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Importing native snakes to control ground squirrels?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, DECEMBER 29, 2016



Question: We have a small orange grove in Ventura County that has been overrun by ground squirrels in the past few years. Is there any legal method of “importing” king snakes or gopher snakes onto our property to help control the squirrel population? (Darrell J., Ventura County) Answer: Unfortunately, we don’t allow the release or relocation of snakes into the wild...
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Eight mule deer were illegally killed and left to waste over the course of three weeks in September near Mount Charleston, outraging the sporting and nonsporting public alike. Since the original announcement, individuals and organizations have come forward to increase the reward offered for anyone with information to help solve the crime. The latest donation was $10,000 offered by Nevada Bighorns Unlimited...
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Eagle Lake trout on ice!
by Valerie Aubrey, DECEMBER 28, 2016
Eagle Lake

Valerie Aubrey checked in from with an Eagle Lake update. The Season is almost over! Ramp is icy but folks are launching! A1 passable, but take it slow down the icy grade. Some skim ice here and there and ice below Pelican Pt. Surface temp 39-40F. Low ambient temp this AM +8F, highs low to mid 40's last 2days....
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Plenty of green water for steelhead anglers
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, DECEMBER 28, 2016

Eel River - South Fork

If you’re looking to get on the water this weekend and chase some winter steelhead, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding a fishable river. Just about every coastal river will be some shade of green — and likely fishable — come Saturday morning. This many green river options doesn’t happen often, and I’m having a hard time thinking of any...
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ODFW Weekly Recreational Report
by ODFW, DECEMBER 28, 2016


Celebrate the New Year with free fishing Dec. 31-Jan. 1 Make a New Year’s resolution to fish more in 2017. ODFW will get you off to a good start with a free fishing weekend on Saturday, Dec. 31 and Sunday, Jan. 1. On those two days you won’t need a license, tag or endorsement to fish anywhere in Oregon. Check out...
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GGSA: Support Salmon and save on taxes
by GGSA Staff, DECEMBER 27, 2016
San Francisco Bay

If you caught a salmon in 2016, you can thank GGSA. Others helped, but we almost certainly would not have had an ocean fishing season last year without the extra trucking of hatchery fish GGSA convinced the hatcheries to do in 2014.   We know it wasn't a great season for many, but at least we fished! Same goes for this coming year, 2017, where again...
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