Recent News Releases

• Dozens of Deer Alleged to Have Been Killed and Sold for Profit by Sacramento Residents
  Department of Fish and Game wardens arrested a third man in a deer poaching case where suspects were killing and selling deer for profit.
    Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT
• Wardens Arrest Five In Alleged Abalone Poaching Case
  Department of Fish and Game wardens arrested five suspected abalone poachers this morning in Sonoma County. The incident culminated with the suspects pitching abalone out the window as they sped down Highway 1 with a warden closing in.
    Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:00:00 GMT
• DFG Recognizes the 100th Angler To Complete Heritage Trout Challenge
  Gavin O'Leary of Fresno is the 100th angler to complete the California Heritage Trout Challenge. The challenge requires anglers to catch six of the eleven types of trout native to California.
    Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT
• DFG to offer license sales and information staff at sport shows
  The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will operate a full-service license sales counter and information booth at two upcoming outdoors shows in Northern California.
    Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT
• 2008: Year of Extreme Poachers and Dangerous Encounters
  The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Law Enforcement Division noticed an upswing in 'extreme' poaching cases in 2008. These cases are characterized by the excessive killing of fish and wildlife species and repeat poaching offenders undeterred by prior poaching convictions. Wardens also experienced two officer involved shootings during 2008, serving as a chilling reminder of the dangerous work wardens do.
    Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT
• Diverse Hatchery System Yields Results for Endangered Coho Salmon
  The Warm Springs Hatchery, operated by the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), is vital to re-establishing endangered wild coho salmon to the Russian River Basin. This year, the innovative captive rearing and broodstock program conducted at the hatchery continued its success with the release of 92,000 fingerling coho salmon and the spawning of captive-reared wild coho broodstock.
    Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT
• Feather River and Nimbus Hatcheries Meet Salmon Egg Take Goals
  The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced today that Feather River and Nimbus hatcheries met salmon egg collection goals for Sacramento Fall-Run Chinook. These hatcheries are two of the biggest state-operated salmon hatcheries in California and are key to sustaining this important stock of salmon. They took more than 16.9 million eggs for rearing of this stock.
    Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT