Recent News Releases Applications Now Being Accepted for Opening Weekend Deer and Pig Hunting Permits in Merced County May 23, 2022 CDFW is now accepting applications for a limited number of deer and pig hunting permits for opening weekend of the A Zone general season, August 13-14. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting Tagged: A zoneMerced Countydeer huntpig huntopening weekend Big Game Tag Drawing Applications Now Available April 26, 2022 California hunters can now purchase hunting licenses for the 2022-23 season, as well as apply for the Big Game Drawing online. Californians have many options to bring home wild game for their dinner table, and at this time, the current COVID-19 pandemic is not expected to lead to the closure or delay of any hunting seasons. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, Hunting, Lands, R3, Wildlife Tagged: huntingbig game huntingdeerelktagspronghornantelopepreference points CDFW Accepting 2021 Big Game Tag Returns and Preference Point Reinstatements Through April 30 April 21, 2022 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. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, Fire, Hunting Tagged: California’s In-person Hunter Education Instruction Returns; Online Courses Remain a Permanent Option April 15, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is bringing back in-person instruction as an option for prospective hunters to take the required hunter education course. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Hunting, Licensing Tagged: hunter educationadvanced hunter educationyouthhunting license New Surcharge on Bird Hunting Validations to Provide Nesting Habitat for Waterfowl, Upland Game Birds in California March 28, 2022 State legislation to incentivize the creation of upland nesting habitat for ducks and other ground-nesting game birds in California will result in a $10 surcharge on the price of both the California Duck Validation and the Upland Game Bird Validation next hunting season. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Licensing, Waterfowl, Wildlife Tagged: Waterfowl HuntingUpland Game Bird HuntingLicensingWildlife HabitatConservationRestoration CDFW’s SHARE Program Now Offering New Public Fishing Opportunities February 25, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now offering public fishing opportunities through the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Hunting Tagged: SHAREfishinghunting California Offers Abundant Opportunities for 2022 Spring Turkey Season February 24, 2022 California’s general spring turkey season opens statewide March 26 and runs through May 1. With growing populations of wild turkeys in many parts of the state, spring turkey season has become one of the more anticipated opportunities on the hunting calendar. Continue reading... Categories: General, Hunting, R3 Tagged: spring turkey seasonturkeyturkey hunting Online Applications Now Available for 2022 Joice Island Wild Pig Hunts January 27, 2022 CDFW is offering wild pig hunting opportunities in March, April and May at the Joice Island Unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, General, Hunting, Lands Tagged: Grizzly Island Wildlife AreaGrizzly Islandpigswild pigspig huntingJoice Island February Offers Special Waterfowl Opportunities for Kids, Veterans and Goose Hunters January 27, 2022 While most California duck and goose hunters will hang up their waders and stow their shotguns a final time following the close of waterfowl seasons Jan. 31, a few lucky groups get to extend their hunting seasons into February. Continue reading... Categories: Duck Stamp, Hunting, Waterfowl Tagged: Youth Waterfowl HuntVeterans Waterfowl HuntLate Goose Hunts Tehama County Man Pleads Guilty to Deer Poaching Charges December 6, 2021 A Tehama County man has pleaded guilty to deer poaching charges stemming from an August 2020 poaching investigation. Kaden Pearce, 23, of Red Bluff, killed a large buck (male deer) in a local walnut orchard where he did not have legal permission to hunt. He then falsified the location information when he reported the deer harvest on his deer tag as required by hunting regulations. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, General, Hunting Tagged: Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement DivisionLEDTehama CountyTehamaPoachingDeer poachingdeerhunting 1234Next
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