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Veteran Hunt Program
All she wants for Christmas... another dispatch from the Veteran Hunt Program
When Steve Plotner got the call for the CWA Veteran Hunt at Denverton earlier this month, he figured things were looking up. Being in the Coast Guard can be demanding but Steve was looking forward to a day in the marsh. Of course, it didn’t take long for “Murphy” to enter...
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Waterfowl
Reviews: Calls, coolers, jackets and more
by California Waterfowl staff (Originally published in the Winter 2020 issue of California Waterfowl...
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Advocacy
Advocacy: The final score from the Capitol
Hunting, gun and conservation bills that CWA supported or opposed in the 2020 California Legislatur...
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Gear Guide
Waterfowl
Late-season gear guide
by PHIL BOURJAILY (Originally published in the Winter 2020 issue of California Waterfowl) By late D...
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Klamath
Mallards
Opening weekend mallard harvest down at key CA refuges
One of the (many) reasons California Waterfowl is concerned about the plight of the Lower Klamath N...
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Wetland restoration
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Goose Lake to flood, open to hunting thanks to TNC partnership
October 23, 2020—California Waterfowl’s southernmost wetland property – Goose Lake – was expected to remain dry this...
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Advocacy
CWA applauds USFWS for reopening Sump 1A to hunting
On Tuesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to reopen Sump 1A at Tule Lake National Wildl...
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Waterfowl
Abundant honkers create target-rich environments
By DAN SKALOS Canada geese have expanded exponentially throughout much of California. These residen...
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Waterfowl
CANINE CORNER: Retrieving memories
by JOSHUA MILLER/SportDOG® Brand Saying this has been an interesting year would be a complete un...
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Wetland restoration
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Waterfowl
WATER: Drought imperils waterfowl at refuge
by JEFFREY A. VOLBERG, DIRECTOR OF WATER LAW AND POLICY (Originally published in the Fall 2020 issu...
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Wetland restoration
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Advocacy
Waterfowl
Advocacy: Sponsor Drops Camp Regulation Bill
Here’s how we’re fighting for wetlands, waterfowl and hunting. Presented by Federal Premium Ammunit...
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Banding
Advocacy
Waterfowl
Fall Flight Forecast: I Hope You Like Uncertainty...
CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL REACHED OUT TO DOZENS OF WATERFOWL AND WETLANDS BIOLOGISTS TO GET A BEAD ON O...
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2020-21 Waterfowl Season Update - Kern NWR
A brief update on the status of Kern National Wildlife Refuge. More refuge updates coming soon! Wate...
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Banding
Banding at Klamath
With help from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff, California Waterfowl’s waterfowl crew has been...
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Waterfowl
CANINE CORNER: Your best season ever
BY JOSH MILLER, SportDOG® Brand (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of California Waterfo...
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Wetland restoration
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Advocacy
Waterfowl
Education
ADVOCACY: New regulations, anti-hunting bills
2020-21 waterfowl regulations set Legislature to hear anti-hunting bills Members asked to give fee...
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Waterfowl
HIP: Why that validation on your hunting license matters a LOT
A lot of things in life can be complicated. Like taxes and fuel-injected car engines. Fortunately f...
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Advocacy
Action Alert: Help CWA save duck hunting at Barrett Reservoir
Action Alert! The City of San Diego is currently considering closing Barrett Reservoir to waterfowl...
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Hunting News
16- and 17-year-olds must purchase adult hunting licenses for 2020-21 season
March 25, 2020—When 2020-21 California hunting licenses go on sale in mid-April, the state's 16- and 17-year-olds...
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Veteran Hunt Program
Dispatches from the Veteran Hunt Program: A fair-weather 'snows storm'!
By Mike Peeters, CWA Veteran Hunt Program coordinator We expected 2 feet of snow, blowing winds and...
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Regulations
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Overlapping seasons: Youth Hunt Weekend, spring goose seasons approach
A new and potentially confusing twist to waterfowl seasons in California this year is the overlap be...
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Veteran Hunt Program
Dispatches from the Veteran Hunt Program: Veterans zero in on snow geese
by MIKE PEETERS, CWA VETERAN HUNT PROGRAM COORDINATOR I knew when I entered the barn that it was goi...
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Tales from the Veteran Hunt Program: Tule Lake hunt
by MIKE PEETERS, VETERAN HUNT COORDINATOR Finally, the weekend the veterans had been waiting for ha...
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Advocacy
Governor signs bobcat hunting ban
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill today banning bobcat hunting in California. It was signed among a pa...
