April 22 & 23 @ Montezuma fire station, birds landing CA July 15th & 16th – Montezuma Fire Station, Birds Landing, CA August 26 & 27 Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club, Stockton CA – canceled. Don Giottonini will be at SCI National Board Meeting. You need to sign up online. Go to the CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife website. A requirement for online registration is obtaining a CDFW “GO ID”. Once you have a “GO ID” generated, you can then register for the class: Go to https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunter-Education/Classes Choose “Traditional Classes” Make sure you read all the directions. New Customers To obtain a GO ID: Go to the Online License System. (For assistance with the Online License System, ca
SSC Hunter’s Corner SSC Member Kelly Probst A Favorite Species Putt putt putt putt - GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE … BOOM! - cheers, cameras, taxidermist, awards, memories, thankfulness! This is the onomatopoetic synopsis of a turkey hunt with The Turkey Gal, SSC member Kelly Probst. After moving to Northern California, Kelly became a huntress about ten years ago when she was shown the ropes by SSC member Rick Harder (whom you may have seen at the 2016 Awards Dinner at Randy Thomas’ house). She then targeted her favorite species: the turkey. Before hunting, she already had an appreciation for animals, holding 24 world titles for Morgan show horses. Someone who already understands and appreciates anim
If you have any interest in sending a youth to a summer camp to learn conservation and sportsmanship, this is a fantastic opportunity to help the kids. You can contact Jenna Perry if you have a camper or want to support this great youth education program. Jenna Perry Wilderness Unlimited Foundation jenna@wildernessunlimitedfoundation.org 510-692-9831
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding hunters that nonlead ammunition is now required statewide when hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun. The upcoming 2017 spring wild turkey season will be the first hunting season with significant participation for which nonlead shot will be required statewide. These regulations apply both to public and private lands (except for licensed game bird clubs), including all national forests, Bureau of Land Management properties and CDFW lands. Private landowners or anyone authorized to hunt on private land must also comply with these regulations. California’s 2017 general spring wild turkey season opened statewide on March 25 and ext
