Related Waterfowl Links

• Report a Banded Bird
• Duck Identification
• 2008/09 Waterfowl Hunt Results on Public Hunt Areas
• Delta Island Waterfowl Hunting Applications
• Waterfowl Hunting Zones

The Waterfowl Program is a small unit within the Wildlife Programs Branch that works cooperatively with others in the Pacific Flyway and within the Department of Fish and Game to conserve and manage the waterfowl resource. California hosts about 39 different species and subspecies of waterfowl and provides vital winter habitat for about 60 percent (annually estimated to be between 4 - 6 million birds) of the waterfowl population in the Pacific Flyway. Activities of the Waterfowl Program include population assessments, developing management plans, cooperating with researchers, developing hunting recommendations to the Fish and Game Commission, and managing the State Duck Stamp Account.

• ATTENTION!! Correction to regulation booklet -- hunt dates on Imperial County Goose Map (PDF)
• Waterfowl Regulations for the 2008/2009 Season
• Initial Study & Negative Declaration for Nuisance Canada Geese
• Waterfowl Hunting Management in North America

• How Are Populations Assessed?
• How Are Waterfowl Regulations Set?
• 2007 CA Breeding Pair Population Estimate for All Species Combined (PDF)
• Information on Tule white-fronted geese (PDF file)
• History of Delayed Openers on Public Hunt Areas (PDF file)
• 2007 CA Breeding Pair Population Estimate for Mallards (PDF file)
• Pacific Flyway Waterfowl Management Plans
• Central Valley Joint Venture
• Waterfowl Reservation Drawing Results