UPLAND GAME
BUTTE CREEK ISLAND RANCH/SANBORN SLOUGH DOVE HUNT
Hunt dates: 9/1 and 9/2
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 and Sanborn Slough sit across from the famed Little Dry Creek unit of the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area. Four will be drawn each date. Due to food plot success, hunters will most likely be hunting Butte Creek Island Ranch.
BUTTE CREEK ISLAND RANCH TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: Application Period Closed
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.
CICC OUTDOOR ADVENTURES DOVE HUNT
Hunt dates: 9/1
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:Join the CICC Outdoor Adventures Crew on a one-day dove hunt for two taking place in the Sacramento Valley near the scenic Sutter Buttes along the river bottoms in Colusa or in the foothills just west of Maxwell. Either location will provide plenty of action. One group of two hunters will be drawn.
DOS RIOS NORTE TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: Application Period Closed
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.
FOWL PURSUER OUTDOOR ADVENTURES DOVE HUNT
Hunt dates: 9/1
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:Join Fowl Pursuer Outdoor Adventures on opening day near Lodi in the San Joaquin Valley. The property is surrounded by oak trees, vineyards and pastures. Two groups of two will be drawn.
GOOSE LAKE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED DOVE HUNT
Hunt dates: 9/6, 9/7, 9/10, 9/13, 9/14
Application type: First-Come, First-Served
Cost: $50 per person to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Tulare Basin
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: CWA's Goose Lake property located just south of Lost Hills consists of 2,175 acres of total habitat. Known for its stellar dove hunts, participants will be allowed to hunt over different upland food/hunting plots. During the September dove season, swarms of dove utilize the safflower food plots, eucalyptus tree lines, upland habitat and water in the canals. Ten groups will be available for each hunt day.
GOOSE LAKE - TWO DAY DOVE HUNT PACKAGE
Hunt dates: 9/1-9/2
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $50 to hunt for both days(hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Tulare Basin
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: CWA's Goose Lake property located just south of Lost Hills consists of 2,175 acres of total habitat. Join us this September for a two-day dove hunting package on the opener (Sept. 1 & 2)! Overnight camping is available. 15 groups will be drawn.
Hunters will draw for safflower food plots or fallow fields near water.
GRIZZLY RANCH DOVE HUNT
Hunt dates: Application Period Closed
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $5 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: Suisun Marsh
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 groups of 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: Grizzly Ranch is a California Waterfowl-owned property located in the famed Suisun Marsh, bordering the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. Hunters will hunt over a small safflower food plot. Two groups will be drawn.
HOODOO ISLAND VETERAN TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 11/12 and 11/26
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.
HOODOO ISLAND YOUTH/FAMILY TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29
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.
MENTORED SPRING TURKEY HUNT AT SACRAMENTO AND DELEVAN NWR
Hunt dates: Application Period Closed
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 hunter
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: Application Period Closed
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.
POPE RANCH DUCK/PHEASANT HUNT
Hunt dates: 11/8, 11/22, 12/6, 12/20
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply, $25 to hunt (hunt fee waived for youth)
Region: California Delta
For: All hunters
Capacity: 2 hunters
Restrictions: none
Description: Pope Ranch, CWA's newest property, encompasses 397 acres in Yolo County. Wildlife is abundant in the tule thickets that run adjacent to the meandering sloughs. The winning groups will hunt mallards in the small potholes until 8 AM. After 8, they will be able to chase wild pheasants throughout the property. Two groups will be drawn for each date.
POPE RANCH DRONE VIDEOHUNT DATES
QUAIL POINT-WOMEN'S PHEASANT HUNT
Hunt dates: Application Period Closed
Application type: Lottery
Cost: $6 to apply
Region: Yolo County
For: Women
Capacity: 1 hunters
Restrictions: Only women may apply
Description: Quail Point Hunt Club, a 2,000 acre licensed hunting preserve that consists of natural cover on CRP land offering ideal conditions for hunting Bobwhite Quail, Chukar, and Pheasant. Quail Point provides you with a good place to hunt with your dog, your family and your friends. We will provide you with a 3 pheasant hunt card and you are more than welcome to add more birds to your hunt. Hunt card must be used by February 26, 2025.
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL LOS ANGELES CHAPTER - VETERAN PHEASANT HUNT
Hunt dates: Application Period Closed
Application type: Veteran
Cost: Free
Region: Southern CA
For: Active military and veterans
Description: Join CWA Veteran Hunt Program and SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL Los Angeles Chapter for a day of Pheasant Hunting at LONE PINE PHEASANT CLUB in Lone Pine, CA.
https://www.lonepinepheasantclub.com/
On January 18th, 2025, you will join CWA and SCI-LA for a day afield including birds, continental breakfast, lunch, bird cleaning, dogs and handlers. LONEPINE Pheasant Club is a professional hunt club with over 800 acres of exclusive pheasant hunting habit. If you are hoping to do a pheasant hunt with a great organization, this is the hunt for you and your Veteran friends.
Special conditions: Open to any active-duty service member, or veteran of the military, naval or air service who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
Learn more about the Veteran Hunt Program.
SANBORN SLOUGH SPRING TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: Application Period Closed
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.
THE FLYNN PROPERTY TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 11/9
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.
THE SCURRIA PROPERTY TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: Application Period Closed
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. It is 148 acres of fields and orchards. One group of hunters will be drawn per hunt date.
TURNING POINT PRESERVE TURKEY HUNT
Hunt dates: 11/8
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.
