OUTDOOR CALENDAR
Goose hunting opportunities take off this month and next, including white and white-fronted seasons running Jan. 1-14. (STEVE MARTARANO/USFWS)
Editor’s note: Because of COVID-19, all events should be checked for changes or cancellations. Below are events that had been scheduled in January and February, with websites/phone numbers for you to check for updates.
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
1-FEB. 28 Northern California Guides and Sportsmen’s Association Mad River Steelhead Derby; ncgasa .org/2021/11/09/mad-river-steelhead-derby 1 First day 2022 hunting and fishing licenses are valid 1 Online harvest reporting begins for steelhead, sturgeon and North Coast salmon report cards 1-14 Late-season Northeastern Zone white and white-fronted goose hunting dates 12 Last day of duck and scaup hunting seasons in Northeastern Zone 15-16 Northeastern Zone veterans and active military personnel waterfowl hunting days 27 Opener for falconry rabbits and varying hare 31 Last day for most zones’ hunts for falconry take of ducks (including mergansers), geese, American coots and common moorhens 31 Last day for duck season in most zones 31 Last day for most general quail hunts 31 Last day for statewide tree squirrel, rabbit and varying hare hunting seasons
1 Late-season Imperial Valley white goose opener 5 Second falconry waterfowl season opens in most zones 5-6 Youth waterfowl hunt dates in most zones 6-10 Fronted goose season dates in Northeastern Zone 8 Late-season Imperial Valley white goose opener 12-13 Veterans and active military personnel waterfowl hunting days in Balance of State, Southern San Joaquin Valley and Southern California Zones 19 Late-season North Coast Canada goose opener 19-23 Late-season whitefront and white goose hunting dates in Balance of State Zone 24-26 Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery Steelhead Derby; rowdycreek.org 25-27 The Fly Fishing Show, Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton; flyfishingshow.com/pleasanton-ca 26 Bishop Trout Rodeo catch-and-release fishing events, various waters; swcffi.org/rodeo
For a list of upcoming bass tournaments, go to nrm.dfg.ca.gov/ FishingContests/default.aspx.
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