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    • September 14, 2022
    A lone mule deer buck stands amid trees.

    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.

    Categories: Big Game, Scientific Study, Wildlife
    • September 6, 2022
    Eastern fox squirrel

    California’s 2022-2023 general tree squirrel season will be open from Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 through Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.

    Categories: Hunting, Wildlife
    • September 6, 2022
    Pronghorn antelope captured on trail cameras in northern California.

    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.

    Categories: Big Game, Fire, Hunting, Scientific Study, Wildlife
    • September 2, 2022
    several canada geese in habitat

    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.

    Categories: General, Public Safety, Wildlife, Wildlife Health
    • September 2, 2022
    Close-up of an Amargosa vole

    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.

    Categories: Habitat Restoration, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Species, Wildlife