4-5rock bass in the same hole with his fly rig.Same fish? Probably.My largest fish of the day was a 15-inch

smallie, taken with a Joe’s Flies WoollyBugger. I had a few other nice hits on thatspinner but missed them.I have fished this stream for decades, but

never from this location – a secluded, hardto access part of the creek— unless you’rein a canoe or kayak. The large rock forma-tions, diverse trees and hills add to itsbeauty. There’s several types of birds andbeavers close by. A single bald eaglesoared overhead too. He too was lookingfor a nice catch.Thanks Craig, for a perfect day on my

favorite creek. I think I’ll try my fly rodnext time.Do you have a favorite fishing spot? Old

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4 Ohio Hunters Harvest16K Spring Turkey

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5 Lighten UpThis Season

Ralph Scherder

8 Successful Expansionat Fin, Feather & Fur

Larry Claypool

10 A First: WVReports No HuntingFatalities

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13 AnglersEncouraged to ReportTagged Muskie

16 Can PA HB2230Be Fixed?

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18 Kim Wins CatfishTourney Opener

19 Kids FishingTourney Held

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COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio hunters checked16,556 wild turkeys during the combined 2014wild turkey hunting season and youth wild turkeyhunting season, April 19-May 18.The top 10 counties for the wild turkey harvestwereAshtabula (615), Tuscarawas (493), Coshoc-ton (484), Guernsey (466), Muskingum (453),Belmont (444), Monroe (424), Trumbull (417),Knox (415) and Meigs (397).Wild turkey hunters checked 18,391 birds in2013.Hunters checked 8,074 birds during the first fullweek of the 2014 wild turkey season. Younghunters checked 1,480 birds during the 2014youth season.Ohio’s 2014 spring wild turkey season wasopenApril 21 through May 18. Youth season wasApril 19-20. Find more information about wildturkey hunting at wildohio.gov.Wild turkeys were extirpated in Ohio by 1904and were reintroduced in the 1950s by the OhioDepartment of Natural Resources (ODNR) Divi-sion of Wildlife. Ohio’s first modern day wildturkey season opened in 1966 in nine counties,and hunters checked 12 birds. The wild turkeyharvest topped 1,000 for the first time in 1984.Spring turkey hunting opened statewide in 2000,and Ohio hunters checked more than 20,000 wildturkeys for the first time that year.ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and

protection of our natural resources for the benefitof all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.A list of wild turkeys checked during the 2014spring turkey hunting season is shown below. Thefirst number following the county’s name showsthe harvest numbers for 2014, and the 2013 num-bers are in parentheses. Adams: 381 (418); Ash-land: 223 (236); Ashtabula: 615 (766); Athens:342 (331); Belmont: 444 (471); Brown: 340(348); Carroll: 365 (373); Clermont: 288 (339);Clinton: 62 (58); Columbiana: 395 (425);Coshocton: 484 (530); Defiance: 208 (205);Delaware: 116 (104); Erie: 51 (62); Fairfield: 66(92); Gallia: 328 (360); Geauga: 264 (296);Guernsey: 466 (541); Hamilton: 86 (111); Harri-son: 392 (479); Highland: 312 (332); Hocking:267 (315); Holmes: 269 (266); Huron: 142 (186);Jackson: 277 (311); Jefferson: 347 (426); Knox:415 (469); Licking: 337 (363); Logan: 146 (145);Lorain: 138 (149); Madison: 5 (5); Mahoning:247 (236); Meigs: 397 (398); Monroe: 424 (486);Morgan: 277 (343); Morrow: 182 (208); Musk-ingum: 453 (530); Noble: 292 (320); Perry: 255(277); Pickaway: 23 (26); Pike: 257 (264);Portage: 247 (259); Richland: 307 (375); Ross:289 (328); Scioto: 199 (229); Seneca: 140 (154);Stark: 261 (266); Summit: 40 (48); Trumbull: 417(478); Tuscarawas: 493 (527);Vinton: 242 (324);Washington: 394 (439); Williams: 239 (253). To-tals: 16,556 (18,391).


Ohio Hunters Harvest 16,500+ Wild Turkeysfly fishing steelhead tactics to a fairly simple one. Under most con-ditions, included the ones we were faced with this day, he fishes atandem rig that uses an egg pattern and a Zonker streamer. A roundstrike indicator is used to telegraph the soft take of the steelhead.Split shot, several if necessary, are crimped a foot or so above thetop fly so that they drift close to the bottom.Multiple flies, split shot, a strike indicator, it’s a lot of hardwareto be casting with a fly rod. Both Blood and Ference recommenda fly rod in the 10 foot range, not only for “lobbing” the rigging, butalso for aiding the presentation of flies. In many cases casts aremade quartering upstream. With the long rod one can hold all ofthe line off the water during short casts, which allows for a dragfree drift. During longer casts much of the line can be lifted abovethe surface, as the angler follows the drift, mending line upstreamor downstream as needed, so the flies drift naturally when flowingthrough the zone the angler expects the fish to be.Rods designed to handle lines in the seven- and eight-weightrange are best for this type of fishing. Ference noted that it’s oftenadvantageous to fish a line one size heavier than the rod rating,such as an eight-weight line on a seven-weight rod. This, he said,often makes it easier to accomplish a roll cast that flips the riggingback upstream for the next drift.Blood’s innovative tendencies aren’t limited to flies, riggings,and how to fish them. He’s also developed a steelhead-sized land-ing net that doubles as a wading staff. It even has a hook on it forretrieving a fly accidentally cast up in a shoreline tree. The netnestles soundly in a cleverly designed holster than can be attachedto the D-ring on the back of a vest.Jeff Blood guides professionally on the steelhead streams ofOhio. He can be reached at [email protected].

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What does it taketo kill a big buck?Does it take the lat-est products andcamouflage cloth-ing to be success-ful? Or is the mostimportant thingyou’ll carry withyou this season inthe form of knowl-edge?The nice thing

about knowledge is that it’s lightweightand versatile. It’s not a back buster, asmy grandpa might say, and yet it’s thefirst step toward success. The more youknow about your quarry, the better yourchances of succeeding. That’s why wespend hours scouting, learning about an-imal behavior and habits. If I’ve learnedanything in my years of deer hunting,it’s that there’s no substitute for learn-ing. There’s no magic product on themarket that will go out and kill that buckfor you. Yes, certain technology such astrail cameras are a major aid, but youstill have to know where to hang them

and how to use them effectively.Although archery season is still a little

over three months away, it’s never tooearly to start rounding up my gear andbegin sorting through it. What do I re-ally need to take with me this year?What’s going to help me bag that dreambuck?Problem is I love hunting gear like a

fat kid loves chocolate. If I’m in thestore and see something that looks inter-esting, I’ll usually buy it and give it a try.I’m constantly testing new products.Most of those products are good, but theproblem is most of them are designedfor one specific purpose, and I may go ayear or even two years before actuallyfinding a need for that product. Andeven then, I still wonder if I could’vefound another way of doing somethingthat would’ve been just as effective andeliminated the need to carry that productin the first place.This year I’m simplifying. Previous

years I’ve carried a rather large back-pack with me, the kind with the waistbelt that alleviates weight on your back.Last week I saw a much smaller back-

pack on the rack. If I had a backpackthat small, I thought, I’d be forced to cutback on what I carried into the woodswith me. So I bought it.Immediately I noticed one benefit of

a smaller backpack. It’s shallower,which will make accessing it quicker

and easier. Sometimes my other, biggerbackpack was so deep that I felt practi-cally obligated to fill it up with junk –so much so that it became a pain in therear to even root around for an item inthe pack, so I just ended up not bother-ing with it.I know, it sounds crazy to me, too, just

writing about it.This new, smaller backpack, a Rem-

ington Black Canyon, has half the spaceas the old one I’m used to carrying. Ilaid out all of my gear and began the se-lection process. Other than my bow, ar-rows, and broadheads, what would Ineed to be successful?Scent eliminator…check. I always

carry a small spray bottle in my pack nomatter what. If I get sweaty while walk-ing to a stand, I like to give myself aquick spray down, especially on myhands and neck.Rangefinder…check. Gotta know

how far away that deer is. More deer aremissed every year because hunters justdon’t know how far they’re shooting. Ifyou know the distance and know yourcapabilities as a shooter at that distance,you can hold accordingly and kill thatdeer, at any range.

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Ohio Valley Outdoors– Photo courtesy of Ralph ScherderWhat are the necessity items you need to packfor a successful deer hunt? Think about it. It

may help you bag that dream buck?

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Lunch and beverages…check, check.Food and beverages provide energy thatwill keep you sharper, more focused, andmore alert. Trail mix is one of my fa-vorite snacks on stand. It’s a high-en-ergy food that tastes good. One noteabout food, though. If it comes in a plas-tic, crinkly wrapper, it’s always a goodidea to remove it from the packaging andplace it in a plastic sandwich bag. Thesandwich bag will be much quieter asyou reach in and out of it.Grunt call…check. I never leave

home without my grunt call. The gruntcall is probably the most effective acces-sory available to deer hunters today. Soare rattling antlers, although I don’t al-ways carry them in my pack. Duringpeak rut, though, you can bet I’ll havethem with me.Paper towels…check. These serve

multiple purposes. If it’s raining, I usethem to keep my crossbow scope clean.If I shoot a deer, I can use them to markthe blood trail. And most importantly,when you sit on stand all day, eventuallynature’s gonna call, if not come pound-ing on your door.Knife…check. If I spend less energy

on packing around frivolous products

that I’ll probably never use and spendmore energy on making sure my treestand’s in the right place, hopefully I’llget to test out the knife’s sharpness.Well, that about covers it for me.

Gleaning over my list of items, I feelconfident that I’ll have everything I’llneed to be successful this archery sea-son. I’ve put in my time scouting andsharpening my shooting skills. I alsohave the knowledge acquired throughyears of experience. Hopefully all thatI’ve learned through observation andpersonal experience will pay dividendsthis fall.How about you? What will you have

in your backpack this deer season?


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COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio Depart-ment of Natural Resources (ODNR) Di-rector James Zehringer and Ohio SenatePresident Keith Faber has announced inwestern Ohio that the state will investmore than $88.5 million in capital im-provements at Ohio State Parks over thenext two years.“This unprecedented investment will

allow our facilities to match the impres-sive natural beauty that defines Ohio StateParks,” said Zehringer. “Governor Kasichand the Ohio General Assembly haveshown their unequivocal support forstrengthening our infrastructure and mod-ernizing our facilities. Ultimately, thismoney belongs to the taxpayers, andwe’re going to make sure Ohioans have avoice as we improve our parks.”These funds are not meant to expand

Ohio State Parks, but to serve as a step to-ward improving and updating our parksfor the enjoyment of every visitor. Thiscapital improvement funding will be usedto improve state park facilities and lodgesacross the state. Additionally, bathroomsand campsites will be updated or replacedthrough much of the parks system. We

have been working to identify our mostimmediate needs and will continue to an-nounce projects as we move through thisprocess.To assist us in identifying key projects,

ODNR has launched a website to alloweveryone to submit their ideas for im-provements within the Ohio State Parkssystem. By visitingparks.ohiodnr.gov/improvements, peoplecan fill out a survey to suggest improve-ments at their favorite state park.Ohio is proud to be one of only seven

states in the nation where admission isfree. Many Ohio families and out-of-stateresidents turn to Ohio State Parks for hik-ing, fishing, swimming, boating, camp-ing, biking, disc golf, horseback ridingand much more.Last year, 2.3 million people spent at

least one night in an Ohio State Parkcampground, cottage, cabin or lodge. Bycontinuing to improve our state parks sys-tem, we have the opportunity to showcaseour facilities and draw more tourism dol-lars into Ohio.Visit the ODNRwebsite at ohiodnr.gov.

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SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — West Vir-ginia’s state parks offer many opportunities andtypes of waters for a favorite summertime pursuit- fishing - with ponds, lakes, streams and rivers.Catchable warmwater and coldwater fish includebluegill, bass, catfish, trout and other species. Res-idents and visitors to the state are invited to wetsome lines and try their luck (or skill) at angling,an activity that can be enjoyed at any age through-out a person’s lifetime.CatfishingWest Virginia Division of Natural Resources

(WVDNR) personnel are stocking tagged channelcatfish into eight state park lakes in May as part ofthe Catfish in the Parks Program. These state parksinclude: Cacapon, Cedar Creek, Chief Logan, Lit-tle Beaver, North Bend, Pipestem, Tomlinson Run,and Watoga. As part of the program, anglers whoreport a tagged catfish caught in a state park willreceive a certificate good for one free night ofcamping at several state park campgrounds.Anglers who catch a tagged fish are asked to re-

turn the tag or the tag number, along with infor-mation on the date of capture, if the fish was keptor released, and the name and address of the an-gler, to WVDNR, 2311 Ohio Ave, Parkersburg,WV 26101.Anglers also can call 304-420-4550 or provide

the information by sending an email report to dnr-

[email protected]. Additional information aboutthe tagging programs can be found atwww.wvdnr.gov/Fishing/Fish_Tagging.shtm.First Fish - It’s a Big DealSometimes a youngster or an adult needs a small

acknowledgement or recognition to reinforce apositive experience. State parks naturalists awardpaper certificates to visitors who catch their firstfish in state park waters. Presentations can be atcampfire programs or with the individual or fam-ily.WVDNR also offers an online method of fishing

rewards - a First Fish Certificate - which can becompleted online and printed. The document web-page is at www.wvdnr.gov, Fishing, First Fish Cer-tificate.The woods and waters inWest Virginia make for

ideal fishing conditions throughout the year,whether at a West Virginia state park and forestarea or the multiple wildlife management areasand public waters throughout the Mountain State.To learn more about West Virginia State Parks,visit www.wvstateparks.com. WVDNR includesstate parks, wildlife resources, natural resourcespolice, Office of Land and Streams andWonderfulWest Virginia magazine. The WVDNR website iswww.wvdnr.gov.

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of the West Virginia state parks during any season.

With some fanfare,a curiousness amongthe outdoor commu-nity and a ton of localadvertising, the newGoschinski’s Fin,Feather and Fur Out-fitters store inYoungstown hasmade a big splashsince opening in April.The outdoor sports

shop pool has expanded a great deal inthe past few years — thanks to an in-crease in gun sales — especially in thisregion. And Fin, Feather and Fur Outfit-ters have taken full advantage.The Fin regional store manager Rees

Vail said the new Youngstown (Board-man) store sales numbers have beengood. “Sales have been even with theother stores,” said Vail. TheYoungstownlocation is the fourth store location forFin in Ohio.Based in Ashland, Ohio, the regional

(independent) outdoor chain is owned byMike Goschinski. The other three storesare located in Ashland, Middleburg

Heights (Cleveland) and Canton. Thehome-baseAshland store features 72,000square feet for its firearms, archery, fish-ing, camping, hunting, knives and moreinventory. The Youngstown store has30,000 sq. ft. of space located in theTiffany Square Plaza, along the busyU.S. Route 224. Previously the locationwas occupied by Value City.As previously mentioned gun sales

have spurred the influx of new outdoorstores across the nation. For Ohiothough, it continues to be a strong mar-ket. Big retailers, Cabela’s, Bass ProShops and Gander Mountain, base theirmarket strategy on where Internet andcatalog sales originate. It helps that theregion has a solid number of hunting andfishing licenses sold each year, and Ohioboat license sales are among the top 10(9) in the nation.In the firearms category, the Fin is a

major player. They claim to be the“largest independent firearms retailer inOhio”, and that was before they openedthe Youngstown store.“We have a giant selection of guns.We

want to be able to fit everyone. We put a


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Ohio Valley Outdoors–Photo by Larry ClaypoolFin, Feather and Fur, Youngstown location, manager Joe Smith holds

one of many firearms that is for sale in the new 30,000 sq. ft. store.

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selection out there that speaks volumes.We want people to say ‘that’s a lot of guns’,”said Vail. “It’s big for us, no doubt.”Vail added that the Fin is the largest independent dealer in the U.S. for Smith &

Wesson and Kimber firearms. Ruger and Sigg are near the top too.And for gun safes,they are the number one dealer for Liberty Safe, one of the top selling safes in thecountry.The Liberty Safe display at the Fin is substantial, as are the displays of hunting and

fishing boots; archery equipment; camping equipment; loading supplies; fishingequipment; canoes and kayaks; knives and cutlery; and of course firearms. The gundisplay counter in the back of the store is huge. Their ammunition inventory is like-wise impressive. And yes, they have 22s in stock.Vail said Fin, Feather and Fur (all locations) take pride in offering good prices,

but also seeks to hire the best employees, who are very knowledgeable and friendly.“For us it’s all about the customers. It’s not today’s sale, it’s about tomorrow’s. Forour employees, we tell them we want to keep people coming back,” said Vail.The new Fin store is located at 1138 Boardman-Poland Road (Route 224) in

Boardman, OH. The phone number is: 330-729-1300. Store hours are: 10 a.m. - 8p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sunday.They are closed on Monday. The website is: www.finfeatherfuroutfitters.com.


Ohio Valley Outdoors– Photo by Larry ClaypoolEach Fin, Feather and Fur Outfitters store features an impressive display of cutlery.

That includes several knives from major manufacturers.

Ohio Valley Outdoors– Photo by Larry ClaypoolJoe Smith, Fin Boardman store manager, places a handgun

back on the shelf in their firearms section.

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SOUTH CHARLESTON,WV—The2014 spring turkey hunting season was amilestone in West Virginia. For the firsttime since spring turkey hunting was in-stituted in the late 1960s, no fatalitiesand no injuries were reported to the LawEnforcement Section of the Division ofNatural Resources (DNR).The four-week spring gobbler season

began April 28 and concluded May 24.Historically, the spring turkey seasonhas been associated with unfortunatehunting-related incidents, such as mis-taken for game shootings. Spring gob-bler season is a calling sport, withcamouflaged hunters imitating the callof hens as they attempt to lure maleturkeys into range. Thanks to hunter ed-ucation classes that became mandatoryin 1990 for any hunter born after Jan. 1,1975, the number of hunting incidentshas steadily decreased over the years.The last spring turkey season hunting-related fatality occurred in 2009.A “hunting incident” is defined as a

case where a hunter is injured or killed

while hunting or preparing to hunt. Lt.Tim Coleman of the DNR Law Enforce-ment Section credits the Hunter Educa-tion Program for the steadyimprovement.“In the early 1990s, spring turkey

hunting incidents had double digit fig-ures with near double digit figure fatali-ties before hunter education becamemandatory,” Coleman said. “Thanks tothe volunteer instructors and natural re-sources police officers of the West Vir-ginia Hunter Education Program, and tothe hunters who have made safety a partof their culture, incidents and fatalitiesfor the spring turkey season were elimi-nated this year.”Hunter education classes are sched-

uled throughout the year across the state.Hunters can find information aboutclasses in their area at the DNR websitewww.wvdnr.gov/lenforce/education.shtm. Lt. Coleman encourages hunters whohave already taken the course to take arefresher to learn about updates inhunter safety and hunting laws.


A First: WVDNR ReportsNo Hunting Fatalities

Spring Gobbler SeasonHunting Incident

Statistics 2001-2014Year Incidents Fatalities

2001 6 02002 5 02003 3 02004 4 12005 3 12006 3 22007 4 12008 2 12009 4 12010 3 02011 3 02012 1 02013 2 02014 0 0

Total 43 incidents 7 fatalities

Ohio Valley Outdoors–Photo courtesy of WV Dept. of Commerce.

The spring gobbler hunting season of 2014was the first in which no hunting-related in-juries or fatalities reported in West Virginia.Shown is WVDNR Wildlife Resources Sec-

tion Chief Curtis Taylor with a turkey.

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Last month inPart 1, I wrote aboutthe demonstration Isaw put on by Lib-erty Ammunition. Itwas impressive andinteresting. Thed e m o n s t r a t i o nmade Liberty lookso superior to otherammunition that I had to do my own testing.

Casings – The casings are made with brass and nickel plating. Liberty manufac-tures their own casings for the 9 and .45. The .380, .40 and .223 casings are madeto Liberty’s specifications by a select few manufacturers known for quality brasscasings.

Powders/Primers – Surprisingly, Liberty does not use proprietary powders. Allpowders are typical ‘off the shelf’ brands available to the general public. Liberty pri-marily uses CCI and Magtech primers.Bullets – This is what sets Liberty apart from other personal protection ammuni-

tion. Liberty manufacturers their own monolithic copper (no lead) bullets. Theystart with a pure copper rod and use computer-controlled lathes to form the bullet.The bullet is designed to have a high ballistic coefficient. To help stabilize bulletflight for straight-line penetration, one or two bands around the base of the bulletsync the spin of the bullet with the rifling in the barrel. The hollow point is ma-chined into the nose of the bullet. The final step is the nickel plating. Upon impact,these bullets are designed to perform very specifically.

Testing was done with the following firearms (make/model, caliber, barrel length):Ruger LC380, .380Auto, 3.12”; SpringfieldArmory XD, 9mm, 4”; SpringfieldAr-mory XDm, .40 S&W, 4.5”; Springfield Armory XD, .45 ACP, 5”; Savage Model25 Varminter, .223 Rem., 24”; Windham Weaponry CDI, .223 Rem., 16”.Test 1 - Muzzle velocities were checked using a ProChrono chronograph at 5 feet

from the muzzle. A minimum string of 10 shots were fired. The results were as fol-lows:

Handgun ammunition did meet or exceed manufacturer specifications except forthe .380 Auto which was fired from a Ruger LC380 with a barrel shorter than 4”.The 16” barrel CDI had results slightly under .223 specifications but the Savage 25

with its 24” barrel far exceeded the man-ufacturer muzzle velocity specifications.Test 2 - For accuracy, the handguns

(excluding the Ruger LC380) wereequipped with a laser pointer and fired at10 yards.Accuracy of the .223 was testedat 75 yards with the Windham Weaponryand the Savage.The .223 Silverado rifle cartridges weresurprisingly accurate. The tar-gets shown were 15 consecu-tive shots in each rifle. For thehandguns, the XDm in .40S&W shot the most consistentand had the best groupings.Test 3 - Liberty Ammuni-

tion claims that its handguncartridges have less recoil.Using the SAAMI formula forcalculating Free Recoil En-ergy, Liberty’s FRE was com-pared to a very popular personalprotection cartridge.

The big advantage to less recoil is the ability to get back on target for a follow upshot, if necessary.Test 4 - Since gelatin blocks were used at the demonstration to show bullet per-

formance, the same was done for this evaluation using professional grade VYSEBallistic and Ordnance Gelatin from Custom Collagen (formerly Gelatin Innova-tions). This is the same gelatin that isused by the FBI, law enforcement, mili-tary, etc. The .380 Auto cartridge wastested. At 1”, the hollow point bullet be-gins to open up transferring the shockenergy to the gelatin. From about 3” to6” as the bullet expands, most of the en-ergy is transferred from the bullet andliterally tears the inside of the gelatinblock. The Liberty .380 bullet hadaround 10” total penetration. The otherpersonal protection cartridge producedsimilar results but only had about 6 1/2” of total penetration.Test 5 - Hydrostatic shock was demonstrated at the presentation using gallon

water jugs and a .45 ACP cartridge. This was duplicated for this review, but usingthe smaller 9mm. As you can see in the following image, at approximately .09 sec-onds after impact, the transfer of energyfrom the bullet into the water from the Lib-

Ohio Valley Outdoors– Photo courtesy of Bill WagamanBest 3-shot groups (9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP) with XD and XDm handguns.

PRODUCT REVIEWLiberty Ammunition:

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The Liberty Ammunition cartridges:Cartridge Bullet Wt. Rated M.V..380 Auto 50 gr. bullet 1500 fps*9mm (+p) 50 gr. bullet 2000 fps*.40 S&W 60 gr. bullet 2000 fps*.45 ACP (+p) 78 gr. bullet 1900 fps*.223 Rem. 55 gr. bullet 3000 fps* Factory readings are measured with a 4” barrel.

Caliber High Low Average Spread Std. Dev..380 Auto 1491 1403 1444 88 239mm 2093 1987 2030 106 30.40 S&W 2244 2160 2198 84 30.45 ACP 1996 1904 1949 92 31.223 (Windham CDI) 2982 2842 2910 140 42.223 (Savage 25) 3205 3108 3164 97 29

15 consecutive shots (left) with .223 Silverado cartridgewith Savage Model 25 Varminter and 15 shots with

.223 Silverado cartridge in Windham Weaponry CDI.

Test 4 with gelatin block.

Smallest AverageCaliber Group Group9mm .8” 1.1”.40 S&W .3” 0.6”.45 ACP .4” 0.9”.223 (Windham CDI) .3” 0.5”.223 (Savage 25) .3” 0.4”

Firearm Weight Caliber Other FRE Liberty FRE % Less FRERuger LC380 1.09 lb. .380 Auto 2.6 ft/lb 1.6 ft/lb 38%S/A XD 1.75 lb. 9mm 3.9 ft/lb 1.8 ft/lb 54%S/A XDm 1.88 lb. .40 S&W 6.0 ft/lb 2.4 ft/lb 59%S/A XD 2.03 lb. .45 ACP 7.0 ft/lb 3.4 ft/lb 51%

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erty bullet (top) is almost like an explo-sion inside the water jug when comparedto the other personal protection cartridge(bottom).Did Liberty Ammunition perform tothe level they presented at the demonstra-tion? Yes. Did my testing meet expecta-tions? Yes, but I’m still undecided on thegelatin block testing. The monolithiccopper bullets used by Liberty do inflictterminal damage just like copper/leadbullets. Where hollow point copper/leadbullets open up like a mushroom, Libertyhollow point copper bullets open up butnot into the familiar mushroom shape,and can fragment.Would I use Liberty Ammunition forpersonal protection? Absolutely. Evenbetter, I can’t wait to try their Silverado.223 cartridge on my next groundhoghunt.For more information about LibertyAmmunition, check out their website at:www.libertyammo.com, or watch for up-coming demonstrations in your area.Contacts:Sam Piccinini (724-405-7486 or 724-624-1766), [email protected] Phillips (941-567-6178 x210) [email protected] Datson (941-567-6178) [email protected]


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COLUMBUS, OH—The ODNR Di-vision of Wildlife initiated a muskel-lunge tagging project during the fall of2013. The purpose of the study is to in-crease our understanding of the popula-tion dynamics of stocked muskellunge inOhio reservoirs. The Ohio Division ofWildlife stocks approximately 20,000muskellunge into nine reservoirs eachyear. These stockings have been success-ful in creating prized trophy muskel-lunge fisheries.Anglers have provided informationabout these fisheries since the 1960s byreporting when and where fish werecaught, the size of the fish, and whetherfish were harvested or released. So faranglers have reported catching morethan 59,000 muskellunge. While thiscatch information has been critical forthe management of these fisheries, tag-ging data from the new study will im-prove our understanding of whathappens to muskellunge after stockingby monitoring individual fish over time.Angler reports of tagged fish will beused to estimate muskellunge survival

and growth, the proportion that arecaught and re-caught, and how many areharvested.This study will also evaluate the extentthat muskellunge are lost through dams,also known as escapement. In particular,information on when muskellunge exitreservoirs will help biologists under-stand under what conditions muskel-lunge move out of reservoirs. The fourreservoirs selected for this study reflectthe range of water management strate-gies, and dam types found among reser-voirs stocked with muskellunge.The Ohio Division of Wildlife taggedand released 8,443 muskellunge measur-ing between 10-12 inches into AlumCreek Reservoir, Clear Fork Reservoir,Leesville Reservoir, and Salt ForkReservoir. Each of these fish weremarked with a T-bar tag and a passive in-tegrated transponder (PIT). The T-bartags were 3 inches long and consisted ofa 2-inch length of monofilament con-nected to vinyl tubing at the end. The T-bar tags were attached externally to eachfish by anchoring them near the dorsalfin. Imprinted on the vinyl tubing is asix-digit individual fish identificationnumber and a toll-free phone numberthat anglers can call to report a catch.

Anglers Encouragedto Report Tagged

Muskellunge

HARRISBURG, PA— For the secondyear in a row, Pennsylvania hunters haverewritten history in regard to safe hunt-ing.According to a newly released reportfrom the Pennsylvania Game Commis-sion, there were 27 hunting-relatedshooting incidents (HRSIs) in 2013. Thattotal not only represents a decrease fromthe previous year, it’s a record low.The Game Commission has beentracking HRSIs since 1915, and therenever before had been fewer than 33 in-cidents reported in a year. Decades ago,hundreds of incidents occurred eachyear.Requirements for hunters to wear or-ange in many seasons and ongoinghunter-education efforts are essential tothe upward safety trend, the report states.In 2013, 40,971 students received theirBasic Hunter-Trapper Education certifi-cation in Pennsylvania.Game Commission Executive Direc-tor R. Matthew Hough said the latest re-port is something about which thosestudent graduates, their volunteer hunter-education instructors and the hunting

public at large all can be proud.In Pennsylvania, hunting-relatedshooting incidents have declined bynearly 80 percent since hunter-educationtraining began in 1959.The latest numbers build upon the pre-vious year, during which 33 incidentswere reported, tying the previous record-low.Two of the 27 incidents reported in2013 were fatal. Except for 2012 – thefirst year without a single reported fatal-ity related to gun handling in huntingand trapping in Pennsylvania – at leastone fatality has been reported each year.The number of fatal incidents has de-clined sharply over the years.In 2013, nine of the 27 incidents withan identified offender resulted from in-dividuals with 10 or fewer years of hunt-ing experience.It is important to note, however, thatno incidents during 2013 involved youthparticipating in the Mentored YouthHunting Program – a program wherebyhunters under the age of 12 are permittedto harvest certain wildlife species, if theyare accompanied by a licensed adult.Nearly 34,000 Mentored Youth Permitswere issued during this timeframe.The 2.85 incident rate reported for2013 is 20 percent lower than 2012.

PA Acheives SafeHunting Milestone

COLUMBUS, OH — Lake Erie an-glers can expect to enjoy another year ofdiverse fishing opportunities in 2014,according to Ohio Department of Natu-ral Resources (ODNR) biologists.“While fishing success always varies

among species and seasons, we expectthat anglers will find success on the wa-ters of Lake Erie this year,” said JeffTyson, Lake Erie fisheries programmanager for the ODNR Division ofWildlife. “The lake’s population of wall-eye, yellow perch, black bass, white bassand steelhead remains stable, with a verybroad distribution of sizes for eachspecies.”Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch

fisheries are managed through an inter-agency quota system that involves On-tario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, NewYork and Ohio. Each jurisdiction regu-lates their catches to comply with quotasand to minimize the risk of over-fishingthese species. Quotas for the upcoming

fishing season are determined through aconsensus agreement by these jurisdic-tions through the Lake Erie Committeeof the Great Lakes Fishery Commission,which were recently announced for2014.The daily walleye bag limit was four

and the daily yellow perch bag limit was30 per angler in Ohio waters of LakeErie until April 30. As a result of the2014 quota allocation, the daily baglimit is six walleye from May 1 throughFeb. 28, 2015. From March 1, 2015,through April 30, 2015, the daily wall-eye bag limit will be four. A 15-inchminimum size limit is in effect duringthe entire season for walleye. The dailyyellow perch bag limit is 30 fromMay 1through April 30, 2015, with no mini-mum size limit. Lake Erie anglers canfind walleye and yellow perch bag limitinformation at ODNR offices, in specialpublications at bait and tackle shops andonline at wildohio.com.


Lake Erie Fishing OutlookLooks Good

Ohio Valley Outdoors - Photo by Brian MillerOutdoor writer Steve Sorensen is shown with a nice walleye;

aboard JT Sportfishing Charters on Lake Erie.


WalleyeOhio walleye anglers in 2014 will

catch fish from the 2010, 2009, 2007and 2003 hatches, with some fish fromthe 2011, 2008 and 2012 year classes.Walleye from the 2012 hatch will bepresent in the fishery with most individ-uals near or over the 15-inch minimumsize limit fairly early in the 2014 fishingseason.Walleye from the moderate 2010hatch will range from 18 to 23 inches,while walleye from the 2007 hatch willbe more than 20 inches. The 2003 and2007 hatches are likely to carry most ofthe Central Basin fisheries. These wall-eye will contribute to the population thathas a good number of fish over the 26-inch range. Large walleye from thestrong hatch in 2003 will continue toprovide “Fish Ohio” opportunities(greater than 28 inches), with this yearclass nearing the size that may give Ohioa new state record walleye.

Yellow PerchExpect good perch fishing in 2014,

with the largest fish in the eastern areasof the Central Basin. Perch anglersshould encounter fish ranging from 7 to13 inches from the 2012 through 2007hatches in this year’s fishery, with majorcontributions from the 2010, 2008 and2007 year classes. Fish from the average

hatches in 2007 will contribute fish inthe 10 inch and greater range. In 2013,yellow perch fisheries flourished in theeastern portions of Ohio’s Lake Erie,and ODNR biologists expect this trendto continue into 2014.

Black BassSmallmouth bass fishing in 2014 is

expected to be fair but improving.Smallmouth bass catch rates in 2013were slightly below those seen in 2012,but were still some of the highest ob-served since the mid-1990s. Smallmouthbass caught should be an excellent size(14 to 22 inches, weighing up to 6pounds). The best fishing for small-mouth bass will continue to occur inareas with good bottom structure, whichis the available habitat across much ofthe entire Ohio nearshore and islandsareas. Continuing the trend from previ-ous years, largemouth bass fishingshould be excellent in 2014. This emerg-ing fishery is producing high catch ratesand some large fish in nearshore areasand harbors across Ohio’s Lake Erieshoreline. All black bass (smallmouthand largemouth) must be immediatelyreleased fromMay 1 through June 27 ofthis year. Beginning June 28, the dailybag limit for bass is five, with a 14-inchminimum length limit.

SteelheadSteelhead anglers should enjoy an-

other year of great fishing in 2014 onOhio’s Lake Erie open waters and tribu-taries. Peak summer steelhead action onLake Erie can be found offshore fromJune throughAugust between Vermilionand Conneaut, with catches measuring17 to 29 inches. Most Lake Erie anglerstroll for steelhead in deep waters usingspoons with dipsy divers or downriggersuntil fish move close to shore in the fall.The daily bag limit remains five fish perangler from May 16 through Aug. 31,and two fish per angler between Sept. 1,2014, and May 15, 2015.A12-inch min-imum size limit is in effect throughoutthe year.

White BassWhite bass continue to provide excel-

lent seasonal fishing opportunities in theMaumee and Sandusky rivers and in theopen lake. The 2014 catch will be dom-inated by fish from the 2012, 2011 and2010 year classes. Fish from 2006 couldbe as large as 16 inches. Anglers shouldfocus on major Western Basin tributar-ies during May and June and nearshoreareas of the open lake during the sum-mer. There is no daily white bass bag orsize limit.

Other SpeciesBays, harbors and main lake shore-

lines offer excellent fishing for panfish,as well as the occasional northern pikeand muskellunge in vegetated areas.Anglers are reminded that fishing con-

ditions on Lake Erie can change hourly,and adjustments are often necessary toimprove success. Anglers should takeinto account factors such as water tem-perature, cloud cover, water clarity, boattraffic, wave action, structure, currentsand the amount of baitfish in the area.Anglers are also reminded to carefullymonitor the Lake Erie weather and toseek safe harbor before storms approach.Updated Lake Erie fishing reports are

available at wildohio.com or by calling888-HOOKFISH (888-466-5347). In-formation is available from ODNRDivi-sion of Wildlife staff from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. weekdays at the Fairport Harborstation (440-352-4199) for the CentralBasin and at the Sandusky station (419-625-8062) for the Western Basin.Information on the ODNRDivision of

Wildlife’s Lake Erie research and man-agement programs, fisheries resources,fishing reports, maps and links to otherLake Erie web resources are available atwildohio.com.Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.


By Bill WaugamanWhen word got out that a bill was

going to be introduced into the PAGen-eral Assembly that would finally makeit possible to hunt in PAwith a semi-autorifle, I got excited. Our state wasfinally going to be like48 other states wheresemi-auto rifles are al-lowed, subject to state-by-state guidelines.As I began the research

to find out more aboutthis bill, it was introducedas HB2230 by Rep. Greg Lucas. Thetext of this legislation is as follows:Amending Title 34 (Game) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, inhunting and furtaking, further providingfor unlawful devices and methods. TheGeneral Assembly of the Common-wealth of Penn-

s y l v a n i ahereby enacts as follows:

Section 1Section 2308(b) of Title 34 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes isamended by adding a paragraph to read:8§ 2308. Unlawful devices and meth-

ods.(b) Exceptions — The provisions of

subsection (a) shall not apply to:(7)A semiautomatic rifle, .223 caliber

or less with a cartridge capacity of notmore than six, for the taking of a coyote,fox or woodchuck.While I applaud Rep. Lucas for going

out on a limb to put forth this controver-sial legislation in PA, I struggle with thedefined limitations. For example, the billwould allow hunting for coyote, fox andwoodchuck with a semi-auto rifle. Whatabout squirrels and other small gamethat are typically hunted with .22 Rim-fire rifles?The 5-round capacity of magazines

for .223 is not a problem. There are quitea few companies that manufacture thesemagazines already. However, finding

.22 Rimfirerifles that are semi-automatic and havea 5-round magazine is a different story.CZ-USA has a new rifle out, the ModelCZ512, which meets these requirements.Besides that one, you had a WeatherbyMK XXII (discontinued), a RemingtonNylon 77 (discontinued) and an IzhmashKorshun (whatever that is). There maybe some others available, but they’refew and far between.

When I posed this information to Rep.Lucas, his reply was, “There is a provi-sion for ‘plugging’or retrofitting to limitto 6 to make others like the (Ruger) 10-22 legal.”While I agree with Rep. Lucasthat these limitations are the best chanceto move the bill, I do not see anyfirearms manufacturer retrofitting thetypical 10-round magazine or making‘plugs’ to limit tube feed magazines justso it complies with PA guidelines.HB2230 can be fixed one of two

ways. First, leave out the “or less” so itexcludes .22 Rimfire rifles completely.Second, increase the cartridge capacityof the “or less” to be 10-round maga-zines for .22 Rimfire rifles. For the libs

and anti-gunners who will cry as-sault weapons, show them a pic-ture of a Ruger 10-22, or aSavage 64-G, or a Browning SA-

22, or a Remington 552, or a Marlin 795and ask them to explain in detail whythese are assault weapons.

Shown in the photo is a CZ 512, 22LRSemi-Auto, 5 rd. mag rimfire rifle. It re-tails for $480. The gun features an alu-minum alloy upper receiver andfiberglass reinforced polymer lower.— Photo courtesy of CZ-USA

Can PA’s HB2230 be Fixed?


Darin Hassonred drum

Cape Hatteras, NC

Conner Hedrick16-lbs. turkey

Columbiana County, OH

Lilly Burgess, age 7Turkey

Butler County, PA

Mike Yudt1st day rifle

Ritchie County, WV

John Seelhorstcompound bow

Athens County, OH

Brayden Gibboney, age 78-pt,

Licking County, OH

Lilly Burgess, age 71st deer

Butler County, PA

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Kim Wins CatfishTourney Opener

CHESTER, WV — Jeremy Kim ofNew Cumberland, WV won the seasonopener Ohio River Catfish Tournamenton May 24. Kim won with an impressive41”-inch, 33.2 lb flathead catfish. Thetournament was hosted by the Chester-Newell Sportsmen’s Club.A total 61 fishermen and women com-

peted in the event. The Ohio River flowwas determined “high and muddy”.The blind draw number was 22, and

John Fortner of Salem, Ohio won with a22 1/4” fish. Last year’s TournamentChampion, Clinton Lang Jr., and his fa-ther Clinton Lang Sr., both of New Cum-berland, also each caught 33”-inchflathead catfish during the opener.The next scheduled tournament will be

June 28. Others will be held July 26 andAugust 9. Registration is held atChaney’s Sunoco in Chester. Proceedshelp fund scholarships at Oak Glen andSouth Side (PA) High Schools.


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Avondale WildlifeArea Revised Access

Map Available

ATHENS, OH — Ohio hunters maybe interested in a new access map that isnow available for Avondale WildlifeArea, according to the Ohio Departmentof Natural Resources (ODNR). A copyof the new map is available by visitinghttp://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/wildlifeareasand clicking on the “AEP Public Hunt-ing Areas - Maps” link at the top of thepage or by calling the Wildlife DistrictFour Office at 740-589-9930.Avondale Wildlife Area is owned by

American Electric Power (AEP) and wasthe first area to be established with anagreement with the ODNR Division ofWildlife for public recreation. Approxi-mately 3,200 acres remain open to pub-lic use for hunting, trapping and fishing,but a small portion of the area will beclosed for the next two years for mineralextraction, and a planned, five year

reclamation process will begin immedi-ately afterward. The closed area encom-passes all the property south ofTownship Road 71A in Perry County.AEP has been a longtime partner in

conservation, dating back to the firstagreement in 1957. Currently, AEP hasmore than 86,000 acres open to publicuse.Permits are required for using lands

whichAEP has made available for recre-ational use. The areas are Ohio PowerCompany’s ReCreation Land, AvondaleWildlife Area, Gavin Wildlife Area,Conesville Coal Lands and Poston PlantLands. The user must have the appropri-ate permit for the recreation area he orshe is using. The permit covers only theabove designated recreation areas; itdoes not cover any other AEP lands. Afree permit may be obtained by sendinga request to American Electric PowerCompany, 59 W. Main Street, Mc-Connelsville, Ohio 43756 or online atwww.aep.com/environment/conservation/recland/permit.aspx.

Ohio Valley Outdoors - Photo submittedJeremy Kim won the Ohio River

Catfish Tournament with a 41”-inch,33.2 lb flathead catfish.

NEW MANCHESTER, WV — TheChester-Newell Sportsmen’s Clubhosted its annual Kids Fishing Tourna-ment recently at the club’s facility inNew Manchester. Trophies wereawarded for the largest fish. Door prizeswere also given to each participant.Trophy winners for biggest fish went

to: (first place) Sierra Beaver 13 1/2”;(second place) Hunter Lang 11 3/4” and(third place) Joseph Truan 10 1/2”.Food and bait were provided by spon-

sors; Chaney’s Sunoco, Calcutta Wal-mart, B&S Carry-Out and thesportsman’s club.“The kids had a blast fishing on a nice

spring day, along with their parents andclub members. The club provided lots ofwater and hot dogs for everyone andevery kid received a door prize,” saidclub board member Vance Squires.


Kid’s Fishing Tourney Held

Ohio Valley Outdoors - Photo by Vance SquiresJaeven Eckles with a nice perch.

Ohio Valley Outdoors - Photo by Vance SquiresTrophy winners for the Kid’s Fishing Tournament were: (first place) Sierra Beaver 13 1/2”;

(second place) Hunter Lang 11 3/4” and (third place) Joseph Truan 10 1/2”.

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