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2022-2024 News Releases

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Two 2021 deer tags rest on a tree stump along with assorted big game hunting gear.

Many California deer, elk and pronghorn hunters whose 2021 seasons were cut short or eliminated as a result of wildfires and public land closures are now able to seek a reinstatement of their preference points and receive refunds of their tag fees in some cases.

Categories:   Big Game, Deer, Fire, Hunting
group of 8 environmental scientists and cannabis cultivators looking at a culvert on a large monitor

CDFW is holding a cannabis technical assistance workshop on May 12 in Nevada City. This pop-up technical workshop is ideal for new and legacy farmers as well as cannabis consultants.

Categories:   Cannabis
Close-up of Chinook salmon heads

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces California recreational ocean salmon fishing season dates are now set for the remainder of 2022 and offer about the same number of open days as last year.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon
Five youth hunters kneeling in front of a CDFW Hunter Education van

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is bringing back in-person instruction as an option for prospective hunters to take the required hunter education course.

Categories:   Education, Hunting, Licensing
closeup image of Dungeness crab

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and in accordance with regulations adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission for the recreational crab fishery.

Categories:   Fisheries

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