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Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

Big game regulation meetings held in southern Oregon
by ODFW, JULY 11, 2018

Public meetings to discuss 2019 Big Game Hunting Regulations are being held around southern Oregon. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists will discuss proposed changes for the 2019 hunting season and proposals to simplify regulations, including one to change the Southwest first-come, first served spring bear hunt to a controlled hunt consistent with all other spring bear hunts in Oregon. Public comment...
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Shotgun skills classes coming up in July and August (in Gervais, Corvallis and Portland): Required for September pheasant hunting workshops
by ODFW, JULY 11, 2018

Now is a great time to learn or brush up on shotgun shooting skills before bird hunting opens in September. ODFW will host several shotgun skills workshops in Gervais, Portland and near Corvallis during July and August. The cost is $12 per participant, which is due when registering. Workshops are family-friendly with all ages welcome, though anyone under age 18 needs...
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Applications Now Available for Fall Apprentice Deer Hunt in San Luis Obispo County for Junior License Holders
by CDFW, JULY 11, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering a drawing for an apprentice deer hunt for junior license holders on the Chimineas Unit of the Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve. The two-day buck hunt, which is being offered in cooperation with the Avenales Sportsmen’s Club (ASC) and the Chimineas Ranch Foundation (CRF), will be held on Sept. 15 and 16 on the...
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On the Yuba River, Climate Change Means It’s Time for a Dam Makeover
by Matt Wieser, JULY 11, 2018
Bullards Bar Reservoir

Among California rivers, the Yuba is one of the most dramatic. Draining the Sierra Nevada just north of Lake Tahoe, it is steep and flashy – one of the most flood-prone rivers in the state. Yuba River floods have killed people – notably in 1955, 1986 and 1997 – and climate change is making such floods more likely. As the atmosphere...
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Water Board Announcement Leaves Little Surplus Water for Tunnels, New Reservoirs
by GGSA Staff, JULY 10, 2018

On July 6 the State Water Resources Control Board announced water diversions from Central Valley rivers will need to be reduced in order to save the Bay-Delta from ecological collapse. This announcement has sobering consequences for future large water diversion projects. Among these, the twin Delta tunnels and any expensive above ground reservoir projects that would rely on new diversions. The...
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Groups aim to boost non-lead ammo for ecosystem health
by ODFW, JULY 10, 2018

The North American Non-Lead Partnership — formed late last year by the Oregon Zoo, The Peregrine Fund and the Institute for Wildlife Studies — seeks to expand the coalition of hunters, anglers and other conservationists dedicated to improving ecosystem and wildlife health by choosing non-lead options. “This is a long-term, multi-organization effort to help North America’s wildlife,” said Leland Brown, the...
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