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 CDFW Seeks Artists to Enter California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest September 16, 2022 CDFW announces 2022 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. Continue reading... Categories: Upland Game Bird Stamp Tagged: Upland Game Bird Stampcontestupland game 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 Wildlife Conservation Board Celebrates 75 Years of Protecting California’s Natural Resources September 14, 2022 Wildlife Conservation Board Celebrates 75 Years of Protecting California’s Natural Resources Continue reading... Categories: WCB Tagged: WCB 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 Prev12...71727374757677...9899Next