Recent News Releases Nonprofit Organizations Encouraged to Apply for Fundraising Hunting Tags September 21, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is once again inviting nonprofit organizations to help support wildlife, wildlife habitat and scientific research by auctioning big game hunting tags for the 2023-24 hunt season. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Wildlife Tagged: Fundraising TagsNonprofitsWildlife ResearchDesert Bighorn SheepElkDeerCalifornia Hunting Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery Offering Voluntary CWD Sampling, Tag Validations on Opening Weekend of General Deer Season, Sept. 17-18 September 16, 2022 CDFW will staff a voluntary, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) check station at its Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery on the opening weekend of the general, north state deer season Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, Wildlife Health Tagged: California Deer SeasonCWD TestingMount Shasta Fish HatcheryTag Validations California’s 2022 General Deer Seasons Set to Begin September 14, 2022 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. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: California Deer Hunting2022 Deer Season Pronghorn Seasons Winding Down, Elk Seasons Opening Up Amid Habitat, Population Changes Impacting Hunting Opportunities September 6, 2022 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. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Fire, Hunting, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: CaliforniaBig Game HuntingPronghorn AntelopeElkBig Game DrawingSHARE ProgramRocky Mountain ElkRoosevelt ElkTule ElkElk TagsPronghorn TagsNortheastern California CDFW Expands Deer Hunting Opportunities at Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County; Now Accepting Applications for September, October Hunt Dates August 16, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for deer hunting opportunities at the Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County for the 2022 A Zone and D-5 Zone general seasons. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Hunting Tagged: California Deer HuntingArchery HuntingSacramento CountyA ZoneD 3-5 Zones.Cosumnes River Ecological ReservePublic Land 123Next
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