HOODOO ISLAND youth/family turkey hunt
Hunt dates: 3/22(youth opener), 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 3 hunters (two juniors and one shooting adult) no shooting adults on spring season youth opener
Restrictions: At least one hunter must be a junior.
Description: HooDoo Island, a portion of the Little Dry Creek unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area in Butte and Glenn counties, consists of 130 acres of pristine wetland and riparian habitats. Butte Creek and Howard Slough flow around the island, creating a wildlife corridor teeming with wild turkey and other wildlife.
The Flynn Property TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 3/29, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/27
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: The Flynn Property is a 259-acre site located in the southeastern corner of Glenn County just south of the Llano Seco Rancho. One group of hunters will be drawn per hunt date.
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Mentored spring turkey hunts at sacramento and delevan nwr
Hunt dates: 3/29-30, 4/5-6, 4/12-13, 4/19-20, 4/26-27, 5/3-4
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $0 to apply, $0 to hunt
Region: Sacramento Valley
For:
- First time hunters (Jr and adult hunters)
- First time turkey hunters (Jr and adult hunters)
Capacity: 1 hunters
Restrictions: Must be either a first time hunter or first time turkey hunter.
*Selected applicants will be screened to ensure they meet the eligible standards provided.*
Description: The Sacramento NWR Complex, CDFW, NWTF, and California Waterfowl will be partnering to implement mentored spring turkey hunts to novice hunters on Sacramento and Delevan National Wildlife Refuges. The goal of this hunt is to provide a high quality and educational hunting experience to novice hunters. Hunters will be paired up with an experienced mentor who will take them out on Sacramento or Delevan NWRs for 2 days of turkey hunting.
Merlo Waterfowl Company Family Turkey Hunt
Hunt dates: 3/29
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: Youth hunters
Capacity: 1 youth hunter and 1 adult hunter
Restrictions: One hunter must be a youth
Description: This turkey hunt will take place on one of many ranches that Merlo maintains. With over 20 ranches in Butte and Glenn counties, finding a turkey hunt should not be a problem. This is a one-day, fully guided hunt.
Capacity: One junior hunter and one adult hunter
The Scurria Property TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 4/2, 4/6, 4/16
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: The Scurria Property is located just outside of Colusa, along the active floodplain of the Sacramento River. is 148 acres of fields and orchards. One group of hunters will be drawn per hunt date.
Turning point preserve TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 3/29, 4/5, 4/9, 4/23
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: Turning Point Preserve is almost 700 acres of wildlife bliss! Sitting next to the Sacramento River outside of Knight's Landing, this property offers riparian as well as agriculture which in turns makes for great hunting. One group of two hunters will be drawn for each hunt date.
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dos rios norte TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 4/23
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: At just under 1600 acres, Dos Rios Norte is a property that has it all. Sitting at the confluence of the Feather River, Sacramento River, and lower Butte Creek, the property provides ample room for turkeys and other wildlife to congregate. One group of two hunters will be drawn for each hunt date. Deadline to apply is two weeks before hunt date.
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HOODOO ISLAND Veteran turkey hunt
Hunt dates: 4/9, 4/16
Application type: Special Application
Cost: Free
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: Veterans or active-duty military*
Capacity: 1 hunter
Restrictions: None
Description: HooDoo Island, a portion of the Little Dry Creek unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area in Butte and Glenn counties, consists of 130 acres of pristine wetland and riparian habitats. Butte Creek and Howard Slough flow around the island, creating a wildlife corridor teeming with wild turkey and other wildlife.
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BUTTE CREEK ISLAND RANCH TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 3/29, 4/6, 4/19
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: CWA’s Butte Creek Island Ranch sits in the middle of turkey heaven. The property is nestled between Sanborn Slough and Butte Creek, across from the famed Little Dry Creek unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area.
Special thanks to Closed Zone Farms for providing mowing and discing services to CWA’s Butte Creek Island Ranch and Sanborn Slough properties.
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SANBORN SLOUGH Spring turkey hunt
Hunt dates: 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/20, 4/26
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Sacramento Valley
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: This 260-acre CWA-owned property sits between Sanborn Slough and Cherokee Canal, across from the famed Little Dry Creek unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area.
Special thanks to Closed Zone Farms for providing mowing and discing services to CWA’s Butte Creek Island Ranch and Sanborn Slough properties.
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