Recent News Releases 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 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 California Drivers Reminded to Watch out for Wildlife September 29, 2021 As the season changes and Californians turn their clocks back an hour, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is urging drivers to be extra alert for wildlife on the state’s roads and highways. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Deer, Human Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife Tagged: watch out for wildlifebearsdeerhuman wildlife conflict September 2021 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar August 31, 2021 September 2021 CDFW Calendar Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: Calendareventshuntingdeerbearbiodiversity dayfishingupland game Disease Outbreak Strikes California Deer Herds July 13, 2021 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has confirmed outbreaks of adenovirus hemorrhagic disease in deer in several northern California counties and is asking California residents to help curb the spread by not feeding wild animals, and report potential cases to the department. Continue reading... Categories: Wildlife Tagged: deeradenoviruscervid adenovirus CDFW Accepting Applications for Deer and Pig Hunting in Western Merced County May 27, 2021 CDFW is now accepting applications for a limited number of deer and pig hunting permits for opening weekend of the A Zone general season, Aug. 14-15, 2021. This is not a special hunt, but rather a drawing to control the number of hunters on popular public land during opening weekend. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting Tagged: deerwild pig CDFW Accepting Applications for Special Draw Deer Hunt on Knoxville Wildlife Area in Napa County May 14, 2021 CDFW is now accepting applications for a limited, lottery draw deer hunt scheduled for opening week of the A-Zone general deer season, August 14-20, on the Knoxville Wildlife Area in Napa County. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting Tagged: deer CDFW Offering Hunts of a Lifetime April 26, 2021 For the first-time ever, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will raffle off two “Golden Opportunity” fundraising deer tags to the general hunting public. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting Tagged: deer
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