Even though California has the biggest population and some of the biggest cities in the country, 97 percent of its land is rural. And about 24 percent of it is protected as public wilderness.

Many California hunters consider the Sept. 1 dove season opener the celebratory – if unofficial – start to California’s hunting seasons. Technically speaking, rabbit season opened July 1 and some ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that they will begin capturing deer, elk and wolves by helicopter to place GPS collars on them.