Outdoors Articles


CDFW July Calendar of Events
by CDFW, JUNE 26, 2017


DATE — EVENT Various Days — Bat Talk and Walk at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area,various times, 45211 County Road 32B (Chiles Road), Davis (95618). Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is home to approximately 250,000 Mexican free-tailed bats. From mid-June to mid-September the Yolo Basin Foundation provides a program for people to learn about bats and watch the colony fly. Reservations are required....
Full Story 
Reflections of burns past
by Gary Heffley, JUNE 22, 2017


The current HOT weather is no joke. Everyone should be limiting exposure and activity as heat related stroke and illnesses are a real danger. Most everyone is knowledgeable about using sunscreen, apply liberally and often. And while most people wear hats and sunglasses for head, facial and eye protection, many forget about the ears. Make sure to lather the lotion...
Full Story 
ODFW Weekly Recreational Report
by ODFW, JUNE 21, 2017


Oregon Waterfowl Festival/NW Elk Camp in St Helens June 24-25 Come visit the Columbia County Fairgrounds this weekend. Controlled hunt draw results available Go to My Hunter Information and enter your information to see results or call 1-866-947-6339. You will need your Hunter/Angler ID# which is printed on all licenses and tags and stays the same from year to year. Fishing’s getting better at the beach Some anglers are catching...
Full Story 
Lava Beds staff invites kids of all ages to become Junior Rangers on Saturday, July 1st. Bring the family for a day full of activities, especially designed for those with a curious mind. The goal of the Junior Ranger program is to introduce children to the natural and cultural wonders all around them and encourage them in preserving these marvels for...
Full Story 

Stakeout at Battle Creek
On Patrol
by Steven T. Callan, JUNE 16, 2017



This is an excerpt from “Stakeout at Battle Creek,” a chapter in my recently released sequel, The Game Warden’s Son. I’m sometimes asked if I had any favorite places to work during my twenty-one years supervising the warden force in western Shasta County. Lower Battle Creek immediately comes to mind—from the mouth, where Battle Creek flows into the Sacramento River, to...
Full Story 

Hunting Over Alfalfa?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, JUNE 15, 2017



Question: I know it’s illegal to bait animals to get them to come to you in order to hunt them. However, what about hunting over an alfalfa or corn field? I know some other states allow this and I am wondering if California does, too. (Dakota C.) Answer: Although feeding big game and hunting over bait is illegal in California, it is legal...
Full Story 
Page 52