Originally published in the Winter 2019 issue of California Waterfowl. THE FINAL SCORE: Click here to see what happened with all the state bills CWA took a position on this year. by MARK HENNELLY, VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY Surprise, surprise…2019 has proven once again to be a tough year for sportsmen and […]
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Canine Corner: Mid-season corrections
Originally published in Winter 2019 issue of California Waterfowl. by JOSH MILLER/SportDOG® Brand With the first part of the season behind us, I am sure we have plenty to look back and smile about. That first big group on opening morning. The long blind retrieve your four-legged partner made on the bird you sailed. The foggy […]
President’s Parting Shot: Got hunts?
Originally published in the Winter 2019 issue of California Waterfowl. by JOHN CARLSON, JR., PRESIDENT It’s one of the most important questions out there, because if we want people to hunt, we need to make sure they have the opportunity. I am proud and thrilled to say that’s exactly what California Waterfowl provides: opportunity, and lots […]
Tales from the Veteran Hunt Program: Tule Lake hunt
by MIKE PEETERS, VETERAN HUNT COORDINATOR Finally, the weekend the veterans had been waiting for had arrived, and anticipation was in the air. They piled into Kirb’s Outlet in Tulelake to get refuge passes and meet Don Kirby, one of our sponsors for this CWA Veteran Hunt. Handshakes all around, smiles and welcomes from all, […]
Governor signs bobcat hunting ban
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill today banning bobcat hunting in California. It was signed among a package of bills promoting “animal welfare” and “fighting animal cruelty.” “This law is nothing short of an assault on the century-old, highly successful North American Model of Wildlife Conservation,” said Mark Hennelly, CWA’s vice president for legislative affairs […]
Governor signs rice-flooding incentive bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an important bill on Wednesday to improve California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program, which was created in 2018 by AB 2348 (Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters). The 2018 law allows the Department of Fish and Wildlife to enter into contracts with private landowners to help offset the costs of winter rice flooding on lands […]
Lower Klamath NWR update
In this report: Flooding status for opener CWA fights for pump repair funding Opening Day of duck season in the Northeastern Zone is this Saturday, and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge has more water now than it did this time last year, thanks to farmers sharing water with the refuge. Four waterfowl units are […]
Veterans storm the Bay on the BlueRunner
Salmon were our intended target for the day and early reports indicated big ones were being caught off the Northern California coast. We were primed, lined and ready for hook-up on the Blue Runner … and then came the call we all were dreading … “Major storm coming from the north, very high winds, too […]
The not-so-bullish sprig
California Waterfowl biologists trap and band thousands of ducks each year. As part of the banding process they record the gender, weight, general age and other identifying characteristics of the birds. While juveniles and some molting adults can take a little work to determine their sex, most adults close to hunting season are usually easy […]
Federal grants announced for Sac Valley, Klamath area wetlands
The good news kept coming this week as the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission announced on Monday the approval of $28 million in funding for wetland conservation projects. Of that sum, $23.9 million will go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners for North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants. When paired with $72 […]
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