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2020 hunting and education programs
It's a new year! Make 2020 the year you help a child or adult friend get into the conservation and hunting lifestyle by getting them into one of our incredible hunter development events! We have a variety of events that include hunter education, as well as events for newer hunters who want to develop their skills. 
 
Check out our 2020 schedule below and sign up soon - most of these camps SELL OUT!

Camps and clinics and youth  MAY 1 Early-bird registration deadline for CWA Level 1-3 camps – get $100 off with promo code earlybird20! calwaterfowl.org/events/category/camps-and-clinics. Level 1 camps include hunter education and level 2 and 3 camps are for kids who have already been hunting.
 
First up: the BOW Multi-Course Clinic near Fresno. Our SoCal camp, Camp Sprig at Mystic Lake, will take place in April this year.
2020 SCHEDULE
BOW Multi-Course Clinic (Fresno) – April 10-12
Camp Sprig (Riverside) – April 18-19
Camp Sprig (Butte) – May 15-17
Camp Sprig / Level 1 (Solano) – June 14-18
Camp Sprig / Level 2 (Solano) – June 21-25
Camp Sprig / Level 1 (Solano) – June 28-July 2
Camp Sprig / Level 2 (Solano) – July 12-16
Camp Sprig / Level 1 (Solano) – July 19-23
Camp Sprig / Level 3 (Solano) – July 26-29
Camp Sprig Family (Solano) – July 31-Aug. 2
Camp Sprig (Solano) – September 5-6
Adult Waterfowl Hunting 101 (Solano) – Sept. 12 & Nov. 6-7
Adult Waterfowl Hunting 101 (Solano) – Sept. 19 & Nov. 13-14
Women's Pheasant Camp (Solano) – September 25-27
Adult Pheasant Camp (Solano) – October 2-4
Women's Pheasant Hunt Hastings Island (Solano) – October 10
Duck Camp (Solano) – October 23-25
Women's Duck Camp (Glenn) – November 6-8
Camp Sprig (Glenn) – November 20-22
Women's Duck Camp (Solano) – November 27-29
Duck Camp (Solano) – December 4-6
Duck Camp (Solano) – January 15-17, 2021
 

We also have an easy-to-read and shareable schedule that contains most of our camps, clinics and hunts for this year.  Click here  and share it!
Overlapping seasons: Youth Hunt Weekend, spring goose seasons start Feb. 8
The Youth Hunt Weekend AND spring goose season in the Balance of State and Southern California zones start THIS Saturday, Feb. 8!

Need help figuring out WHERE you can hunt and WHO can hunt on these days? We know - it's confusing! Click here for an overview.
California Duck Days - February 22
Here's something to keep your whole family engaged with ducks in the post-season: California Duck Days! This year it's Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area headquarters in Davis. As always, CWA will be there - in addition to having our own booth, we're doing:
 
  • Wood duck nest box building/dove nest cones
  • Live duckling handling
  • Into the Wild workshop
  • Duck Calling/Waterfowl Identification workshops
 
Come join us!
 
Click for the event webpage.
Send us your Youth Hunt Weekend pics
Send us your photos of kids you took out for Youth Hunt Weekend and we'll choose the best ones for the special Youth Hunt Scrapbook in the Summer issue of California Waterfowl magazine! Email photos to Editor John Geiger at  jgeiger@calwaterfowl.org . Be sure to include the name and age of the child, the location of the hunt, and anything interesting you'd like to tell us about the child's experience during the hunt. As space is limited, group photos are especially encouraged.
Dispatches from the Veteran Hunt Program: Veterans zero in on snow geese
With help from BarDown Waterfowl Company, Mike Peeters took some veterans out for an epic snow goose hunt. How many did they bag? Click here to find out.
Sign up or renew your membership NOW & get FREE 75th anniversary gifts!
Sign up or renew your CWA membership today and we'll send you a special CWA 75th anniversary hat AND a pair of our merino wool socks FREE! Sign up for two years and we'll add a 75th anniversary 20-ounce insulated tumbler!

Already a member? Sign up a friend or extend your membership. Click here to get your FREE 75th anniversary items.

Hurry! This offer is only while supplies last!
Come help us celebrate 75 years of Inspiring Conservation
We now have TWO EVENTS this year to celebrate our 75th anniversary:

March 26 @ Del Paso County Club
August 28-30 @ Charles Krug Winery

Register NOW for our Diamond Gala at Del Paso County Club here!
Featured event
If you are a UC Davis alumnus or live in the area, come on out and celebrate aggie pride at our Davis/Dixon Aggies CWA Hunter Party! Hosted by Alpha Gamma Rho. Get tickets here.
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California Waterfowl is a 501c3 organization whose mission is to grow California’s waterfowl populations, wetlands and hunter-conservationist communities.

Our vision is a California with thriving waterfowl populations, vibrant wetland ecosystems and respected hunting communities.
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