2016 CWA SUPER RAFFLE - EARLY BIRD DEADLINE APPROACHING FAST!
CWA's 2016 Super Raffle is our BIGGEST raffle ever! We've got TWO grand prize options: How does a 2016 Arctic Cat Prowler HDX-XD 500 or a 2017 Tracker 1648 MVX SC sound? We've got two top tier hunt packages and, oh yeah, did we mention 15 FIREARMS?!

All tickets received by 3:00 p.m. on August 11, 2016  will be automatically entered in the Early Bird Drawing for  a Camp Chef SmokePro DLX Pellet Grill AND $300 in Super Raffle Tickets!
 
Tickets are only $25 a piece, six for $100, 14 for $200 and 24 for $300. Get a chance to win some AWESOME prizes while supporting California Waterfowl. Drawing will be held at our 2016 State Convention on August 20. Need not be present to win. 
 
or call (916) 648-1406 ext. 104 to order tickets!
CWA ONCE AGAIN FEATURED ON BENELLI'S THE FOWL LIFE TV SHOW
We're super excited at California Waterfowl to be featured once again on Benelli's The Fowl Life in an episode running on the Outdoor Channel at 3 p.m. Saturday (PST). Host Chad Belding spent some time in the blind with state Sen. Tom Berryhill and our VP of policy Mark Hennelly, then met with them at the Capitol to check out what we do for hunters in the halls of power. There's more too - check out the trailer below, and tune in this week! Thanks to everyone at  Banded Nation for showing the whole country the good work that CWA is doing here in California!

Episode 5 "The Fight For Our Future"
America's youth are the key to our hunting future. Join the crew as they dive into what hunters and hunting associations like CWA are doing in California to ensure our hunting heritage is passed down to future generations.
 
Promo video available here.
Airs: Starting the week of July 25
This Sat 3 p.m. PST
 
Episode 6 "The Future"
California is at the forefront of the battle for both our hunting and second amendment rights. Join Chad as he dives into the politics of one of our least friendly hunting states with D.U. president Paul Bonderson, Senator Tom Berryhill, and CWA
 
Promo video available here.
Airs: Starting the week of August 1
Mon 11am, Wed 11am & Sat 3pm PST
2016-17 HUNT PROGRAM AND DUCK CAMP NOW OPEN
California Waterfowl's Hunt Program is now accepting applications for dove hunts. Additional waterfowl, turkey, pheasant, and pig hunts soon to follow. The dove hunt deadline is August 13. All hunts take place on private lands from Colusa to Lost Hills.

Duck Camp-This two and a half day event is a complete introduction to the art of waterfowling. The camp is designed to help new and beginner waterfowl hunters in the following areas: calling, decoy spreads, shooting, shot selection, distance judging, concealment, waterfowl identification, game laws, ethics, wild game preparation, and hunting opportunities.

Click here for more information and to register online.
UBBWA CLEAN UP DAY - AUGUST 6
GIVE A LITTLE BACK!
Come on out to the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area Clean-up Day on August 6th. Meet at Howard Slough WA and help with general clean up and blind maintenance. This is a great opportunity to scout for the upcoming season and to get a better idea of the wildlife area and how it's managed. CWA will provide lunch.

Volunteers should bring gloves, work boots and sunscreen, while water and insect repellent will be provided. Volunteers meet at 7:00 a.m. at the UBBWA headquarters located at Howard Slough Wildlife Area, 9256 Highway 162, Butte City 95920.

For more information, please call the UBBWA at (530) 982-2169.
YOUTH EGG SALVAGE BANDING DAY

More than three dozen lucky kids went to Rancho Esquon last week to band ducks that were hand-reared from eggs rescued from farm fields as part of California Waterfowl's Dwight L. Merriman, Jr. Egg Salvage & Duck Rescue Program. It was a great opportunity for them to participate, hands-on, in the final product of a wildlife-friendly agriculture process in which farmers let volunteers sweep farm fields for nests prior to harvest, mowing or disking. CWA partnered with 30 farms this year - a huge increase over the eight farms that participated in 2015. For more information about how to support or participate in the Egg Salvage Program, go to  www.calwaterfowl.org/egg-salvage. To see a video about how eggs are collected in fields, go to  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdrHb_mp1Y.

August 19-20
CWA Convention
EVENT CALENDAR
August 20
Santa Margarita River Banquet
August 25
Watsonville Dinner
August 27
Colusa State Calling Competition After Party
August 28
Coon Creek Sporting Clays Fun Shoot & BBQ

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California Waterfowl  is an award-winning 501(C)(3) nonprofit, hunter-supported conservation organization with a mission to conserve the state's waterfowl, wetlands, and hunting heritage.  In the last 20+ years, we've completed more than 1,400 individual projects to protect, restore, and enhance more than 490,000 acres, providing habitat for millions of birds and animals.  Our Wood Duck Program has hatched more than 740,000 ducklings, while our Banding Programs have marked nearly 257,000 birds.  Our Youth and Education Programs have reached more than 320,000 children, young adults, and families to help to create a better understanding of biology, conservation, and outdoor heritage.  All efforts are supported largely by donations and the work of nearly 1,500 dedicated and tireless volunteers.

 

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