CWA ASKS FEDS TO CONSIDER 3-BIRD PINTAIL LIMIT
The Pacific Flyway Council-one of four that advise the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on waterfowl regulations-recommended on March 27 making it a high priority to review and possibly revise the federal regulatory model for determining pintail bag limits. Currently it is only a long-range priority for the Harvest Management Working Group of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
CWA requested this move because a growing body of research suggests that restrictive pintail limits have not helped pintail populations, and that pintail numbers have not rebounded to 1970s abundance because of changes in their breeding habitat. Raising the pintail limit to three per day would help test whether increasing hunter harvest will suppress the population without risking irreversible population damage.

The Harvest Management Working Group is a collaborative of technical experts from USFWS, the U.S. Geological Survey, Canadian Wildlife Service and Flyway Technical Sections. Its next meeting is in December.

Click here for more background info and to read our letter to the Flyway Council.
BECOMING AN OUTDOORS-WOMAN MULTI-COURSE WORKSHOP - APRIL 27-29
Learn a wide variety of outdoor skills - archery, shooting, leathercraft, canning, fishing, boating, orienteering and more - at California Waterfowl's Multi-Course Workshop taking place April 27-29 in the Suisun Marsh south of Fairfield. The three-day Multi-Course Workshop gives women the chance to sample a lot of outdoor activities in a safe and supportive environment for a minimal investment of time and money. No gear or experience is required!  Group and college student discounts available!

Click here to get registered today!
SAVE THE DATE - CWA STATE BANQUET, AUG. 4
Save the date for this year's California Waterfowl State Banquet. Taking place on Saturday, August 4 on the cool waters of Lake Tahoe!
 
The State Banquet is the venue for annual awards presentations to the top volunteer committees, as well as some of the best raffle and auction items that can be found -- it's like a supersized version of your local fundraising banquet!
 
This year's banquet will be held at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. Look for details and package deals soon on our website and in the California Waterfowl magazine. Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel is offering special CWA hotel packages for August 3rd and 4th.
WOOD DUCK 101 EVENT - MAY 19
Need help getting a wood duck project off the ground? Look no further than our Wood Duck 101 event on May 19th. This is a FREE event that will teach you everything you need to know about wood ducks and wood duck box building. Come check out the historic Sebia Duck Club in Colusa and enjoy a family-orientated event with hayrides and more.
CWA will be on site to help with the following:

1. Learning how to build and place wood duck box's if you are interested in starting a project
2. Seeing how hens are captured, banded and data recorded firsthand.
3. Meeting the members of CWA's wood duck program and Biologists and learning about wood ducks and their nesting behavior and how we can help boost their numbers by providing and maintaining nesting boxes. 

Supervised kids are absolutely welcome as this is a great family event. Bring a camera and a lunch and feel free to sit in the shade of the orchards for a picnic lunch, there will also be tables and restrooms provided. We will also have water and sodas on hand!

Sebia Duck Club
7681 Sycamore Slough Rd, Colusa, CA 95932
9:30am-12:30pm
Please RSVP to  [email protected] by May 5th.
CWA FUN SHOOTS - JUNE 9 & AUGUST 26
New to hunting or shooting? Need an exciting and challenging sporting clays course to practice your shooting skills and get ready for duck season? CWA has the answer! Come on out to one of our fun shoots this summer at Grizzly Island. We will have a fun shoot on June 9 and August 26 at our Grizzly Ranch property. The events include shooting opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.  Loaner shotguns available. We also have archery and rifle shooting instruction (guns, bows and ammo included) for beginning shooters.
April 27-29
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Multi-Course Workshop

EVENT CALENDAR
April 8
Tom Homen Memorial Shoot
April 14
Wood Duck Banquet
April 15
Hunting 101 for Adults
April 21
Gold Rush Banquet
April 21
Rio Linda-Elverta
April 27
Chuck Pihera Wild Game Feed
April 28
Gray Lodge Clean Up & Field Day
April 28
CLAWS Banquet
May 3
Fresno State Duck Hunter Party
May 4
Political Action Shoot
May 4
Santa Rose Banquet
May 4
Modesto Dinner
May 5
Napa Sonoma Dinner


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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 almost 1,500 individual projects to protect, restore, and enhance more than 500,000 acres, providing habitat for millions of birds and animals.  Our Wood Duck Program has hatched more than 770,000 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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