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  • Outdoor Notes 07-10-12
    Leftover licenses to go on sale SANTA FE – More than 6,000 deer, elk and javelina licenses that were not sold during the annual drawing for big-game hunting licenses will go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish website, wildlife.state.nm.us. New Mexico residents will get first shot at the licenses during the first-come, first-served sale. State law restricts sales to residents-only for the first 24 hours. The sale will open to nonresidents at 10 a.m. Thursday. Hunters are strongly advised to obtain or review an online customer account, including a Customer Identification Number, user name and password before the sale begins. Popular licenses sell out in minutes, sometimes seconds, after sales begin.
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  • State Notes 07-04-12
    Lobos, Isotopes join forces to help Red Cross with fire relief ALBUQUERQUE  — The University of New Mexico football team and Albuquerque Isotopes baseball team are joining forces for the New Mexico Fire Relief campaign, a two-day drive to collect donations for The American Red Cross in New Mexico. Members of both the UNM football team and the Isotopes will greet donors during a two-day event Friday and Saturday. The Lobos, the Red Cross and Cumulus Media volunteers will be on hand for a drive-through collection in the north parking lot of the Pit on Cesar Chavez Boulevard.
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  • Topes Notes 07-03-12
    Isotopes struggling on road trip The Albuquerque Isotopes may be limping back for the holiday following what’s been a brutal road trip. The Isotopes (47-38) have gone just 1-5 on this seven-game swing, including losing three in a row to the Omaha Storm Chasers. With that series in Omaha wrapping up tonight, the Isotopes have fallen to the Storm Chasers by counts of 8-7 Saturday night, 6-0 Sunday and 5-2 in extra innings last night. Storm Chasers’ pinch hitter Max Ramirez belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the 12th off Scott Rice to end the contest.
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  • NMAA, MaxPreps ink a 5-year deal
    The New Mexico Activities Association signed a partnership agreement with MaxPreps.com to make the website an “official statistician and digital media partner.” The NMAA, the governing body of most interscholastic prep sports in the state, made the announcement earlier this week. “The NMAA is thrilled about the opportunity to work with MaxPreps and is excited about the services they have made available to both our member schools and communities across New Mexico,” said NMAA executive director Gary Tripp in a press release. MaxPreps.com, which is headquartered in Cameron Park, Calif., is a unit of CBS.
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  • Fishing Report 06-29-12
    Catches of the Week   Clayton Lake: June 22, Mikie Montoya of Clayton caught a 9-pound walleye. He was using a spinner. San Juan River: June 22, Gregg Flores of Albuquerque caught a 9-pound rainbow trout. He was using a size 24 red larva on 7x tippet. Ute Lake: June 23, Kyle Price caught and released a 4-pound, 9-ounce largemouth bass. June 24, Steve Gill of Navajo Dam caught and released a 4-pound, 1 ounce largemouth bass. Abiquiu Lake: June 16, Jacqueline Mirabal of Española caught a 22-inch, 4-pound walleye and a 24-inch, 5-pound walleye. She was trolling a stick bait.
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  • Topes Notes 06-28-12
    Late homers by Memphis sink Albuquerque
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  • State Notes 06-28-12
    UNM has its best finish ever in  Learfield Cup competition
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  • Topes Notes 06-26-12
    Isotopes take over top spot
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  • Schools asked to vote on referenda items
    Schools around the state have just the remainder of this week to make their thoughts known to the New Mexico Activities Association about several referenda items. The NMAA, which governs most interscholastic high school and middle school athletic programs around the state, is asking schools for its opinions on eight separate issues. Among the items that would have the most immediate impact to schools is one in which the NMAA would change its bylaws to add a heat illness prevention protocol. Teams would not be allowed to practice if the heat index for an area is above 104.
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  • Fishing Report 06-22-12
    Catches of the Week:   If you have a catch of the week story or just want to tell us about your latest New Mexico fishing experience, send it to us at fishforfun2@hotmail.com. We may include your story in our next report.   Ute Lake: June 12, Ivory Williamson of Logan caught a 14.48-pound channel catfish. He was using stink bait. June 16, Hailey Redloff of Clovis caught a 4.04-pound walleye. She was using a bottom bouncer nightcrawler rig. Abiquiu Reservoir: June 16, Steve Hale of White Rock caught a 7-pound channel catfish. He was using homemade dough bait.   Northwest  
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