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• CALENDAR
Oct. 6 --An Open Trap Shoot will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the Falls Township Rifle & Pistol Association.

• Stocking stuffers on tap for regional area waters
This year's fall trout stocking will begin Tuesday. There will be no major changes in the waters being stocked and the numbers of fish being stocked in them. The state will stock approximately 20,000 two-year old brook, brown and rainbow trout, averaging 14 to 16 inches. The state's top streams will be stocked during the first week of stocking, while 16 top ponds and lakes will be stocked in the second phase of the stocking. In addition to the 2-year-old fish, approximately 1,000 broodstock trout, 3-year-old rainbow trout averaging 17 to 18 inches, will also be stocked.

• October fishing forecast looks good
FRESHWATER Local Fishing

• THE OUTDOOR REPORT/BY J.B. KASPER

• Chewing the (non)fat in sports nutrition
There's so much information out there about sports nutrition that it can become very confusing. Athletes aren't always sure what to do and often could eat better to optimize their on-court performance.

• Surf fishing tournament headlines busy October
The annual Governor's Cup Surf Fishing Tournament will be held on Sunday, Oct. 5 at Island Beach State Park from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The contest is the biggest one-day surf fishing tournament held along the east coast, and the traditional family- oriented event is fun for the veteran and novice alike.

• Young out of USGA event
Two-time former New Jersey State Golf Association women's amateur champion Donna Young has bowed out of the U.S. Golf Association's Senior Women's Amateur championship in Tulsa, Okla.