10/28/2009 – The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and the National Wild Turkey Federation’;s (NWTF) San Diego chapter will co-sponsor a wild turkey hunting clinic Nov. 7. The clinic will be held at the Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve in San Diego County.
The clinic is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is [...]
October 28, 2009 | Posted in
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A 2009 Department of Fish and Game (DFG) waterfowl survey indicates that the number of mallards statewide remains steady, but the overall duck population has declined.
Conducted by DFG in late April and early May, the Waterfowl Breeding Survey estimates that there are 510,800 ducks of all species in the state. This is an eight percent [...]
June 1, 2009 | Posted in
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State and federal wildlife agencies are seeking public comment on a proposal to restore Paiute cutthroat trout to its historic habitat. The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), today released a draft joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) [...]
March 23, 2009 | Posted in
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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) today announced California’s spring turkey season will open statewide on March 28. The general season will extend through May 3. In addition, archers may hunt turkeys through May 17, and holders of Junior Hunting Licenses are permitted to hunt through May 17 with shotguns.
In December 2008, the Fish [...]
March 3, 2009 | Posted in
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The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is conducting a wilderness survival clinic Feb. 21-22. The clinic is part of the Advanced Hunter Education Program. The two-day clinic begins at 9 a.m. on Feb. 21 and runs until 3 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the Tejon Ranch, south of Bakersfield in southern Kern County. [...]
January 16, 2009 | Posted in
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The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced the closure of the statewide black bear hunting season. Under regulations adopted by the Fish and Game Commission, the black bear season is closed when DFG verifies 1,700 bears have been taken by hunters.
DFG mailed notices to all bear tag holders reporting that the season is [...]
December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will stock rainbow trout and catfish in the San Francisco Bay Area this month. More than 37,000 pounds of rainbow trout — some as large as one pound each — and catfish up to two pounds each will be stocked in lakes during December. In addition to trout [...]
December 10, 2008 | Posted in
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Public comment period is open through Jan. 9, 2009
State and Federal agencies working on the restoration of natural resources injured by wastewater discharges in Castro Cove, and the resulting sediment contamination, today released a Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan, opening a 45-day public comment period.
An open house to provide information to the public [...]
November 26, 2008 | Posted in
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SACRAMENTO – An order today signed by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette will allow the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to stock more waters than would have been allowed under his Nov. 6 tentative ruling. The order is a result of weeks of negotiation among DFG, and the Pacific Rivers Council and Center [...]
November 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens arrested four suspected lobster poachers over the weekend on two all-night operations. The SCUBA-clad divers are suspected of stealing lobsters from commercial fishermen’s traps.
“Lobster trap poachers have always been a problem for commercial lobster fishermen,” stated Eric Kord, skipper to the patrol boat Thresher, whose crew spearheaded the [...]
November 20, 2008 | Posted in
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