San Diego area anglers and hunters can purchase their 2018 licenses, tags and Warden Stamps directly from California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff at the annual Fred Hall Show this coming weekend at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The show will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, the show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“This show is a great opportunity for Southern California outdoor enthusiasts to talk directly with local CDFW personnel and have their individual questions answered,” said CDFW South Coast Region Manager Ed Pert. “Our biologists and law enforcement officers will be available all weekend to meet with the public.”

Licenses, tags and report cards will also be available for purchase, as well as the new 2018 CDFW Warden Stamp ($5). Warden Stamp sales help fund CDFW’s K-9 program and support purchases of enforcement equipment.

Attendees can learn how to become a wildlife officer by speaking directly with CDFW officers, including statewide recruiting officer Lt. Chris Stoots, at the law enforcement trailer. The trailer features fish and wildlife mounts and a free laser shot game. Attendees can also learn about historic fish-stocking procedures as a restored 1925 Dodge truck used by CDFW for transporting hatchery fish will be on display, along with a modern fish-transporting truck.

Also featured will be information on CDFW’s Fishing in the City and hatchery programs and a free youth fishing pond stocked with rainbow trout provided by the CDFW Mojave River Hatchery. Those who fish at the pond will receive a fishing passport book and official fishing passport stamps. CDFW Fishing in the City staff will teach casting skills to young anglers at a stocked bass tank, and bass-fishing professionals will provide tips and demonstrate their fishing skills.

Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 62 years and older, or $10 for military with ID (available only at the ticket window). Children under age 15 are free.

For more information, please visit www.fredhall.com.