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Shasta Valley Wildlife Area, Siskiyou County
The dark spot at the base of gill plate distinguishes this species from other panfish.


 



Hunting on rental property
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, FEBRUARY 25, 2016


Question: I am renting some land and would like to hunt on it. Do I need hunting permission written into the lease agreement? Do I need to carry written permission from the landowner on my person? Do I need verbal permission? Or does my renting the land give me permission to hunt? (Jennifer) Answer: It is unlawful to enter certain lands...
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Shark fin prohibition
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, FEBRUARY 25, 2016


Question: According to the shark fin regulations, skate wings cannot be possessed as they are the expanded pectoral fins of an elasmobranch. I don’t understand this because the skates are still legal to catch and the only part of a skate that is eatable as far as I know is the wing. How do I prepare the skate if it’s...
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Hunting chipmunks
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, FEBRUARY 25, 2016


Question: I was recently in a conversation about hunting chipmunks and we are curious if it’s legal to do? I do not plan on hunting them, just want to know. (Michael C.) Answer: Chipmunks are classified as nongame mammals, which generally would mean they may not be taken. However, chipmunks may be taken because California Code of Regulations Title 14, section...
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Are Abalone Report Cards Used to Set New Quotas?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, FEBRUARY 25, 2016


Question: I was just filing my abalone harvest report, which rather than being due the end of January like before, is now not due until April 1. While I appreciate the extra time and opportunity to still fill out my report when I go to buy new tags for the season opener, I am wondering if this means my harvest...
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Yuba River Fishing Report
by Jon Baiocchi, FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Yuba River - Lower

Fishing reports from fellow guides and anglers has been like a yo-yo, up and down, which describes the moods of the Lower Yuba River quite well. One guide I talked to on Saturday had two anglers in the boat and only 2 fish were hooked from the Highway 20 Bridge to Sycamore Ranch. That’s a slow day for a lot...
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Lower Yuba Fish Report
by Jon Baiocchi, FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Yuba River - Lower

Fishing reports from fellow guides and anglers has been like a yo-yo, up and down, which describes the moods of the Lower Yuba River quite well. One guide I talked to on Saturday had two anglers in the boat and only 2 fish were hooked from the Highway 20 Bridge to Sycamore Ranch. That’s a slow day for a lot...
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