The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has a couple of different meetings scheduled in August, open to hunters from throughout the state.

CDFW will host an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from licensed hunters regarding hunting programs on Type A Wildlife Areas in the Bay Delta Region. The online meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. using Microsoft Teams.

State wildlife areas to be discussed are the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area Complex. CDFW will provide updates on habitat conditions, availability of water for wetlands and hunting access opportunities. Email Grizzly Island Wildlife Area managers (grizzlyisland@wildlife.ca.gov) for a link to the meeting and instructions for submitting comments and questions.

Also, CDFW, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), will have an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from licensed hunters on public land hunting programs in the northern Sacramento Valley. The meeting will also provide updates on habitat conditions, availability of water for wetlands, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and hunting access opportunities.

State lands to be discussed include the Gray Lodge and Upper Butte Basin wildlife areas, including the Little Dry Creek, Howard Slough, and Llano Seco units. Federal refuge personnel will speak about the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, including the Delevan, Sacramento, Colusa, and Sutter refuges.

The meeting will be conducted using Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

E-mail the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area at glwla@wildlife.ca.gov for a link and instructions on how to submit comments and questions.

CDFW annually provides an opportunity for licensed hunters to comment and make recommendations on public hunting programs, including anticipated habitat conditions in the hunting areas on Type A wildlife areas through public meetings and outreach.