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Rock Crab Fishery extends open area
by CDFW, JANUARY 25, 2017
San Mateo Coastline

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today that effective immediately the open area of the commercial rock crab fishery extends northward to Pillar Point, San Mateo County at the recommendation of state health agencies. On Jan. 25 the commercial rock crab fishery is open from 37° 30′ N. Lat. (Pillar Point San Mateo County) south to the California/Mexico border. At...
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USDA Wildlife Services and ODFW tracking cougar
by ODFW, JANUARY 24, 2017

OSP and ODFW are asking La Pine area residents to be aware of cougars causing public safety issues in and around town. USDA Wildlife Services and ODFW are currently tracking at least one cougar after its sighting at Corner Store in La Pine this morning. Two pets (one dog and one cat) and 12 chickens have been killed by cougars in...
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Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Winner
by CDFW, JANUARY 23, 2017

A painting of a pair of California quail has been chosen by a panel of judges as the winning entry in the 2016-2017 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. The painting was created by Roberta “Roby” Baer of Redding, a wildlife artist who also won the 2015-2016 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. Sponsored by the California Department of...
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Junior Chukar Hunt a HUGE Success!!
by Lorissa Soriano, JANUARY 23, 2017

The 2017 Annual Junior Chukar Hunt, sponsored by the Modoc Fish Game and Recreation Commission (MFG&RC) was a huge success this year. The event took place on January 14, 2017 at Likely Place Golf & RV Resort, in Likely. For the past few years the event had been held at Alturas Ranches, just outside of Alturas. This year the group decided to...
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Learning from carcasses and final fish counts
by Erin Loury, FISHBIO, JANUARY 23, 2017
Stanislaus River

What can you learn from a dead fish? Surprisingly, a lot. Dead salmon are a common sight this time of year, as adult fall-run Chinook salmon perish after migrating upstream from the ocean to spawn in the rivers of California's Central Valley. Their carcasses then drift downstream, where they either decay in the river, are eaten by animals, wash ashore, or...
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Rains shepherd in peak season Chetco steelhead
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JANUARY 21, 2017
Chetco River

A combination of melting snowpack and heavy rains ushered in the first large colonies of chrome-bright winter steelhead into the Chetco River last week. A few lucky anglers deploying a plethora of steelhead techniques got the opportunity to go one-on-one with some water-walking, thumb-burning heavy metalheads. And it's about time. I was beginning to worry whether or not the silver missiles...
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