by WAYNE TILCOCK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR For most of his life, 15-year-old Bronson Lasley has only hunted with a small group of family and friends. After what he did last month, though, that’s about to change. A lot. On Nov. 10, the Penngrove native was in Easton, Md., working the stage to bring home the Junior […]
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CWA seeks expanded duck hunting opportunity
In late November, CWA traveled to Washington, D.C., and met with recently nominated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith, as well as U.S. Department of Interior leadership, about the importance of pintail hunting opportunity to California waterfowlers. In particular, we urged that the northern pintail adaptive harvest management strategy revision be completed as […]
Winter issue of California Waterfowl
The Winter issue of California Waterfowl will soon be landing in members’ mailboxes, and we’ve got some great stories for our readers! Not a member? If you join now by clicking here, then email Editor Holly Heyser at hheyser@calwaterfowl.org, she’ll mail you a copy of this issue. Here are some of the highlights: On the […]
Unimpaired flows: water solution or threat?
(Originally published in the Winter 2018 issue of California Waterfowl.) by JEFFREY A. VOLBERG, DIRECTOR OF WATER LAW AND POLICY Once again, it seems that every water issue revolves around fish, not waterfowl. The State Water Resources Control Board has decided that the answer to declining fish populations is a mandate that will result in losses of water supplies […]
Chair’s Message: Pushing for pintail progress
(Originally published in the Winter 2018 issue of California Waterfowl.) by ROB PLATH, CHAIRMAN As this magazine hits your mailbox, you might be gearing up for the best part of the waterfowl season – all the migrants heading down here for the winter in huge numbers. Not so for CWA Vice President of Legislative Affairs and Public Policy Mark […]
Duck Mecca delivers for Veterans
Every once in awhile the Lord shines on your boat, and in this case it was a duck boat. As the late afternoon chill reminded us we were in the Northern California waterfowl Mecca known as Tule Lake, our hosts quietly pushed the boat blinds out 500 yards into the flooded grain fields. What occurred […]
Banner year for banding at CWA
BY JASON COSLOVICH, WATERFOWL BIOLOGIST It was a banner year for the banding crew at California Waterfowl. From the end of 2017-18 season until just before opening day of 2018-19, our team was hard at work across the state banding pintail, mallards and yes, four shovelers. Those efforts led to an all-time high in […]
CWA joins Klamath lawsuit
CWA has been allowed to join in the case of The Klamath Tribes v. the United States Bureau of Reclamation in the federal District Court in Portland, Oregon. The tribes are suing to secure more water from the Klamath Project for the protection of the endangered shortnose sucker and Lost River sucker. CWA will submit an informational […]
First hunt at Sanborn Slough kick starts opening day
While the opening day of duck season isn’t an official California holiday, most of us have it circled on our calendars much like we did as kids with birthdays and Christmas. That is why we here at California Waterfowl know that well-managed waterfowl habitat is the gift that keeps on giving. Working year-round to get […]
Veterans vs. sea lions! Dispatches from the veteran hunt program
BY MIKE PEETERS, VETERAN HUNT PROGRAM COORDINATOR As the first light of day began to creep across San Diego Bay, licenses were checked, gear was stored and even a few Corona stowaways were discovered. Yet the anticipation of a day on the water fishing was the only focus for this platoon of veteran anglers. Under […]
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