GOOSE LAKE
Application type: First-come, first-served
Come join us this fall as the Hunt Program is providing first come, first served dove hunts at our Goose Lake property in Wasco, CA! Known for its stellar dove hunts, participants will be allowed to hunt all day over different food/hunting plots. There are multiple groups and dates to choose from in November and December.
During the late dove season, an abundance of dove utilize the winter wheat food source most prominently during the afternoon and evening hours. Transitioning from the pomegranate orchards, hundreds of dove can be seen staging on the power lines and eucalyptus trees before bombarding the winter wheat field.
Price: $50 for adults; youth hunt for free.
Capacity: 2 Hunters
Hunt Dates:
- November 16
- November 20
- November 23
- November 27
- November 30
- December 4
- December 7
- December 11
- December 14
- December 18
- December 21
Hunting in the afternoon usually provides the most action.
If you wish to reserve a group for a first-come, first-served dove hunt at Goose Lake, please use the link below and put your name in the group and date you desire. There are multiple dates and groups to choose from. Please fill out all required info including, phone, email, and any guest you wish to bring. CWA will email a registration link for the date (s) you reserved. If you do not wish to provide your phone number and email please contact Hunt Program Coordinator, Garrett Williams, to reserve a spot.
GOOSE LAKE—VETERAN DOVE HUNT
Application type: Application deadline passed
Cost: Free
Goose Lake, is a CWA-owned property that provides water and roosting areas southeast of Lost Hills in Kern County. The hunt area consists of seasonal wetlands, water canals, and eucalyptus and willow trees. There are two food plots on the property, one wheat and the other safflower.
Hunt date: November 10
CICC OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Application type: Application deadline has passed
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.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt dates: Sept. 1
FOWL PURSUER OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Application type: Application deadline has passed
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. Three groups of two will be drawn.
Capacity: Two hunters per group
Hunt dates: Sept. 1
GRIZZLY RANCH
Application type: Application deadline has passed
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. Lodging is included. Two groups will be drawn per hunt.
Capacity: Two hunters per group.
Hunt dates: Sept. 1
ORCHARD CREEK CONSERVATION BANK
Application type: Application deadline has passed
Orchard Creek is located west of Lincoln in the Sacramento Valley. The property consists of grassland, seasonal wetlands, seasonal marsh, vernal pools and swales, and perennial streams. Three groups of two will be drawn.
Capacity: Two hunters
Hunt Date: Sept. 4
