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    • December 20, 2022
    Logo of the California Fish and Game Commission

    At its December meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission acted on several issues affecting California’s natural resources.

    Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Hunting, Waterfowl
    • October 20, 2022
    A panoramic, overview of the Ocean Ranch Unit, part of CDFW's Eel River Wildlife Area.

    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.

    Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Wildlife
    • October 14, 2022
    waterfowl flying at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve

    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.

    Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl
    • September 16, 2022
    A young duck hunter hides in the tules at the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge near Alturas.

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that the Shasta Valley Wildlife Area in Siskiyou County will be closed to waterfowl hunting for the entirety of the 2022-23 season as a result of lost wetlands and waterfowl habitat due to ongoing drought conditions.

    Categories: Hunting, Upland Game, Waterfowl
    • July 26, 2022
    The entrance sign to the Little Dry Creek Unit, Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area in the Sacramento Valley.

    CDFW and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold an online public outreach meeting for licensed hunters to provide comments and recommendations regarding hunting programs on state wildlife areas and federal wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley.

    Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl