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 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 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 CDFW Offering Waterfowl Hunts at East Bay Ecological Reserve November 2, 2021 Hunters can soon participate in no-fee waterfowl hunts amid restored salt ponds at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Hayward. Access to ELER will be open to 100 hunters on a first-come, first-served basis. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Waterfowl Tagged: huntingwaterfowl huntingEden Landing Ecological Reserve November 2021 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar October 29, 2021 November 2021 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: Calendareventshunting October 2021 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar September 29, 2021 October 2021 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: Calendareventshuntingfishing Celebrate the Outdoors on National Hunting and Fishing Day September 25, 2021 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. Continue reading... Categories: Deer, Fire, Fishing, Hunting, Salmon Tagged: National Hunting and Fishing DayHuntingFishingCalifornia Outdoors September 2021 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar August 31, 2021 September 2021 CDFW Calendar Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: Calendareventshuntingdeerbearbiodiversity dayfishingupland game August 2021 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar July 29, 2021 August 2021 CDFW Calendar Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: Calendareventshuntingfishing CDFW Soliciting Recommendations for Northern San Joaquin Valley Wildlife Areas July 28, 2021 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), will hold an online outreach meeting for licensed hunters to take comments and recommendations regarding hunting programs in the northern San Joaquin Valley. The meeting will include updates on habitat conditions, availability of water for wetlands during the current drought and possible impacts of the lingering global pandemic. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands Tagged: Wildlife AreasSan Joaquin ValleyHunting 12Next
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