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News Releases, 2022-Present

CalNASP Celebrates Record-Breaking Year: 18 Schools Granted Archery Equipment in 2025-26

February 19, 2026

CDFW is proud to announce that the 2025-26 school year marks the most CalNASP grants awarded since 2005.

Categories: NASP

Maryland Artist Wins California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest

February 13, 2026

A painting of band-tailed pigeons has been chosen by a panel of judges as the winning entry in the 2025-26 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. The painting was created by Diane Ford of Bethesda, Maryland.

Categories: Upland Game Bird Stamp

Tagged: Upland stamp art contest

CDFW’s SHARE Program Offering Spring Elk Hunts in Del Norte County

February 13, 2026

A herd of Roosevelt elk along the North Coast.

CDFW is accepting applications for five bull elk tags offered through its Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program this spring.

Categories: Big Game, Hunting, Wildlife

Tagged: Elk Hunting Big Game Hunting Public Hunting Private Lands Recruit Retain Reactivate

Wild Pig Hunts Coming Up at Joice Island

February 10, 2026

CDFW is offering wild pig hunting opportunities in March, April and May at the Joice Island Unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County.

Categories: Big Game, Hunting, Lands, R3

Tagged: Wild Pig Hunting Apprentice Hunters Hunting in California