News Archive Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on X Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Search News News Releases, 2022-Present CDFW Encourages Hunters to try Quail and Chukar Hunting in California October 12, 2026 Fall has officially arrived and with it more opportunities for upland game bird hunting. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists expect good hunting seasons for quail and chukar in 2026-27. Continue reading... Categories: Upland Game, Upland Game Bird Stamp Tagged: Quail HuntingCalifornia Quail HuntingMountain QuailValley QuailGambel's QuailQuail Season A Scholastic Archery First: Dublin’s Emerald High School is California’s First to Compete in NASP Championship October 9, 2026 Emerald High School in Dublin achieved a first this year for California’s scholastic archery programs, qualifying to compete in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla. Continue reading... Categories: Education, NASP Tagged: ArcherySchoolsNASP CDFW Awards $2.7 Million in Grants to Improve Boating Access, Support Golden Mussel Response October 7, 2026 CDFW has announced the award of $2.7 million in grants for six projects to support recreational boating in state waters and combat invasive golden mussels. Continue reading... Categories: Grants Tagged: Boating Access GrantsGolden MusselsPublic Access CDFW Seeks Public Comment on Draft Bobcat Conservation Plan October 1, 2026 CDFW is now accepting public comments on the just-released draft California Bobcat Conservation and Management Plan. The 133-page draft management plan was developed over five years alongside the California Bobcat Population Monitoring Project’s Report of Findings released in August. Continue reading... Categories: Wildlife Tagged: BobcatsConservationManagementHunting Commercial and Recreational Take Restrictions in Place for Northern Anchovy in Monterey Bay Due to Public Health Hazard September 11, 2026 State health agencies have recommended restricting the take of northern anchovy to bait use only for both the commercial and recreational fisheries in Monterey Bay after determining anchovies contain elevated levels of domoic acid. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Marine Tagged: Northern AnchovyAnchoviesFishingDomoic AcidMonterey Bay Prev12...23242526272829...4445Next