Date of Hearing: July 2, 2008
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mark Leno, Chair
SB 1172 (Dutton) - As Amended: June 25, 2009
Policy Committee: Water, Parks &
Wildlife Vote: 12-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill restructures the process by which the Department of
Fish and Game (DFG) deposits [...]
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Posted in Big game hunting, Ecology, Hunting, Mountain lions, Wildlife habitat, Yosemite National Park, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Add new tag, Yosemite National Park on June 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Researchers in Oregon have concluded, after extensive research, that prey species have a fear of predators and that prey species move away from their mortal enemies in an effort to survive. They have also concluded that this natural system has an important relationship to the success of other plant and animal life.
Impressive conclusion?
Interesting how a bit of [...]
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Posted in Big game hunting, Ecology, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, legislation, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged wildlife conservation on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
SB1172 creates California Fish and Game Commission oversight over expenditure of funds generated from sale of all tags and stamps issued for take of big game animals in California including funds generated from Fundraising Tags, deer, elk, bear, sheep, antelope and pig tags as well as upland game bird stamps.
This video shows the testimony of Senator Dutton [...]
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Posted in Big game hunting, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, mule deer, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Conservation, Deer hunting, Add new tag, boar hunting on May 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Mule Deer Foundation is an active member of the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance, sponsor of State Senate Bill 1172.
COHA has announced that SB1172 has passed the State Senate with a 39-0 vote. The bill must now pass through the State Assembly and the Governor’s office to become law.
Below is a news release from [...]
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Looks like ethanol production is causing more than just a shortage of corn for cattle feed. Not only is the price of gas going up, but so is the price of food. Increased food prices means more corn and wheat production this year.
These prices are good for farmers, in fact they may be too good [...]
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Saw a pair of fawns yesterday. First of the year for me. Whenever I see my first fawn of the season, I can’t help but count back to the date it was conceived. I’ve been told that the blacktail gestation period is about 7 months. Various internet sites say it’s about 200 days. That sounds [...]
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Posted in Ecology, Endangered species, Hunting, Land Ownership, Wildlife habitat, blacktail deer, deer, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Our Alameda County ranch, like most ranches, has a variety of habitat types - oak woodland, oak grassland, riparian and chaparral. One thing that’s clear to me is that the effects one can have upon habitat in the hills are more subtile than the results one sees on valley farm ground. Our delta property responds quickly and [...]
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According to Bob (Lion) Taylor, President of Citizens for Sustainable California Wildlife (SCSCW), predators are not only reducing deer numbers, but they are having a negative impact upon many other sensitive California wildlife species.
Bob understands that wildlife, like agricultural crops, need to be managed to maintain their health. Unfortunately, Proposition 117, an initiative which was [...]
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In my perfect world, everybody would be a hunter.
It is interesting to imagine how our lives would be changed if everybody hunted. There are many effects that such a change would have on our collective psyche, and also the habitat around us.
At a time when space is at a premium, it is interesting to theorize [...]
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Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Endangered species, Land Ownership, Ranch Management, Wildlife habitat, blacktail deer, deer, family, hunting heritage, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on February 25, 2008 | No Comments »
This morning, as I read the story in the Tri-Valley Herald (www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald) about the Koopman Ranch and how the county’s ranching heritage is threatened, I couldn’t help but think that something very important was missing.
Yes, agriculture is dwindling in Alameda County and ranches are disappearing along with wildlife habitat, but often forgotten is the [...]
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