CDFW youth waterfowl days, Feb. 4-5

Author: CDFW Report Date: January 31, 2017 Youth hunters have a special opportunity coming up the weekend of Feb. 4-5. Youth Waterfowl Days will provide young licensed hunters an extra weekend to hunt after the regular season ends. Each year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife...

Junior Chukar Hunt a HUGE Success!!

Author: Lorissa Soriano Report Date: 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...

Boone and Crockett Club On Trophies

Author: Boone and Crockett Club Report Date: January 20, 2017 The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest hunter-conservationist organization in North America, has released a position statement and video on big-game trophies and hunting. There are several aspects to public hunting and its connection to wildlife and habitat conservation that are...

Colorado elk herd in the crosshairs

Author: RMEF Report Date: 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...

Avoid penalties, report hunt results by Jan. 31

Author: ODFW Report Date: 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...

Hunting essay contest winner to be honored at ISE

Author: CDFW Report Date: January 14, 2017 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Wildlife Officer Foundation have announced the winner of the annual “Passing on the Tradition” Hunting Heritage essay contest. Tyler Benedetti, a 17-year-old youth hunter from Morgan Hill, was awarded the...

Largest elk in 48 years, largest ever with a bow

Author: Boone and Crockett Club Report Date: January 12, 2017 Today the Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club announced that an elk from Montana taken on public land during the archery season in 2016 is a potential new archery World's Record typical American elk. After the mandatory 60-day...

RMEF marks year of record membership

Author: RMEF Report Date: January 9, 2017 The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation rings in 2017 with an all-time record of 222,235 members. “We are extremely grateful for all our members, volunteers, partners, and other sportsmen and women who support our conservation mission,” said David Allen, RMEF president...

Learn to hunt rabbits near Corvallis

Author: ODFW Report Date: January 7, 2017 Learn how to hunt rabbits in a safe environment perfect for beginning hunters. ODFW and Mary’s Peak Hound Club will host a small game hunting workshop on Saturday, Jan. 21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at EE Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis. The...

Show Time!

Author: John Higley Report Date: January 1, 2017 Okay guys, it’s that time again. January is here, and the annual sports show season is almost upon us. First up is the International Sportsmen’s Exposition (ISE) show at Cal-Expo in Sacramento. It starts on January 19 and...

$18,000 Reward for Information on Poaching Case

Author: NDOW Report Date: December 29, 2016 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...

Cow Country Coyotes

Author: Gary Lewis Report Date: December 20, 2016 Cow country coyotes are some of the best-schooled predators on four legs. Every day they observe the two-leggers walk the fields and ride out to the cattle. They learn to lie up in the sage or watch from the rimrocks,...