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Tracks - Wingbeat News - Summer 2006 (1 MB PDF)

   Table of Contents

• DFG Contact Information
• 2006/2007 Upland Game Seasons
• Dove Hunting in the Great Valley
• Public Places to Hunt Doves in Northern California
• How to Apply for San Joaquin Valley
• GAME BIRD HERITAGE SPECIAL DOVE HUNT APPLICATION
• The “ABCs” of Wildlife Areas and Federal Refuges
• Dove Hunting Results 2005 From Selected Wildlife Areas
• Gray Squirrel Hunting
• Places to Hunt Squirrels in the Central Valley
• Free Northern California Wildlife Area Map Booklet – June 2003 Edition
• Anti-Hunters and Anti-Hunting Attitudes are a Reality
• Get the Lead Out of Condor Range
• What Hunters Should Know About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
• Don’t Rick a Ticket!
• Did You Know
• On the Web: Deer Spot Kill Maps of the Sacramento-Central Sierra Region
• Sage Grouse Hunting in Eastern California
• Hunting & Fishing Opportunities in Northern California
• Application for 2006 Opening Weekend of Waterfowl Hunting on Modoc National Wildlife Refuge
• PHEASANT HUNT APPLICATION - WILD BIRD and FAMILY 2006
• PHEASANT HUNT APPLICATION - JUNIORS and WOMEN 2006
• Game Bird Heritage Special Hunts
• Free Hunting Guides Available

Tracks - Upland Game - Summer 2005 (1.5 MB PDF)

   Table of Contents

• Great Bird Hunting (on Public Land)!
• Quail Hunt Zone Map
• Pheasant Facts and Fancies
• Upland Game Season Summary
• Rabbit Season is Afoot
• Rising to New Heights in Wildlife Capture
• The Final Reward
• Big Bucks Benefit Wildlife
• New Survey Method Boosts Band-tailed Pigeon Management
• Benchmarks in Game Management
• California Begins Dove Study
• New: Longer Spring Turkey Archery Season
• Special Hunts Lead to a Lifetime of Memories
• Tree Squirrel Hunt Zone Map
• Blue/Ruffed Grouse Hunt Zone Map
• Create Your Own Flurry of Pheasants
• Hunter Safety is No Accident

Tracks Upland Game 2004

   Table of Contents

Features

• Meet the Director: Ryan Broddrick
• 2004/2005 Summary of Upland Game Seasons
• Regulation change impacts dog training
• Special hunts
• Top 10 Counties for Harvest of Selected Species, 2002
• Imperial Valley - The Place to Hunt for Doves
• Greater Sage Grouse: A New Direction for the
  Endangered Species Act?
• Imperial Valley’s Mexican-Chinese Pheasants
• From Field to Dinner Table
  Game preparation for cooking
• The Final Reward
  Recipe for pheasant pie
• Species Profiles
• When Hunters Spend, Wildlife Wins:
  Fundraising Tag Results

  Departments

• Ask A Biologist
  What is a ptarmigan and where can I find one?
• Ask A Warden
  Licensing; Possession limits; Dressing birds in the field

Tracks Big Game 2004

   Table of Contents

Features

• 04-05 License and Tag Fees
• 2004 Deer Harvest Forecast, 2003 Deer Harvest Data
• California Hunters Asked to Assist with
  Chronic Wasting Disease Monitoring Program
• Do You Hunt in Condor Range?
• Coming Soon:
  New Web Page for CA Elk and Antelope Hunting
• 2004 Expanded Bear Hunting Opportunity
• Donations Help Fish and Game Freeze
  (at the Wildlife Investigations Lab)
• 2003 Bear Harvest Data
• 2003 Wild Pig Harvest Data
• DFG Hunting Clinics

  Departments

• Ask a Biologist
  Bear population; Identifying white-tailed deer
• Ask a Warden
  Attractants for deer hunting; Broad head arrows; Rifle magazine capacity

Tracks Upland Game 2003

   Table of Contents

• Cover

Features

• What's the Future of Tracks?
• Timely Upland Game / Waterfowl Information
• Discovered! Secret Recipe for Growing Pheasants!
• 2003/2004 Summary of Upland Game Seasons
• Shooting Hours
• 2003/2004 Summary of Waterfowl Seasons
• Longer Waterfowl Season, But Delayed Start
• Chronic Wasting Disease Affects Hunters
• Fund-raising License Tag Auction Schedule
• Tracks Reader Survey Results
• Your're a Hunter? Thank you!
• Report of 2001 Game Take Survey
• Game Bird Heritage Special Hunts

  Departments

• Ask a Biologist
  Calling heasants "Resident"; Scientific nomenclature
• Ask a Warden
  License requirement when hunting with dog only; Archery hunting near buildings

Tracks Big Game 2003

Tracks Waterfowl 2002

Tracks Fishing 2002

Tracks Upland Game 2002

Tracks Big Game 2002

Tracks Fishing 2001

Tracks Waterfowl 2001

Tracks Upland Game 2001

Tracks Big Game 2001

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