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For the fly-fishermen....
08/06/2025

For the fly-fishermen....

Here's a darn good piece of reporting on the wolves in northeastern California's ranching country. Both sides of this co...
08/03/2025

Here's a darn good piece of reporting on the wolves in northeastern California's ranching country. Both sides of this controversial issue are given the opportunity to share their views and the latest science is reported. Sadly, California politics will not allow this issue to be sanely handled.

Protections helped wolves establish themselves in the state after nearly a century. But rural communities say they are under siege.

I have to say that Richard Mann's Blog is one of the very few that I read regularly. This is a pretty good one. I've ban...
08/03/2025

I have to say that Richard Mann's Blog is one of the very few that I read regularly. This is a pretty good one. I've banged around at the fringes of the gun and hunting writer crowd for years, and call a couple of the famous ones friends. I've never met Mann, but he'd be a hard guy for me not to like after reading pieces like this one. -- Jim Matthews

Who shoots them?

08/01/2025

All, here is some information on the 2025/2026 waterfowl hunt at Barrett Lake. Please share with our groups.

08/01/2025

Support CWA's Veteran Hunt Program by joining CWA for another year at the Santa Margarita River Banquet for a Prime Rib dinner at the Vista Elks Lodge.

Our next seminar is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 2 at Mike Raahauge Shooting Enterprises in Eastvale. For more i...
07/31/2025

Our next seminar is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 2 at Mike Raahauge Shooting Enterprises in Eastvale. For more information on this seminar and the six others being held across the Southern California region, call or text Jim Matthews at 909-553-0408 or e-mail [email protected].

We also have six other seminars scattered across Southern California if this one doesn't fit into your schedule. Just ca...
07/29/2025

We also have six other seminars scattered across Southern California if this one doesn't fit into your schedule. Just call or text Jim Matthews at 909-553-0408 or e-mail him at [email protected] for a complete information and registration package. These seminars WILL make you a better hunting and help you find a lot more places to hunt -- on public lands -- this fall.

Seating is very limited in these sessions so early sign-up is recommended. Call, text, or e-mail Jim Matthews for a comp...
07/28/2025

Seating is very limited in these sessions so early sign-up is recommended. Call, text, or e-mail Jim Matthews for a complete seminar information and registration package.

Southern California bird hunter? Check out our 2025 seminar series and the Western Birds wingshooter's newsletter.
07/28/2025

Southern California bird hunter? Check out our 2025 seminar series and the Western Birds wingshooter's newsletter.

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Jim Matthews’ Outdoor News Service has been providing news and commentary on hunting and fishing topics for Southern California sportsmen since 1978, both in newspapers across the region, magazines, and various websites. The business also publishes Western Birds, The Wingshooter’s Newsletter, a detailed scouting report for Southern California upland bird hunters. It includes maps and GPS locations to guzzlers, springs, stock tanks and other water sources, along with up-to-date scouting information. The Western Birds page is at this direct link. Jim Matthews also gived a series of where-to-go hunting seminars each year, and makes custom quail calls for all species of quail hunted in the United States. The Jim Matthews Signature Calls page is at this direct link. Information on the seminars are posted here and on the website (linked below). More information on all of Outdoor News Service is available on the website. Or you can call the office at 909-887-3444 or contact the business via e-mail at [email protected].