Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery Offering Voluntary CWD Sampling, Tag Validations on Opening Weekend of General Deer Season, Sept. 17-18 September 16, 2022 CDFW will staff a voluntary, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) check station at its Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery on the opening weekend of the general, north state deer season Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, Wildlife Health Tagged: California Deer SeasonCWD TestingMount Shasta Fish HatcheryTag Validations Drought Forces Closure of Shasta Valley Wildlife Area to Waterfowl Hunting; Other Northeastern Waterfowl Properties Impacted by Water Shortages September 16, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that the Shasta Valley Wildlife Area in Siskiyou County will be closed to waterfowl hunting for the entirety of the 2022-23 season as a result of lost wetlands and waterfowl habitat due to ongoing drought conditions. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Upland Game, Waterfowl Tagged: Shasta Valley Wildlife AreaDuck HuntingWaterfowl SeasonCalifornia Duck HuntingDroughtUpland Bird Hunting California’s 2022 General Deer Seasons Set to Begin September 14, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) general deer season is set to open in many parts of the state Saturday, Sept. 17. Deer season is already underway in California’s A and B4 zones along the coast. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: California Deer Hunting2022 Deer Season Forest Grouse, Mountain Quail Hunters Advised to Check for Wildfire-Related Closures Before Heading Afield This Season September 9, 2022 For the first time in three years, grouse and mountain quail hunters should find the state’s national forests along with California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) properties mostly open for hunting when seasons begin Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. That’s the good news. Continue reading... Categories: Fire, Hunting, Lands, Upland Game Tagged: Grouse HuntingMountain Quail HuntingCalifornia Season OpenersWildfire Watch Pronghorn Seasons Winding Down, Elk Seasons Opening Up Amid Habitat, Population Changes Impacting Hunting Opportunities September 6, 2022 California’s pronghorn antelope hunters are wrapping up their short seasons as California’s elk hunters are gearing up for theirs. The two groups of big game hunters are among the most tenacious – if not the luckiest – in California. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Fire, Hunting, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: CaliforniaBig Game HuntingPronghorn AntelopeElkBig Game DrawingSHARE ProgramRocky Mountain ElkRoosevelt ElkTule ElkElk TagsPronghorn TagsNortheastern California Prev12...19202122232425...2728Next