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Jr. Duck Stamp contest deadline is 3/15
02/04/12 -- It’s not too late! “There is still time for K through 12th grade California students to participate in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp annual art competition,” says Marilyn Gamette, state program coordinator...Full StorySafflower seed available for dove plots
02/03/12 -- March is the perfect month to plant your fall dove food plots for fall dove hunting. California Waterfowl has safflower seed for sale to help you get started. The seed is perfect for wildlife food plots and is...Full StoryKohle by Paula Dulak
By Frank Galusha
02/02/12 – My wife, Jean, and I received a wonderful anonymous gift this past Christmas and it was recently delivered to us by someone we had never met: Portrait artist Paula Dulak of Shingletown. We do not know who made this happen...Full Story
Wild Turkey expo set for March 3
02/02/12 -- Wilderness Unlimited (W.U.) and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) will sponsor the 17th annual Wild Turkey Hunting Expo at Wilderness Unlimited’s Sacramento Valley RV Camp, located on...Full StoryOutdoor Channel covers Elk Camp online
02/02/12 -- Outdoor Channel has announced it will provide daily online coverage of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation annual convention and expo, called Elk Camp, Feb. 2-4, in Las Vegas. Outdoor Channel, America’s leader...Full StoryTips needed in deer poaching case
02/01/12 -- The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is seeking assistance from the public regarding recent deer poaching in the Cassel area in Shasta County. On Dec. 10, the remains of a buck were discovered by...Full StoryChad Shearer returns to Medford Feb. 16
01/31/12 -- World Champion elk caller and popular outdoor guide Chad Schearer will be in Medford again this year at the Harvest Baptist Temple for dinner and a seminar. This inspirational speaker has hunted all over the world...Full StoryRMEF eyeing an ambitious 2012
01/31/12 -- Record-high membership. Strong fiscal performance. A landmark 6 millionth acre of habitat stewardship and protection. On the momentum of these and other accomplishments in 2011, the Rocky Mountain Elk...Full StoryHunt results due Jan 31 for chance to win
01/30/12 -- Oregon big game hunt results must be reported by the Jan. 31 deadline for chance to win special tags: Penalty for not reporting will begin in 2013. Hunters need to report the results of most big game and turkey hunts by Jan. 31, 2012...Full Story
CWA names Mark Hennelly New VP
01/30/12 -- California Waterfowl, America's largest state waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization, announced today that Mark Hennelly has been named as the new Vice President of Legislative Affairs and...Full StoryCalifornia Waterfowl fundraising events
01/30/12 -- California Waterfowl Association (CWA) fundraising events are scheduled somewhere nearly every week. Check this list, mark your calendar for the event nearest you and be sure to attend – CWA and its many...Full StoryDFG upland game stamp contest still open
01/27/12 -- This is what it takes. Shown above is the 2011/2012 Upland Game Bird Stamp by artist Jeffrey Kleinfelter of Etna Green, Indiana (DFG photo by Matt Elyash). The CA DFG has extended the deadline to submit entries...Full Story
DFG offers late season goose hunts
01/27/12 -- The California Fish and Game Commission has approved a third 2011/2012 late season hunting opportunity for geese. Licensed hunters can now hunt white-fronted geese and white geese during the late season for...Full StoryElk Camp to support conservation in Nevada
01/27/12 -- Hunting brings $223 million in economic benefit to the State of Nevada. But you can't have abundant game species to hunt--as well as other wildlife to watch, photograph or enjoy--without habitat stewardship...Full StoryPost season youth waterfowl hunts
01/27/12 -- California Waterfowl will once again be advertising youth hunting opportunities on their website for the post-season youth waterfowl hunts. If your club has any hunting opportunities available for February 4th and...Full StoryDFG offers one day turkey hunting clinic
01/27/12 -- The Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Advanced Hunter Education Program is offering a Northern California turkey hunting clinic on Saturday, March 3. The clinic will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the...Full StoryRattlesnake proof your dog
By Gary Heffley01/25/12 -- Raahauge’s Hunting Club has posted the dates for their 2012 Rattlesnake Avoidance Training classes. This popular dog training class will be offered on March 25, April 21 as well as July 14 and 15...Full Story
Raahauge’s Hunting Club offers plenty
By Gary Heffley01/25/12 -- Raahauge’ Hunting Club located just outside of Dunnigan is offering a number of special opportunities for hunters, shooters and dog owners again this year. The club covers 2400 acres of prime hunting country and offers...Full Story
It's all about the dogs
Article and photos by Casey Allen
01/25/12—If you follow my articles you know how much I love to hunt with my springer spaniels, Barkley and Fiona. They have become great hunting companions over the last three seasons with only my amateurish training. In fact...Full Story
DFG offers four random big game drawings
01/24/12 -- The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is pleased to announce four random drawings for big game license tags in 2012 that could raise up to a quarter million dollars for vital wildlife conservation programs... Full StoryCoyote Drive set for Adin area February 10
By Frank Galusha
01/22/12 -- The date for the 2012 annual Coyote Drive is February 10th, 11th and 12th. The drive is sponsored by the Pit River Rod and Gun Club and Adin Supply in Adin and is designed to keep coyote populations in check... Full Story
OR youth spring turkey hunt is Apr. 7-9
01/17/12 -- This year’s youth spring turkey season will be Saturday-Monday, April 7, 8 and 9, 2012. The season dates are misprinted in the current 2011-12 Oregon Game Bird Regulations. Due to an ODFW staff error...Full Story
Elk callers to perform in Las Vegas
01/06/11 -- Grunting and squealing, growling and screaming, America's best elk callers are headed to Las Vegas to vie for a world title. The 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships will be held as part of the...Full StoryCalifornia Waterfowl fundraising events
12/15/11 -- California Waterfowl Association (CWA) fundraising events are scheduled somewhere nearly every week. Check this list, mark your calendar for the event nearest you and be sure to attend – CWA and its...Full StoryJoice Island pig hunt offered by DFG
12/14/11 -- The application deadline is fast approaching for hunters who wish to enter the permit drawing for the Joice Island pig hunts. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will be accepting application cards through close of...Full StoryWaterfowl hunting delayed in Sac Valley
9/15/11 -- Due to a delayed rice harvest, The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) must delay opening day of waterfowl season on Type-A state and federal hunting areas in the Sacramento Valley Opening day will be Oct. 29...Full StoryODFW wants hunt regs input
4/21/11 – The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will host a series of public meetings around the state to provide information about big game herd health and numbers, propose the number of controlled big game...Outdoor News
I Was an Indoor (Outdoor) Slave
I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all those kind folks who sent me “get well” cards and flowers during my recent, self-imposed stay at the Broken Antlers Rehabilitation Clinic. I’m especially indebted...Full Story
Slingshot hunting
California DFG Outdoor Q&As by Carrie Wilson
02/13/12 -- Question: I have been searching for any regulations specifically regarding slingshots but have found no clear reference to them within the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) hunting regulations. As written, slingshots are...Full Story
Partners sought to keep parks open
02/02/12 -- California State Parks’ Director Ruth Coleman announced today that a series of five workshops will be held across the State in its continuing effort to find partners to help keep parks open. The workshops are...Full StoryDrawing prizes awarded to ISE Visitors
02/02/12 -- Thomas Lehn of Hayward won the MyOutdoorBuddy ISE Grand Prize drawing, a bucket of wares with a value over $250. The prizes included three LoopRope packs, four packages of Pro-Cure Gel fish attractant...Full StoryOregon DFW opens wildlife art contest
02/01/12 -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites artists to enter its Habitat Conservation Stamp art contest. The winning artist will receive $3000 and his or her artwork will be used to produce a stamp and...Full StoryCA Duck Days, February 25
02/01/12 -- California Duck Days, the annual northern California wetlands festival, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 25th at the Department of Fish and Game's Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters in...Full StoryOR weekly recreation report
01/31/12 -- All hunters that report hunt results on time are entered into a contest to win a special big game tag (deer, elk or pronghorn) with an extended season and expanded hunt area. The deadline for reporting hunts...Full Story$30 million available for landowners
01/31/12 -- Private landowners interested in enhancing, restoring or protecting their wetlands with the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) should get their applications...Full StoryBritt Classical Festival celebrates 50 years
01/30/12 -- The Britt Classical Festival, held annually in Jacksonville, has unveiled all the programs, special events and guest artists in store for the 2012 event. Organizers say the response to plans so far has been great...Full StoryOregon trails on list for historic places
01/30/12 -- The Lake Mountain Trail, Big Tree Trail, Cliff Nature Trail and No Name Trail, located within the Oregon Caves Historic District boundary increase nomination are Oregon’s latest entries in the National...Full StoryMyOutdoorBuddy welcomes a new storyteller
By Frank Galusha01/27/12 -- This week marks the introduction of a new feature, "The Outdoor Edge," a column by Don Webster, author of the forthcoming book, Bury Me in My Waders - An Old Duck Hunter Recalls His Fowl Past...Full Story
Wild horse and burro adoption in Ferndale
01/27/12 -- Wild horses from public ranges across Northern California and Northwest Nevada will be available for public adoption Saturday, February 11, at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale, California...Full StorySportsman Expo returns to Chico, April 14-15
01/26/12 -- Exhibitors and attendees are looking forward to the second annual North State Sportsman Expo that is quickly establishing itself as a ‘must attend’ event among sportsmen and women in Northern California... Full StoryYour outdoor adventures have only just begun
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