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 2022-2023 News Releases 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 General Tree Squirrel Season to Open Sept. 10 September 6, 2022 California’s 2022-2023 general tree squirrel season will be open from Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 through Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Wildlife Tagged: squirrelhuntingsmall gameupland game 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 Avian Influenza Virus Activity Continues in California September 2, 2022 As the Eurasian strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 continues to impact wild and domestic birds across the state, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) wildlife disease specialists are reminding the public of steps they can take to help reduce the spread of infection. Continue reading... Categories: General, Public Safety, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: (HPAI) H5N1Highly Pathogenic Avian InfluenzaAvian Influenza Endangered Voles Begin to Repopulate in Inyo County, With Help from Scientists, Conservationists and Landowner September 2, 2022 Seven years of carefully planned habitat restoration on private land in the Mojave Desert have yielded hope for the persistence of the endangered Amargosa vole. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Restoration, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Species, Wildlife Tagged: Amargosa volevolerelocationendangered speciesMojave Prev12...567891011Next