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Archery deer seasons open throughout most of California on Saturday, Aug. 17, including in four hunt zones – D7, X9a, X9b and X9c – where successful hunters are required to test their animals for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) within 10 days of take.

As part of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Hatchery Program’s mission to support fish conservation, angling opportunities and California’s economy, CDFW stocked 1.53 million inland Chinook and Kokanee salmon fingerlings into reservoirs in 17 counties this spring.

CDFW, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will hold an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from licensed hunters on public land hunting programs in the northern Sacramento Valley. The meeting will also provide updates on habitat conditions, availability of water for wetlands, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and hunting access opportunities.

CDFW will hold an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from licensed hunters regarding hunting programs on Type A Wildlife Areas in the Bay Delta Region. The online meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

CDFW Wildlife Officer Academy graduated and pinned badges on 54 new officers today in Paradise, Butte County. This group represents the largest academy graduating class in CDFW history.