The Herald and News today featured an article by Alex Schwartz detailing the impending water crisis in the entire Klamath Basin. Click here to read the article, and click here to learn more about CWA’s efforts to save the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
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Statement: California Waterfowl’s position on mallard limits
APRIL 7, 2021―California Waterfowl’s Board of Directors took action last week on an issue of great concern to the organization, the membership and waterfowl hunters in California: the health of California’s breeding population of mallards. The action taken by the board was to recommend reducing the mallard bag limit from 7 to 5 per day […]
CWA SURVEY: Hunters speak out on 2020-21 season
California Waterfowl conducts its End of Season Survey to gauge opinions about current issues and to learn about hunters’ experiences each year. The organization’s advocacy team uses the survey results when seeking policy or regulatory changes. Detailed survey results This survey was distributed through email and social media, with results collected online. Geography Hunting Regulations […]
California Waterfowl statement on the passing of Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.
California Waterfowl is deeply saddened by the passing on Monday of Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., a dedicated philanthropist and ardent supporter of waterfowl conservation. “Yesterday, we lost a major part of the California Waterfowl family,” said CWA President John Carlson Jr. “Steve Bechtel was a longtime and very generous supporter of our mission and activities,” […]
Spring issue of California Waterfowl on the way to members
The Spring issue of California Waterfowl has begun landing in members’ mailboxes. Not a member? Not a problem. Join now by clicking here, and you’ll be on the list to get all future issues. Then email Editor John Geiger at jgeiger@calwaterfowl.org to get this issue mailed to you as well. Here are some of the […]
Lower Klamath update: a huge step forward
In an exciting development, California Waterfowl has entered into an agreement to purchase rights to 4,500 acre-feet of water per year for the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, and it has begun seeking donor funding for the first payment. This water right is a down payment toward the refuge’s more realistic need: 30,000 acre-feet of […]
CWA sponsors bills to support local mallards, create combination license
California lawmakers have introduced two new bills that would benefit local waterfowl conservation efforts, as well as hunters and fishermen. Both measures are sponsored by California Waterfowl. AB 614 (Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters) would help start up the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, which focuses on increasing and enhancing nesting habitat for our local mallards and pheasants […]
REPORT: CA’s waterfowl breeding habitat needs attention
The Central Valley Joint Venture has released a new Implementation Plan for migratory bird habitat that focuses substantially on local breeding habitat for mallards and other ducks. The plan calls for nearly doubling brood-supporting wetland acreage in the Central Valley, and it calls for substantially increasing nesting habitat in the Sacramento Valley to reverse especially […]
Delaying harvest worked out well for farmer, mallard hens
The successful Delayed Wheat Harvest Incentive Program paid farmers to delay harvesting and let mallards finish nesting. Larry Hunn has been farming in Sacramento County for more than 45 years on land his grandfather began tilling in the 1920s. In the Sacramento Valley, fields of small grains, like wheat and triticale, provide dense nesting cover […]
Agony, ecstasy: Stories from California’s newest hunters
Obstacles are different, but the consensus is the same: It’s worth it to start waterfowl hunting. Compiled by John Geiger Many of us have been duck hunting our whole lives. We can forget that there’s very little that’s intuitive when it comes to picking gear, finding a legal place to hunt and understanding the myriad […]
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