Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases CDFW Wildlife Areas Prepared to Welcome Dove Hunters Sept. 1 August 29, 2024 With select fields plowed, planted, mowed or otherwise primed, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is prepared to welcome dove hunters to many of its wildlife areas for the Sept. 1 season opener. Continue reading... Categories: Upland Game Tagged: Dove HuntingDove SeasonCalifornia HuntingUpland Bird HuntingWingshootingPublic Land Hunting CDFW Seeking Hunter Input on Yolo Bypass, Grizzly Island Wildlife Areas August 6, 2024 CDFW will hold an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from licensed hunters regarding hunting programs on Type A Wildlife Areas in the Bay Delta Region. The online meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Outreach, Waterfowl Tagged: CDFW wildlife areasCalifornia huntingGrizzly IslandYolo Bypass CDFW Offers Veteran-Specific Hunting and Fishing Resources and Reduced-Fee Hunting and Fishing Licenses to Disabled Veterans November 11, 2022 CDFW thanks California veterans for their service to and sacrifice for our country. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Hunting, R3 Tagged: Veteran's DayCalifornia HuntingCalifornia FishingHonoring Veterans 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