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Colorado elk herd in the crosshairs
by RMEF, JANUARY 18, 2017

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is raising a word of warning about a “quiet” movement in Colorado seeking to place wolves on the landscape. It also has grave concerns about the tactics used by environmentalists and animal rights groups behind such efforts. A representative of a wolf advocacy group, the Turner Endangered Species Fund, recently addressed a gathering of Colorado citizens...
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CDFW seeks Natural Resource Volunteer appplicants
by CDFW, JANUARY 18, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is currently seeking applicants for its Natural Resource Volunteer Program (NRVP) in the Sacramento Area. Motivated individuals with an ability and willingness to convey conservation principles to the public are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be confident and capable of speaking with the public one-on-one and in group settings. They must also be...
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Pulse flows and salmon numbers
by Erin Loury, FISHBIO, JANUARY 18, 2017
Stanislaus River

It's no secret that salmon need water, but just how much water brings them the most benefit and when is often a subject of debate. A new study by fisheries researchers at FISHBIO finds that releasing prescribed volumes of water from reservoirs in pulse flows has had a limited effect on stimulating adult salmon migration in the Central Valley's Stanislaus River. Pulse...
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Lake Oroville fishing report
by Jason Haley, JANUARY 17, 2017
Lake Oroville

My friend and I left southern Oregon Friday to take part in a large bass tournament on Oroville, Saturday. It was the first time I’d been there in two years and what I observed shocked me. The lake is pert’ near full and beautiful! I was able to park in the main parking lot near the spillway ramp and the walk...
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North State Rivers - It'll be a while
by Gary Heffley, JANUARY 16, 2017

Releases from Oroville and Shasta dams make the popular fishing rivers of the Central Valley and most all points south, unfishable, as regulators struggle to manage reservoir levels to a point where future rainfall and the inevitable snowpack melt can be retained without “uncontrolled flooding”. At this time of year, Shasta should be, at max, 40 feet below full pool. With...
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Avoid penalties, report hunt results by Jan. 31
by ODFW, JANUARY 15, 2017

Any hunter who purchased 2016 big game or turkey tags needs to report their hunt results by the deadline, which is Jan. 31, 2017 for most tags. Hunters are required to report on each deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn and turkey tag purchased—even if they were not successful or did not hunt. Sports Pac license holders need to report on each...
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