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    • September 9, 2022
    A painting of a ruffed grouse in flight by artist Jeffrey Klinefelter.

    For the first time in three years, grouse and mountain quail hunters should find the state’s national forests along with California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) properties mostly open for hunting when seasons begin Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. That’s the good news.

    Categories: Fire, Hunting, Lands, Upland Game
    • 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
    • April 21, 2022
    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
    • March 29, 2022

    The Lake Tahoe Interagency Bear Team, a partnership between the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Parks, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and the USDA Forest Service, is asking all community members to expect increased bear activity following the Caldor Fire as bears prepare to emerge from their winter dens.

    Categories: Fire, Human Wildlife Conflict, Urban Wildlife
    • September 25, 2021
    A party boat plies the waters off the Golden Gate Bridge in search of Chinook salmon.

    California hunters and anglers have reason to celebrate Saturday, Sept. 25. Not only is it National Hunting and Fishing Day – a nationwide thank you to the contributions hunters and anglers make to fish and wildlife conservation – but California’s outdoor opportunities are opening up once again in time for peak fall hunting and fishing seasons.

    Categories: Deer, Fire, Fishing, Hunting, Salmon