Hunting Articles

Spring turkey & Hunting application deadlines near
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 8, 2017

California’s 2017 general spring wild turkey hunting season opens statewide on March 25 and extends through April 30. The archery-only season will follow immediately afterward, running from May 1-14. Hunters who have a current junior hunting license may also hunt the weekend before the opener, (March 18 and 19), and the two weeks after the general season (May 1-14), using shotguns...
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Applications available for 2017 Joice Island pig hunts
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering pig hunting opportunities in March and April at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County. CDFW will be holding the limited-entry, permit-only hunts to control a small population of wild pigs on the Joice Island Unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. Joice Island is a 2,150-acre wetland area consisting of...
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Volunteers Needed for Bighorn Sheep Survey
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep (SCBS) are seeking volunteers to assist biologists on Feb. 25 and 26, 2017 (Saturday evening and all day Sunday). No survey experience is necessary to participate but volunteers must attend an orientation on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. at the...
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Possible avian cholera outbreak in northeast Oregon
by ODFW, JANUARY 31, 2017

State and federal wildlife managers are investigating a possible outbreak of avian cholera in ducks after members of the public reported several hundred dead ducks at wetlands on private land in the Stanfield and Milton-Freewater areas over the weekend. The public is asked to report sick or dead birds to 1-866-968-2600 or Wildlife.Health@state.or.us. ODFW is still waiting on tests to confirm whether the...
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CDFW youth waterfowl days, Feb. 4-5
by CDFW, JANUARY 31, 2017

Youth hunters have a special opportunity coming up the weekend of Feb. 4-5. Youth Waterfowl Days will provide young licensed hunters an extra weekend to hunt after the regular season ends. Each year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) opens many of their wildlife areas for these special hunt days, as allowed under federal regulations. Last year an estimated...
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Junior Chukar Hunt a HUGE Success!!
by Lorissa Soriano, JANUARY 23, 2017

The 2017 Annual Junior Chukar Hunt, sponsored by the Modoc Fish Game and Recreation Commission (MFG&RC) was a huge success this year. The event took place on January 14, 2017 at Likely Place Golf & RV Resort, in Likely. For the past few years the event had been held at Alturas Ranches, just outside of Alturas. This year the group decided to...
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