Roseville, CA — YETI Coolers recently signed on as a corporate partner in support of California Waterfowl’s hunting and conservation mission. “We’re pleased to welcome YETI to the CWA team,” said Scott Mueller, CWA vice president for fund and membership development. “YETI makes rock-solid products that waterfowlers use every day in their blinds and boats, so it makes […]
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Opening weekend mallard harvest down at key CA refuges
One of the (many) reasons California Waterfowl is concerned about the plight of the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is that the refuge provides important breeding and brood-rearing habitat for mallards and other California ducks – but only when it has water. We were deeply concerned this spring and summer at the lack of water […]
Hunting license sales up in California
Hunting license sales are up 9% over this time last year, according to data from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The increase more than makes up for the sharp drop in sales last year, which corresponded with two major changes in laws affecting hunters: the beginning of ammunition background checks, which left literally […]
An early snow fall – dispatches from the Veteran Hunt Program
by Mike Peeters, Veteran Hunt Program Coordinator A last-minute phone call from CWA about a Veteran Hunt opportunity was exactly the call Gary Wyhs, a Vietnam Veteran was hoping to get. Unfortunately, he wasn’t sure he could make the hunt, so he had to decline the offer. But after hanging up the phone, he reconsidered, […]
Lower Klamath NWR: final botulism tally, dismal live bird counts
Given how little water the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge got this summer (more about why below), the following should come as no surprise: Aerial surveys show waterfowl counts at the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges are down 86% this year, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lower Klamath is […]
Goose Lake to flood, open to hunting thanks to TNC partnership
California Waterfowl’s southernmost wetland property – Goose Lake – was expected to remain dry this winter due to budget constraints. But now, thanks to a partnership with The Nature Conservancy, water will begin flowing into the property’s 300-acre Houchin Unit on Monday. That flooding will provide important habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds in the Tulare […]
Statement: California conservation organizations respond to governor’s executive order on land and water protection
Last week, in a stated effort to “fight climate change, conserve biodiversity, and boost climate resilience,” Governor Newsom signed an executive order (EO N-82-20) which establishes a goal of the State to conserve at least 30 percent of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030. California’s hunting community represents the original conservationists and guardians of […]
CWA applauds USFWS for reopening Sump 1A to hunting
On Tuesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to reopen Sump 1A at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge to waterfowl hunting, as long as water levels permit. The sump, which includes a sanctuary area and is the largest marsh unit within the refuge, had been closed in light of poor water and habitat conditions […]
Waterfowl groups and industry laud passage of the ACE Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 1, 2020 CONTACT: Mark Hennelly, California Waterfowl Association, mhennelly@calwaterfowl.org John Devney, Delta Waterfowl, jdevney@deltawaterfowl.org Dan Wrinn, Ducks Unlimited, dwrinn@ducks.org Mark Oliva, National Shooting Sports Foundation, moliva@nssf.org Washington, DC — Today, an informal coalition of organizations that worked to identify and coalesce behind shared goals for waterfowl conservation and hunters, cheered the […]
Abundant honkers create target-rich environments
By DAN SKALOS Canada geese have expanded exponentially throughout much of California. These resident birds cause a lot of problems in urban areas – leaving behind a mess, harassing residents and generally taking over the joint. There’s very little that can be done about it inside city limits, but they don’t always stay there and […]
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