OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE THROUGH SHARE
 Private land hunting opportunities for migratory and upland game birds for the 2008-09 season via the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Program.
Applications from interested hunters are now being accepted.
To download separate pdf applications for the Central Valley, North Coast and Imperial Valley hunts, click on the bolded regions above.
*Please note that each application has its own due date and payment information.
 About SHARE
The SHARE program was authorized in 2003 via California Waterfowl-sponsored Assembly Bill 396 (Harman). The objective of the program is to provide economic incentives for private landowners to allow low-cost public access for hunting and other wildlife-dependent recreational activities, while facilitating stronger ties between landowners and outdoors men and women.
Similar to last season, all hunter applicants will be required to pay a $4 application fee for each desired hunt day(s) for each property. A $20 per hunter per day access fee will also be required for all successful applicants. With the assistance of DFG, successful applicants will be chosen randomly via a lottery. All participating hunters must sign liability waivers.
SHARE is operated on a non-profit basis only, with funding used solely to pay private landowners and offset administrative costs. Although funding is currently very limited, federal Farm Bill grant monies should be available in subsequent years to help keep hunter application and daily access fees at a reasonable level.
New for this year are special hunt opportunities for white geese (i.e. snow and Ross’s geese) on private lands in the Imperial Valley during a special late season hunt that was recently approved by the California Fish and Game Commission.
This program is facilitated by the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance, in cooperation with California Waterfowl, California Cattlemen’s Association, California Department of Fish and Game and California Farm Bureau Federation.
For more information, please contact COHA at 916-643-4607 or coha@outdoorheritage.org |
