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Possible avian cholera outbreak in northeast Oregon
by ODFW, JANUARY 31, 2017


State and federal wildlife managers are investigating a possible outbreak of avian cholera in ducks after members of the public reported several hundred dead ducks at wetlands on private land in the Stanfield and Milton-Freewater areas over the weekend. The public is asked to report sick or dead birds to 1-866-968-2600 or Wildlife.Health@state.or.us. ODFW is still waiting on tests to confirm whether the...
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CDFW youth waterfowl days, Feb. 4-5
by CDFW, JANUARY 31, 2017


Youth hunters have a special opportunity coming up the weekend of Feb. 4-5. Youth Waterfowl Days will provide young licensed hunters an extra weekend to hunt after the regular season ends. Each year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) opens many of their wildlife areas for these special hunt days, as allowed under federal regulations. Last year an estimated...
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Wildlife Question of the Week: Name this Bird
by BLM, JANUARY 31, 2017


Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United States in the late 1800s, when its plumes were sought for use in fashion, this water bird  made a comeback after early conservationists put a stop to the slaughter and protected its colonies; as a result, this bird became...
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Razor clam fishery closure in Humboldt extended
by CDFW, JANUARY 30, 2017
Humboldt County Coast

Under new authority granted this year, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham has acted to extend the closure of the recreational razor clam fishery in Humboldt and Del Norte counties due to continued high levels of domoic acid, as determined by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment in consultation with the California Department of Public Health. The...
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Humboldt Steelhead Days Continue
by Tony Smithers, JANUARY 30, 2017
Mad River

January thru March there are more steelhead in Humboldt County than anywhere else in California. Celebrate with us! Experience Humboldt in the wintertime: Eat, drink, explore the natural beauty of the Redwoods, go on a restoration & spawning tour and fish for our legendary steelhead. ...
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Crowley Trout Opener
On Patrol
by Steven T. Callan, JANUARY 30, 2017


The last weekend in April marked the opening of trout season in California’s Eastern Sierra Mountains. This annual spectacle rivals the Mardi Gras in New Orleans or spring break in Palm Beach. Highway 395 out of the Los Angeles basin was jammed with a steady stream of cars, trucks, motor homes, and trailers, all the way to Bridgeport. Every motel in Lone Pine,...
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