CDFW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR DEER HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES AT COSUMNES RIVER ECOLOGICAL RESERVE

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 3 -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following press release:

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for deer hunting opportunities at the Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County for the 2026 A Zone andD-5 Zone archery and general seasons.

CDFW initiated a limited deer hunting program within the ecological reserve in 2021. The program proved safe and popular with hunters and was expanded in 2022, doubling the number of access permits offered to eight.

In 2026, permits again will be issued for eight separate one-week hunting periods - four permits for the A Zone and four for the D-5 Zone seasons that fall within the reserve's bou...