San Diego Chapter Price $3.50 Safari Club International Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, April 2013

“CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND PRESERVATION OF THE HUNTER” April Dinner Meeting Continuing our series Disciplines of - “The Secrets of Successful Bowhunting.” We are pleased to have Lew Webb, President of the Bowhunters Chapter SCI of Durango, CO as our speaker. Lew Webb is originally from Southern California, and started hunting and fishing there as a boy in the mid 1960’s. A second generation automobile dealer, Lew, his wife Laura and their four daughters, moved to SW Colorado (Durango) in 2000.

A lifelong outdoorsman, Lew began hunting birds, rabbits & ground squirrels with a “Wrist Rocket” slingshot in fields near his childhood home in Los Alamitos. A .22 rifle and .410 shotgun were eventually added to his arsenal, and his passion for the hunt was cemented. After rifle hunting hogs, deer, sheep, goats, , and bears through his early 20’s, he shifted to the bow, and has never looked back!

With three decades of bowhunting behind him Wednesday, April 17, 2013 and adventures that have taken him from the US & Canada, Mexico, Africa and Europe, Lew Bali Hai Restaurant 1120 Shelter Island Drive has amassed not only some great trophies along San Diego’s Shelter Island the way, but a bag full of fun and fascinating bowhunting stories and tips, along with pictures 5:30 pm Social Hour 6:30 pm Dinner and videos. He’ll share stories and videos of Tickets: $30 per person bowhunting Cape buffalo and African lion, along with Dall sheep, elk, grizzly and more, when he Reservations: joins us at our meeting on the 17th of April. Lyons & O’Haver Taxidermy 619-697-3217 We know you won’t want to miss this event! or e-mail [email protected] 2013 Calendar of Events SAN DIEGO CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL May 18 Saturday, 10 am – 5 p.m., Enjoy a day of P.O. BOX 600155 fishing, archery, .22 and clays ranges, Art SAN DIEGO, CA 92160 of Falconry, food and family fun. At Jim E-MAIL: [email protected] & Pat Conrad’s Ranch in Julian, found on WEBSITE: www.sandiegosci.org the right at the 8-mile marker of Eagle Peak Road. Reservations necessary, call Lyons OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2013 & O’Haver at 619-697-3217 or e-mail: PRESIDENT [email protected] MIKE ROGERS, JR 619-299-6652 June 8 Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Big Bore Shoot at the Green Head Club off Old Highway 80 VICE PRESIDENT / AUCTION 2013 in Pine Valley. Cost $40 includes range cost JIM CONRAD 858-481-9292 and dinner. For information and reservations VICE PRESIDENT / SPECIAL PROJECTS call John Bahr at 760-822-6345 or email: LEIF OLSEN 760-525-8278 [email protected] June 20 Thursday, 5:30 p.m. A gourmet Game SECRETARY Dinner will be exclusively prepared for us SUSAN BOWERS 760-726-3346 at Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego. Cost TREASURER $100 per person. For reservations, call Lyons LILLY EMERSON 760-522-7410 & O’Haver at 619-697-3217 or e-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION / PRIDE July 10 Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. San Diego Chapter’s BILL HANSEN 858-552-9699 Annual Meeting at the Bali Hai on Shelter Island, San Diego. Meet the new Chapter LEGISLATIVE Board of Directors and a presentation of KEN JOHNSON 619-861-3615

the very latest and best in hunting clothing. MEMBERSHIP For reservations, call Lyons & O’Haver at BEARD HOBBS 619-933-9478 619-697-3217 or e-mail: [email protected] MEETINGS For updates see www.sandiegosci.org BARBARA DEGRAW 760-765-0759

NEWSLETTER In This Issue… JOHN EHLERS 619-287-5176

President’s Message ...... 3 SPECIAL EVENTS The Diminutive San Diego JOHN BAHR 760-822-6345 Southern Mule Deer ...... 4 - 5 PAST PRESIDENT / NOMINATING San Diego Junior Pheasant Hunt Report ...... 6 BARBARA DEGRAW 760-765-0759 Hunt for Warriors — A Success ...... 7 Inaugural Sporting Clays Shoot ...... 8 SABLES REP BARBARA DEGRAW 760-765-0759 Game Dinner at the Rancho Bernardo Inn ...... 8 Education/Pride Chairman ...... 9 LEGAL ADVISORS JIM MARINOS 619-236-1717 Local Hunting Resources BEARD HOBBS 619-698-0977 for San Diego County and Nearby ...... 9 Christmas Party Highlights ...... 10 - 11 Auction: ’13 Expedition Wild Americas! PAST PRESIDENTS A Night To Remember ...... 12 - 17 Roger Ballard Jack Mitchel Mike Rogers, Jr. African Lion Defense Fund ...... 18 Ron Wade Al Logan John Jennings, III Our Fine Sponsors ...... 19 - 26 Ingrid Poole Mike O’Haver Jim Dodd Bulletin Board ...... 27 Membership Application Form ...... 28 Mike O’Haver John Ehlers Pete Traphagen Bill Poole Ron Wade Ingrid Poole SAFARI C LUB I NTERNATIONAL Mike Rogers, Sr. Charles Cook Gerry Faust WORLD H EADQUARTERS 4800 WEST GATES PASS ROAD Dick Ellerton Ron Provience Barbara DeGraw TUCSON, AZ 85745 PHONE: 520-620-1220 FAX: 520-622-1205 Wilt Williams Chip Goodwin WEBSITE: WWW.SAFARICLUB.ORG Ken Lehtola John Belus President’s Message By Mike Rogers, Jr., San Diego Chapter President As fundraisers go, within the global SCI community of wild turkeys loose in 1993. Twenty years ago our Chapter hunters who raise money to protect the freedom to hunt was successful in reintroducing wild turkeys to the San and promote wildlife conservation, our San Diego Chapter Diego back country. Now we embark upon an even more clearly stands out as one of the finest. Appropriate for an challenging task of reintroducing mammals. evening in America’s finest city. Our Auction numbers were up substantially, as were most of the line items on the Already we have had some who say that it can’t be done. A revenue side of the treasurer’s report. Expenses however, small group of conservationists from northern California do eat up their share of the money raised. We put on a had tried to reintroduce and were unsuccessful, first class fundraiser and are widely known within the yet they now have asked to join in our efforts. It’s an organization for doing just that. exciting and ambitious special project, and it’s the kind of thing that we are doing. I say “money raised” instead of ‘profit’ because we are indeed a 501 c 3 non-profit organization and no one Recently, I worked with Phil DeLone, CEO of SCI, in “profits” in Safari Club International. Even outside crafting his speech and staging the production in Reno professional vendors are encouraged to give to the cause, during the Saturday evening awards and auction event and when it comes to wildlife, most are more than willing where 1.3 million dollars was raised to help fight against to part with their hard earned bucks. the up-listing of the African Lion to the Endangered Species list. As we protect the freedom to hunt, we must It isn’t until the word “hunter” enters the picture that also promote wildlife conservation and that is what we are people suddenly balk at the idea of charitable giving. doing here locally. I sincerely hope that you’ll consider Perhaps it’s the concept of taking an animal’s life that joining us - at a dinner event, at next year’s fundraiser or creates so much heartburn. After all, most don’t grasp perhaps on the board of directors. the concept of wildlife management and the benefit to a species of controlled population in a given habitat. The nomination process is about to begin and we are Maybe it’s simply the effect, where wildlife takes always looking for new people to get involved. Specifically on human characteristics from a lifetime of exposure we need a Public Relations person for a new board position to Disney, Pixar, and anyone else who portrays animals being developed. Please feel free to contact us and consider as rational, intelligent, cause-and-effect creatures … volunteering. If you love hunting like we do, you’ll enjoy or it could be the idea that we, as hunters, simply enjoy the time spent working on great causes and taking an ourselves too much in the pursuit. Whatever the reason, it active role in wildlife conservation. didn’t show up on February 9th at the Town and Country Ballroom where we held the most recent SDSCI fundraiser. Mike Rogers Jr. You gave! And when it came to simply giving to give, where nothing tangible was on the horizon to receive, most gave sizable amounts of money to one of our most recent causes. As president I stood before the audience and told you that we were embarking on a new and ambitious cause – the reintroduction of Pronghorn antelope into San Diego County. I heard a few “Oooo’s” and “Wowww’s” when we revealed the challenge. The reaction, combined with the giving to our efforts in reintroducing wildlife to San Diego County reminded me of the day we let the first Nominating Committee Report By Barbara DeGraw, SD SCI Past President The Chapter Nominating Committee will soon be meeting Of course, we are looking for candidates for Board and to consider a slate to serve on the Chapter Board of officer positions. If you care about your hunting heritage, Directors beginning in July. want to learn more about SCI, can assist us with getting the Chapter’s work accomplished to fulfill the mission of The committee will be considering realigning several SCI, please contact Barbara at 760-765-0759. board positions and updating job descriptions in an effort to better serve the chapter.

3 The Diminutive San Diego Southern Mule Deer By Beard Hobbs Now San Diego County is not what I would call a average shoulder height would be approximately 40”. destination hunting location for mule deer. The average California Fish and Wildlife issues 3,000 buck- big game hunter would have no clue that San Diego only rifle tags and 1,000 archery either sex tags in County was the home of Desert Big Horn Sheep San Diego County. Tags are issued on a first come (protected), mountain lion (protected), band tailed first served basis and each hunter can purchase pigeon, a variety of ducks, dove, quail, turkey and a two tags. Note: If you are interested in hunting San spectacular diminutive sub-species of mule deer known Diego County, the tags sell out so a wise hunter as the Southern Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus would purchase tags in June or July when tags are Fugliginatus). available over the counter. The rifle harvest hovers Average field dressed weight studies drastically at approximately 11.5% and the archery either sex illustrate the diminutive, unique and somewhat dwarf harvest in 2010 was a grand total of 59 harvested deer nature of the Southern Mule Deer. A study conducted of the 1,000 tags issued in San Diego County. The at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, based on a bow season is a split season with the 2011 early season sampling of 217 Southern Mule Deer, established an beginning on September 3rd and ending on October average dressed weight of 111.3 lbs. for deer ranging 16th and the late season beginning on November 19th between 3.5 and 6 years old. A similar study of Rocky and ending on December 31st. The early hunt is a Mountain Mule Deer in the Arizona Kaibab, based typical warm weather hunt and definitely is an early on a sampling of 1107 animals, established an average morning or water source hunt. The late season is a dressed weight of 173 lbs. for deer ranging between 3.5 rut hunt and setting up on well used deer trails can be and 5.5 years of age. A comparative study of 154 Coues productive. White Tail Deer in SE Arizona established an averaged When it comes to bowhunting the San Diego County dressed weight of 85 lbs. for deer ranging between Southern Mule Deer, San Diego is an extremely tough 3.5 and 5.5 years of age. The Southern Mule Deer is place to hunt. The terrain, depending on elevation, significantly smaller in stature when compared to the is rugged, steep and covered with dense chaparral, Rocky Mountain Mule Deer and Eastern Whitetail manzanita, pines, oaks and a smattering of cedar trees. Deer and is just slightly larger than the Coues Whitetail Naturally the best hunting is on private land but there Deer. (Credits: Pious 1989, Heffelfinger 2006, are plenty of opportunities on public land. Because of McCullough and Smith 1987, AGFD 2000.) the terrain, spot and stalk is very difficult, with the vast Most Southern Mule Deer have antlers that match their majority of the deer being taken from ground blinds diminutive size. The average spread of a mature buck or tree stands set up on game trails. Baiting is strictly is between 12 and 16 inches and with rare occasion prohibited in California and to be successful one has something significantly less than 22 inches. The vast to spend a considerable amount of time scouting to majority of deer taken are 2x2’s, with an exceptional ascertain the best and most frequently used game deer being a 3x3 or on rare occasions a 4x4. Most trails. Naturally the more successful hunters gravitate of the Southern Coastal Deer that I have personally to remote areas with little hunting pressure. Setting up observed would score between 80” and 120” gross SCI. on a water source could just be the ticket for tagging a I have seen pictures of a couple of deer that scored in local Southern Mule Deer. the high 130’s, but I believe that a deer in the high 130’s My 2011 hunt started on September 3rd. I generally would be a spectacular 1% of all Southern Mule Deer hunt weekends and typically am hunting by myself. taken in San Diego County. During the early season I saw deer on almost every The Southern Mule Deer has some fairly distinct weekend but didn’t see anything that was either close markings. The forehead crown is almost black and enough to shoot or that met my standards for size and covers the vast majority of the skull cap, orbital sockets age. For the most part I hiked into various remote and forehead. Most San Diego Southern Mule Deer areas before daylight and set up on or near game trails. have a very distinctive short roman nose. The entire I also spent one weekend of the rifle season assisting winter cape is generally much darker than the typical one of my non-bowhunting friends. As the late season Rocky Mountain Mule Deer. A good estimate for approached, bucks began hanging out with the does.

4 I missed the first weekend due to family obligations. and although legal it just didn’t meet my standards. A The second weekend I arranged to hunt with my friend spike buck followed about two hours later and walked Bob Dawson on private property. Bob is a big time directly in front of my blind at 40 yards. bowhunter with more records and trophies than I can Day two I headed to Acorn Alley at least 45 minutes count. before shooting light. I settled into the blind and sat On day one of the hunt, Bob put me in one of his quietly waiting for first light. At 6:30 am I thought I ground blinds for the morning hunt. We met up at 10 would try a little rattling to see if I could draw a buck am and discussed the fact that neither of us had seen into my blind. I went over, picked up my rattles and as a deer. We then relocated and set up a ground blind, I sat up, I realized that a great 3x3 was standing not 20 brushed it in, cut shooting lanes and made plans for the yards from my blind, head down and sniffing the trail afternoon hunt. Bob suggested that we set up another for the scent of a willing doe. I quietly put down the ground blind in an area he called “Acorn Alley.” As rattles, grabbed my bow, set my top pin directly above we hiked in Acorn Alley, we could immediately see a his front leg and touched off the shot. The deer ran couple of well used deer trails and several young cedar thirty yards, stopped, looked around and dropped in his trees that had been raked by bucks trying to scrape tracks. the velvet off their antlers. We hiked back to the truck, A trophy is in the eyes of the beholder and my little San loaded up my double bull blind and headed back into Diego Southern Mule Deer is a great trophy and will Acorn Alley. After picking a prime location, we set up hang proudly on my wall. Hunting San Diego Southern the blind, brushed it in and cleared shooting lanes. We Mule Deer will not put you in any record book and to agreed to meet shortly after dark and Bob headed off to the average hunter, most would think that you shot a a tree stand he called the “Indian Tree” because of the pretty small deer. The truth is that if you are willing Indian Mattes worn into the granite rocks surrounding to work hard, dedicate yourself and put in your time, this ancient oak tree. Within an hour of first setting you can put a trophy on the wall that is unique, special up, a spike/crab claw two point wandered down the and something that very few if any of your peers have trail, nose to the ground obviously looking for a hot obtained. doe. The small buck came within 35 yards of my blind

5 San Diego Junior Pheasant Hunt Report By Susan Bowers and Doug Streed On Sunday morning, March 3rd, 55 excited and eager clay birds at a trap range, and then the most exciting youth, ages 9 to 15, gathered in a beautiful grove of part of the day, off to the fields to hunt a planted live oak trees to check-in for what promised to be pheasant with a bird dog and handler. The last stop a tremendous day. This was the beginning of the was the bird cleaning station where they learned the 10th Annual San Diego Junior Pheasant Hunt event, proper method of field dressing game. There are over supported every year by the San Diego Chapter of SCI. fifty volunteers who help make this day a memorable A number of Chapter members are part of the event one for the youth. Those who were able to attend the committee and several family members attended as shotgun clinic on the afternoon before the hunt, added youth participants. a little practice with the shotgun which helped make the pheasant hunt in the field even more successful. Each youth checking in received an orange hat festooned with the pheasant hunts’ name and a name The Jr Pheasant Hunt committee received an SCIF tag which noted the group each participant was Sables Education grant to help with this annual assigned. After the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment event and encourage other chapters to create similar of silence for our military and veterans, the kids located programs for youth in their area. their group by colored flag and outfitter and started off for one of six stations.

This year they listened to a seminar on wildlife, watched nationally ranked pointer and retriever dogs working through their various skills, had a chance to shoot a bow at paper animal targets, lined up to shoot

6 Hunt for Warriors — A Success By John Ehlers Leif Olsen, SD Chapter Special Projects Chairman, Once “warmed up” the hunters began to pursue planted organized a hunting and fishing event for Wounded pheasants over superbly trained pointing dogs that were Warriors through the Armed Services YMCA and the well handled by their owners. The Wounded Warriors Wounded Warriors at Balboa Naval Hospital. Chapter learned how important teamwork is and why the dogs member Doug Streed provided Hunter Safety training are all-important to a safe, successful hunt. for the Wounded Warriors prior to the event and the California Fish and Wildlife Department provided It was a beautiful day in a beautiful location. Lots of reduced-cost hunting licenses. birds were taken, a few fish were caught, and smiles were all around. Even the dogs were smiling. The event was held on Saturday, February 23 at a field on Palomar Mountain provided by My Country Club and was attended by 28 warriors, some family members and volunteers. Doug Streed brought along two trap machines so that the hunters could “warm up” on clay birds before the hunt.

7 Inaugural Sporting Clays Shoot By Bev Ehlers Safari Club Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America joined fundraising forces on January 22, 2013 at the Sage Hill Clay Sports facility near Reno, Nevada with their Inaugural Sporting Clays Shoot. This event was an opportunity to further the important missions of the two organizations in promotion of outdoor education to further sustainable wildlife conservation. Ingrid and Wilt Williams participated on shooting teams where Ingrid won the 3rd place ladies award and Wilt was included on the high mens’ score list.

Game Dinner at the Rancho Bernardo Inn A gourmet game dinner will be exclusively prepared Game Menu for us at Rancho Bernardo Inn. Cost is $100 per Amuse person. Special guests, North Star River Expeditions Bison Tartare, Violet Mustard, Herb Crostini will speak about fishing and hunting 1st opportunities. Grilled Bob White Quail, For reservations please call Green Apple & Muscadine Risotto Lyons & O’Haver at 619-697-3217 2nd or e-mail [email protected]. The Suckling Pig “Parade”, Slow Cooked Whole Piglet & Garnish 3rd Grilled Elk Chop, Napa Cabbage Fondue, Crispy Potato Confit, Huckleberries 4th Chocolate Ganache, Candied Bacon

8 Education/Pride Chairman By Bill Hansen For the past few years, I have been involved with I am a native of the Great State of Montana, but I have SCI to a limited extent. After some encouragement been a San Diego resident since 1984. I grew up in from Ingrid, I am committed to working to advance a neighborhood that was, at that time, at the edge of education related to youth, outdoor and wilderness town in Bozeman, Montana. My father was a dentist activities, wildlife conservation and other activities and my mother a librarian in a local school. Bozeman related to education that are sponsored or encouraged was a great place to grow up and be involved with and by SCI. interested in outdoor activities. My brothers, our friends and I could walk a half mile or so from our houses and In the short term, I am working to raise funds for be fishing one of two very productive trout streams in educational activities and learn about educational no time flat. I grew up fishing the Gallatin, Madison, opportunities and initiatives with SCI. Therefore, I Yellowstone, Shields and other rivers in Montana. will be contacting some of you to request assistance From this experience, I guess I should admit that with this short term fundraising goal and to help with fishing is really my first love when it comes to outdoor educational activities. If you would like to help with activities. There is almost nothing I would rather do SCI educational goals or fundraising, please contact me now than float down a river in a drift boat in Montana, at any time. My cell phone number is 858-229-7853. Wyoming or Idaho, casting flies and taking in the scenery.

I grew up doing some hunting for upland birds and waterfowl which were readily available then. I have — FYI — done some hunting for deer, elk, and antelope in Local Hunting Resources Montana and in California, I have enjoyed hunting wild for San Diego County and Nearby boar with friends and colleagues from work. In the future, I have goals of hunting big game in Africa and Desert Wildlife Unlimited also would like to take a “trophy” elk. http://www.desertwildlifeunlimited.com I thank the SCI San Diego Board of Directors for Pheasants Forever selecting me to join them. I look forward to getting to http://www.pheasantsforever.org know more of you and working with all of you in the coming months. Quail Forever http://www.quailforever.org

California Fish and Wildlife http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife WANTED The Trophy Times welcomes stories and reports of your outdoor tales of adventure in the areas of Bureau of Land Management hunting, fishing, shooting, conservation and related http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en.html subjects. Share these articles and stories with other members of the San Diego Chapter and have the Cleveland National Forest satisfaction of seeing your article in print. http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/cleveland/home Please e-mail your stories and photographs to the Trophy Times Editor at [email protected] Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation or mail to San Diego Chapter SCI; PO Box http://www.rmef.org 600155; San Diego, CA 92160.

9 Christmas Party Highlights A jolly time was had by all during the San Diego Chapter SCI Christmas Party at Member Beard Hobbs’ beautiful home. Participants imbibed of Holiday Cheer and marveled at the many fine trophies on display.

10 11 Auction: ’13 Expedition Wild Americas! A Night To Remember Sincere thanks to each and every member of the Auction Committee, the Board of Directors and the membership as a whole for your efforts toward making Auction: ’13 Expedition Wild Americas! a successful event.

12 13 14 15 16 17 African Lion Defense Fund

At the SCI Convention in Reno on January 26th, over The funds raised by SCIF will be used to conduct one million dollars was raised to save the African lion crucial scientific research that will provide governments and lion hunting. Widespread corruption in wildlife around the world with clear and meaningful agencies and a worry that populations of big cats are information about the true status of the big cats. There diminishing due to encroachment of human population, is a need to educate the world on how well-regulated snaring, poaching, poisoning and other factors have hunting and sustainable trade in hunting trophies alarmed both individual countries and the hunting encourages conservation, primarily because hunting world. revenues give wildlife high value.

Our San Diego Chapter joined other SCI Chapters and There is also concern that not just lions, but all hunting individual members in donating to this effort and have in African countries will be banned and the fear is that thereby affirmed our belief in science-based wildlife without value placed on wildlife, the poachers will management. completely decimate the remaining wildlife.

To learn more about this important issue contact Melissa Simpson in the DC office at 202-543-8733.

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26 Bulletin Board Are you looking for a hunting partner, information about a specific animal, hunting locations, firearms questions, or other sports-related subjects? Chapter members have the opportunity to post non-commercial items in the newsletter. Contact the Trophy Times editor, [email protected] for information. San Diego Chapter Welcomes New Members We welcome 56 new members who joined as a result of Auction ’13 held February 9th at the Town and Country Convention Center in Mission Valley. The Chapter looks forward to your participation in future meetings and events! Andrew W. Avis Jack R. Hawley Ricardo E. Montoya Mark R. Wagner Steve Bick Stephanie K. Hill Keith Morrison April Wakeman Bob Christensen James E. Hill Jeff Muehl Harry R. Walker Loretta Christensen Erik Hobbs Ron Osgood Jack Wurts Charlotte Conrad Susie Hobbs Jennifer Paulson Rick Wurts David L. Conway Matt Kirwan Patrick Paulson Jane E. Crossan Brian M. Kirwan Chad O. Pinard Also joining are these Virginia Duncan Rick Kirwan Kiersten A. Pinard new and renewing Sergio Estrella Pamela J. Lomax Tom Raftican members: Russell J. Falos Cynthis Maher Ashley M. Reese Armando Flores Paige A. Fisher Douglas Maher Max Regula Jeff Harper Norma A. Gallardo Rick E. Mannerino Nick E. Ricchiuti William Keene Annie Garrett William A. Martinez Bob Roppe Frank Kosloski Mike Goldsmith Cindi Mason Hunter Anne Rowan Michael Meloche Linda Goldsmith Tim Mason Beau P. Rowan Russell Pierce Jim Griffin Eric McCully Kristin F. Struttman Kathy G. Hanks Ken Mendoza Stephen J.Turigliatto

Wondering what to do with that old vehicle in your yard? Remember you can donate that old car, truck, or boat to support our chapter through Action Donation Services. For further information contact Susan Bowers at [email protected].

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27 April 2013 issue

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