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Oregon Cougar Management: Looking Back to be More Effective Looking Ahead
by Jim Akenson, JANUARY 24, 2019


The fatal cougar attack on a hiker in the Mount Hood National Forest last year was a tragic thing. Evidence evaluation indicated the cougar was a female in good health. Is this a surprise? Not really. Cougar numbers are at all-time highs for our state, and the distribution of these cats encompasses the entire state. What has accounted for this...
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Lower Yuba River Update
by Jon Baiocchi, JANUARY 24, 2019
Yuba River - Lower

The past week has seen some gnarly weather here in Northern California. Big wind, heavy rain, and as of this morning, low elevation snows like here in Nevada City. Before our last round of storms the Lower Yuba River was fishing well with consistent mayfly hatches from noon until 3pm, and the start of seeing Skwala stoneflies drifting downstream in the...
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ISE was a Great Time
by Gary Heffley, JANUARY 23, 2019


The ISE show in Sacramento is in our rear view mirror with more shows on the horizon to meet with many of our readers. It was a pleasure to talk with so many to discuss and have the opportunity to introduce Myoutdoorbuddy.com, NorCalFishReports.com and our growing family of related websites. We want to thank all that stopped by and said hello. It...
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Water Bird Die-off at Salton Sea
by CDFW, JANUARY 23, 2019
Salton Sea

Thousands of water birds died of an avian cholera outbreak at the south end of the Salton Sea between Jan. 8-17. Outbreaks like this one occur annually as a result of birds flocking closely together during migration. On Jan. 8, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) began receiving reports of hundreds of dead birds at the south end of...
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RMEF Marks Decade of Record Membership Growth
by RMEF, JANUARY 21, 2019


Chalk it up as the tenth year in a row that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation registered record membership.  As of December 31, 2018, RMEF had 234,982 members, marking a 3.2 percent membership increase from 2017. "We greatly appreciate our members and volunteers who support our mission of ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage," said...
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More rain, then sun for the week
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JANUARY 21, 2019
Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

More rain and then some sunshine sounds great. This makes for more water storage, just what we need. One little thing, Governor Newson plans to try and add another 300,000 homes to California to try to help solve the housing shortage. Now add to that the 60,000 or more homes lost to the fires we are talking another 300,000AF (acre...
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