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The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell. USFWS Photo by Dave Menke

The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell. USFWS Photo by Dave Menke

Boone and Crockett Club: Coyote Management and Fair Chase
by Boone and Crockett Club, FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Animal rights groups attempting to end all public hunting is nothing new. Their most recent efforts have focused on banning local contests that encourage hunters to help reduce coyote overpopulation. Some states are now considering these bans primarily based on a question of fair chase. Animal rights groups have gained support for these initiatives by incorrectly using the Boone and Crockett...
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Indiana Artist Repeats as Winner of California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A painting of a pair of white-tailed ptarmigans has been chosen by a panel of judges as the winning entry in the 2018-2019 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. The painting was created by Jeffrey Klinefelter of Etna Green, Ind. Sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the annual contest determined the official design for this year’s...
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CDFW Offering Drawings for 86 Spring Wild Turkey Hunts on Public, Private Land
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 24, 2019

California’s spring turkey season opens statewide March 30 and extends through May 5, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering 86 special hunts this year on public and private land to help hunters bag a tom. Young hunters have additional opportunities. Junior Hunting License holders can hunt March 23-24, the weekend before the general opener, and the...
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Steelhead Planted in Feather River
by Denis Peirce, FEBRUARY 23, 2019
Feather River

Over the past ten days the Feather River Hatchery has been planting juvenile steelhead into the Feather River. This year the hatchery produced 460,000 fish for planting in the river and it took over a week with three trucks to get them all down to the Boyd's Pump launch ramp. The ramp at Boyd's Pump is a few miles below...
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ODFW phone lines open for hunter reporting – Call 1-866-947-ODFW (6339), April 15 deadline to report tags
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 23, 2019

ODFW has increased the number of staff available to take hunter reports by phone and encourages hunters to report their big game or turkey tag(s) as soon as possible. Call 1-866-947-6339 (the reporting number printed on all 2018 tags) to report your hunt, or report online via MyODFW.com. As of today, more than 108,000 hunters still need to report hunt results,...
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MOB at Medford Show This Weekend
by Jason Haley, FEBRUARY 21, 2019

MyOutdoorBuddy.com (MOB) will be exhibiting this weekend at the 19th Annual KDRV Jackson County Sportsman’s & Outdoor Recreation Show (An ExpoSure Production) in Medford, Oregon. The show runs February 22-24 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Last weekend, MOB exhibited in Roseburg. Thad Vinson and Jason Webb from Steelhead Slammer Lure Company represented MOB, Sport Fishing Reports, NorCal Fish Reports and Oregon Fish...
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