The San Jacinto Wildlife Area waterfowl take for opening day was good with some hunters scoring quick limits, the majority being teal. Shovelers and Cinnamon Teal tied for first place for most birds taken with Green Wing Teal coming in second. Tom Trakes, from San Jacinto Wildlife Area, reported that the results for Saturday, 10/18/14 were as follows:
202 adult and 19 junior hunters bagged 150 Northern Shovelers, 150 Cinnamon Teal, 13 Gadwall, 39 Widgeon, 127 Green Wing Teal, 6 Mallards, 4 Pintail, 15 Redhead, 26 Ring Necks, 1 Wood Duck and 22 Ruddy Ducks. There were no geese bagged on the wildlife area Saturday. There were also 36 coots taken on Saturday. This resulted in an average harvest of 2.67 waterfowl for each hunter. Tom advised that out of 52 reservation cards 39 showed up on time.
San Jacinto is open for waterfowl hunting on Wednesdays and Saturdays only. You can put in for reservations on-line through the DFW Automated License Data System (ALDS). Your reservation request has to be to the ALDS system 17 days in advance to get in on the drawing or you can get in on the daily “sweatline” drawing for the remaining blinds after the reservations are taken care of. Reservation spots are given out starting at 3 AM and the “sweatline” drawing is done after that. The ALDS can be accessed through the DFW web site at the below link –
https://www.ca.wildlifelicense.com/InternetSales
Don’t forget that all licenses and 1 day, 2 day or season passes must be purchased at a DFW Office or a license agent before your arrive at the refuge. These can be purchased on-line via the ALDS system also, however, you will have to wait for the DFG to mail you’re the actual licenses and passes which can take up to 15 days. If you purchase your license and passes in person at a DFW office or license agent you immediately get them without the wait for the mail. No licenses or passes will be sold at the check stations this year. You can also show up for an afternoon refill hunt but the last refill is at 2 PM. For more information, contact the staff at San Jacinto at 951-928-0580.
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