What Changes in a Sacramento Valley Dove Field After Opening Weekend
The field you scouted in August is not the field that exists on Sept. 8. Four things move in the first week of the season — pressure, water, cut dates, and the birds themselves — and the hunters still shooting on the 14th are the ones who tracked them.
Reading California's Upland Harvest: A County Map of Where the Birds Were Taken in 2023–24
We built a county-by-county map of California's ten huntable upland species from CDFW's 2023–24 harvest survey — where doves, quail, chukar and pheasant were actually taken, what the numbers do and don't tell you, and how to read them for your own scouting.
Planning a Modoc Plateau Chukar Hunt: A NorCal Scouting Guide
Modoc Plateau chukar planning for NorCal upland hunters — public land, water sources, basalt rim country, and how to scout the spring before the October opener.
Sacramento Valley Dove Field Prep: A Pre-Opener May Drive-By Method
Sacramento Valley dove field prep starts in May — what to look for in sunflower and sorghum plots four months before the September 1 opener.
California Wildfire Burn Scars and Upland Bird Habitat: A 2026 Hunter’s Planning Map
California wildfire burn scars and upland bird habitat in 2026: how to read 1-5 year burn ages across NorCal for quail, chukar, and pheasant scouting.