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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...
 
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Mallard population up in California

California's breeding population of mallards is up 37.5 percent in 2018, indicating that the iconic...
 
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CWA creates new veteran hunt coordinator position

After more than 30 years serving our country in the U.S. Army in every corner of the world, Mike Pee...
 
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CA legislative gun bill update

Our legislative team has been busy lately, fighting and neutralizing potentially harmful gun bills d...
 
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Summer issue of California Waterfowl

The Summer issue of California Waterfowl will soon be landing in members' mailboxes, and we've got...
 
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Molina: New to waterfowl, but deep roots in ag

California Waterfowl's newest addition – Director of Development Chelsea Molina – has deep roots in...
 
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Habitat conditions look great at CWA-restored McArthur Swamp Project in NECA

Ash Field, Hollenbeak Field, Rat Farm Pond currently supporting nesting activity This just in! Recen...
 
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2018-19 women's hunt registration opens

Registration has opened for California Waterfowl's extraordinary suite of mentored women's hunts, in...
 
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We bring wetlands to school children (and vice versa)

We love ducks. If you're reading this, you probably love ducks too. But if we want to ensure a sust...
 
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CWA wins grant for Woodland Regional Park project

The Wildlife Conservation Board has awarded California Waterfowl $511,000 as part of a cooperative p...
 
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Calif. lawmakers, staff hit the shooting range

RANCHO CORDOVA—More than 80 lawmakers, Capitol staffers and representatives of sportsmen's groups t...
 
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Hey, Southern California: CWA is coming to YOU!

If you love waterfowl, wetlands and hunting and live in Southern California, you won't want to miss...
 
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Hunter-philanthropist Ken Hofmann passes away at 95

KENNETH H. HOFMANN, 1923-2018 The California Waterfowl family is deeply saddened by the loss last w...
 
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Wood ducks and fuel-efficient cars?

What do wood ducks have to do with fuel-efficient vehicles? Almost nothing, it would seem ... until...