Recreation
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is accepting applications for 31 elk hunting opportunities offered through the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement, or SHARE, Program.
The hunts will occur at various times between Aug. 15 and Dec. 24 on 28 select properties in Colusa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Siskiyou counties.
Specific details for all 31 elk hunts can be found at www.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting/SHARE#elk . CDFW will be accepting applications through Monday, July 24.
The SHARE program was created to provide additional hunting, fishing and other recreational access on private lands in California by offering incentives to private landowners.
Participating landowners receive liability protection and compensation for providing public access to or through their land for wildlife-dependent recreational activities.
“CDFW has been working to increase private lands access for California hunters. In the last year, we’ve enrolled two new elk hunting properties – one in Colusa County, the other in Siskiyou County,” said Victoria Barr, CDFW’s SHARE program coordinator. “We’re now up to 31 different elk hunts, which demonstrates great progress for the program.”
All elk tags will be distributed through a random draw process. While hunters may take only one elk per year in California, these hunts offer additional opportunities beyond those issued through the general Big Game Drawing.
SHARE hunt applications can be purchased by anyone with a valid 2017 California big game hunting license from any CDFW license office or online at www.ca.wildlifelicense.com/InternetSales .
An $11.37 nonrefundable application fee will be charged for each hunt application.
Applicants may look up their draw results and download their hunt packets on July 28 by entering their customer information on CDFW’s Web site at www.ca.wildlifelicense.com/InternetSales .
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – On Saturday, June 17, at 9 a.m. State Park volunteer Val Nixon will lead a walk on the Indian Nature Trail at Clear Lake State Park.
Nixon will point out the flora and fauna along the trail and discuss how the local American Indians used the native vegetation in their everyday lives.
The trail is about half a mile long and has a moderately strenuous grade.
The walk will start at 9 a.m. at the entrance station to the park and will last about a half hour to an hour.
All participants should dress appropriately for the summer mornings and wear sturdy shoes and bring sunscreen, mosquito repellent, binoculars and water. Rain will cancel the walk.
Clear Lake State Park Volunteers will lead nature walks on the first and third Saturdays during the summer. Remember to mark your calendars and plan on attending a free nature walk.
Clear Lake State Park is located at 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville, and entry into the park is free for those attending the walk.
Anyone having special needs should contact the Clear Lake State Park Sector Office Tuesday through Thursday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 707-279-2267.
For further information on California State Parks go to www.parks.ca.gov .
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