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Veterans vs. sea lions! Dispatches from the veteran hunt program

BY MIKE PEETERS, VETERAN HUNT PROGRAM COORDINATOR As the first light of day began to creep across S...
 
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Changing kids' lives - one field trip at a time

STORY AND PHOTOS BY WAYNE TILCOCK “I always thought science was boring, but now I want to be a biolo...
 
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Acclaimed photographer joins California Waterfowl

California Waterfowl welcomes Wayne Tilcock to its communications team. Tilcock has over two decade...
 
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Governor vetoes African animal parts bill

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sunday that would have made it illegal for California hunters to brin...
 
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We're putting solar collars on specks. Here's why.

BY WAYNE TILCOCK Have you ever wondered whether growing goose populations might be crowding out and...
 
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Governor signs CWA-supported AB 2697, creating nesting habitat incentive program

On Thursday, September 20, the governor signed AB 2697 (Gallagher, R-Yuba City), a waterfowl and upl...
 
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Keeping your dog safe from harmful algal blooms

(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY BECKYE STANTON and REGINA...
 
Gear Guide

Fall 2018 Gear Guide

New products, tested products and interesting stuff for duck hunters (Originally published in Fall 2...
 
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Record attendance for CWA summer activities

It was a record-breaking summer for California Waterfowl as attendance at Grizzly Ranch’s summer ca...
 
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Summer banding: 1,445 birds banded, 46 volunteers engaged

CWA’s Grasslands banding crew trapped and banded 395 birds using bait traps on state, federal and pr...
 
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Fall issue of California Waterfowl

The Fall issue of California Waterfowl will soon be landing in members’ mailboxes, and we’ve got some great stories for our readers!
 
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CWA urges you to support Proposition 3 – the water bond

(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY MARK HENNELLY, VICE PRESIDE...
 
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Lawsuit threatens efforts to solve Klamath water problems

(Reprinted from the Fall 2018 issue of California Waterfowl Magazine) BY JEFFREY A. VOLBERG, DIRECTO...
 
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Pintail daily limit expected to return to 1 in 2019-20 season

When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its 2018 waterfowl breeding population report this...
 
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Duckling treks 5 miles to find water

BY WAYNE TILCOCK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ducks are no strangers to long distance travel, sometimes flying...
 
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Fish on! Dispatches from the Veteran Hunt Program

Any day spent fishing is a great day, and California Waterfowl’s Veteran Hunt Program made a great day even better for 35 veterans on Sunday. Leaving out of Newport Beach on the FREELANCE, veterans headed out to Catalina Island...
 
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Hunters and conservationists represent at the Capitol

About a dozen California Waterfowl volunteers and staff attended over 20 meetings with state legisl...
 
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New board members elected

California Waterfowl members elected four new directors to CWA's board on Aug. 4 at the annual Meeti...
 
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CWA acquires Sanborn Slough duck club

California Waterfowl has acquired the 260-acre Sanborn Slough duck club in the legendary Butte Sink...
 
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Messerli named CWA’s chief operating officer

Jake Messerli, a driving force for California Waterfowl’s conservation and education efforts, has be...
 
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Don't just complain; come to the Capitol and make a difference!

Don't just complain about laws you don't like - join California Waterfowl at the state Capitol on A...
 
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Grasslands summer banding wraps up with 395 birds banded

This year CWA’s Grasslands summer banding crew trapped and banded 395 birds using bait traps on stat...
 
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Top hand-carved decoys chosen at PFDA show

California Waterfowl awarded top honors this weekend to decoy carvers Roger Anderson of Lake Tahoe a...
 
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Join us for CWA’s 2018 membership meeting

Notice is hereby given that a Membership Meeting of the California Waterfowl Association will be hel...