Recent News Releases CDFW’s Ocean Ranch Unit Opens to Waterfowl Hunting, Public Access on Jan. 2, 2023 December 29, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce that its Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County, part of the larger Eel River Wildlife Area, will open to waterfowl hunting and general public access beginning Monday, January 2, 2023. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Wildlife Tagged: California Duck HuntingHumboldt CountyPublic LandNorth Coast CDFW’s Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County Remains Closed to Waterfowl Hunting, Public Access Through Remainder of 2022 October 20, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) wants to remind waterfowl hunters that its Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County, part of the larger Eel River Wildlife Area, will be closed to all hunting and public access through the end of the year due to heavy construction and habitat work taking place. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Wildlife Tagged: Humboldt CountyDuck HuntingEel River Wildlife AreaDucks Unlimited CDFW Offering Waterfowl Hunts at East Bay Ecological Reserve October 14, 2022 Hunters can soon participate in no-fee waterfowl hunts amid restored salt ponds at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Hayward, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) land. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl Tagged: Eden Landing Ecological Reservewaterfowlwaterfowl huntingduck hunting CDFW to Hold Online Public Outreach Meeting Regarding Southern California Wildlife Areas September 30, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will hold an online outreach meeting on Thursday, Oct. 6 to take comments and recommendations regarding hunting programs in Southern California wildlife areas Continue reading... Categories: Lands Tagged: outreach meetingSouthern California wildlife areaswildlife areasSan Jacinto Wildlife AreaImperial Wildlife AreaSonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge State Wildlife Agencies to Hold Public Forum on Wild Pigs in California September 20, 2022 Due to ongoing concerns with wild pigs in California and the damage they cause, the California Fish and Game Commission and CDFW will be holding a virtual public forum to discuss related issues and explore potential solutions that address and reduce problems. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Human Wildlife Conflict, Hunting, Invasive Species, Lands, Wildlife Tagged: pigswild pigsnon-nativeinvasivewildlife managementpublic input 1234567Next
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