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Recreational Spiny Lobster Season to Open Oct. 2 9/23/2021
CDFW Temporarily Restricting Boat Use at Fresno County Wildlife Area 9/20/2021
CDFW Reopens 34 Properties After USDA Forest Service Lifts Statewide Closure 9/16/2021
CDFW Offers Technical Assistance to Cannabis Cultivators with Pop-Up Shop on Sept. 22 9/15/2021
CDFW Seeks Artists to Enter California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest 9/14/2021
Drought Forces Closure of Shasta Valley Wildlife Area to Waterfowl Hunting; Other Northeastern Waterfowl Properties Impacted by Water Shortages 9/10/2021
CDFW Expanding Hunting Opportunities Within Cosumnes River Preserve; Now Accepting Applications for October Deer Hunts 9/8/2021
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