Carrie Wilson, Author at BD Outdoors

Lobster Report Cards Due

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding those who got a 2020-2021 spiny lobster report card to mail their cards or submit them online by April 30, 2021, as required by regulations. Information collected from the cards provides CDFW with data necessary to monitor …

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Wildlife Regulations Q & A With The CDFW

Why Do I Need to Report the Number of Days I Hunted? Q:Why does the deer harvest report questionnaire ask about the number of days spent hunting? Why is this question important? What is the purpose of this information? A:Your timing is perfect, as the deer …

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CDFW Regulations Q&A With Carrie Wilson

Editor’s Note: Carrie Wilson, veteran of the CDFW, offers answers to sportsmen’s questions about CDFW regulations on a wide variety of topics. Can Javelina be Hunted in California? Question:I am new to Southern California and have been hearing about javelina in the southeastern part of the state. …

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CDFW Q & A – Sportsmen’s Questions Answered

What are the Abalone Regs for 2017? Question:What’s happening with abalone for this year? Does the season close at the end of October or November? And what is the season limit? CDFW:Abalone populations in California have been in decline over the last few years due to …

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Fishing & Wildlife Questions For CDFW

Properly catching and releasing fish while taking photos? Question: My friends and I are all fly fishermen who promote catch and release fishing rather than taking fish for consumption. Many other fishermen, fishing guides and lodges, as well as most fly fishing magazines also claim …

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California Q&A With CDFW

CDFW Answers Questions Question: I have a question regarding regulations on non-adipose fin-clipped (“wild”) rainbow trout/steelhead and coastal cutthroat trout in tributaries on the North Coast (e.g. the lagoons in northern Humboldt County). Anglers are not permitted to keep wild rainbow trout/steelhead but are permitted …

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Q and A With CDFW – January 2017

Importing Native Snakes To Control Ground Squirrels? Q: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 …

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California Outdoors Q & A

California Outdoors Q & A Shooting Deer Across a Lake? Q:Is it legal to shoot my rifle across open water to the other side? Say I am on one side of a lake and see a legal deer on the other side (let’s assume it’s 200 …

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California Q & A with CDFW

Can Sport-Caught Fish Be Donated to a Food Bank? California Q CDFW Q: We often take folks out fishing while they are visiting the area and staying at hotels, bed-and-breakfasts or campsites. Unfortunately, they are often not able to consume all of the fish that they …

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California Hunting and Fishing Q & A October 19

CA Hunting and Fishing Questions Electronic Decoys? Q:I need some clarification regarding electronic waterfowl decoys. My duck blind partner and I are contemplating buying one of the new electronic decoys. These brand new electronic decoys have wings that flap up and down like a real …

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California Hunting and Fishing Q and A – September 21

Hunting and Fishing Questions Sea Lions are Eating All My Bait Q:Is there anything I can do to deter or discourage sea lions from eating all my crabbing bait? I know that seals and sea lions are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act but I’ve …

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California Question and Answers August 20

Keeping the Peace Q: My question is about peace officers carrying a handgun while archery hunting. The way I read the Fish and Game Code, it only states that you may carry a firearm capable of being concealed on his or her person, not that …