Longfin smelt are currently listed as threatened under California’s Endangered Species Act, prohibiting the unpermitted possession, purchase, sale or take of state-listed species. Listing of the longfin smelt under the Endangered Species Act, will provide consistency between state and federal endangered...
It doesn’t matter what I have planned; nothing disrupts my annual plans for the July 1 cottontail rabbit opener. A month before the season opens, I make plans to scout a handful of tried-and-true spots. Time permitting, I’ll head out the...
Permits will be issued for eight separate one-week hunting periods – four permits for the A Zone and four for the D-5 Zone seasons that fall within the reserve’s boundaries. Only archery equipment may be used during the D-5 Zone archery...
“Despite another good water year, the lack of adequate nesting habitat, particularly in the Central Valley, continues to restrict waterfowl population growth in California” said CDFW Waterfowl Program Biologist Melanie Weaver....
The apprentice pheasant hunts return to Del Norte County after an absence of nearly 10 years. The Del Norte County hunts will kick off dozens of apprentice pheasant hunts that will be held throughout California this fall and winter. Apprentice pheasant...
Large whale entanglement in commercial fishing gear off the U.S. West Coast has been identified as an issue of concern by NOAA Fisheries because of the potential impacts to both large whales (individually and at a stock/population level) and the commercial...
