Hunting Information U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Salt Ponds - Refuge Permit Required Retrieving Hunters may enter closed areas of Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR A Refuge Permit is required to hunt, place a boat, Zones the refuge to retrieve downed birds, P.O. Box524 maintain hunt blinds, and improve existing hunt blinds provided they leave all weapons in a Newark, California 94560 in the salt ponds listed below. Hunting is only allowed legal hunting area. The use of 510fl92-0222 on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays on these ponds. Huntable Only ducks, geese, and coots may retriever dogs is encouraged. http://www.fws.gov/desfbay Don Edwards Hunt blinds are only accessible by boat. During the two Species be hunted on the refuge. All other However, dogs must remain under weekends before the hunting season begins, hunters may wildlife is protected. immediate control of the handler at California Relay Service all times. ~oor a boat at a designated site. These boats are to stay TTY 1 800fl35 2929 San Francisco Bay m the pond for the entire season. Launching into creeks Fees A fee will be charged to hunt ponds Voice 1 800fl35 2922 and sloughs is prohibited from refuge levees. Boats must requiring a Refuge Permit (ABl, A2E, Weapons and Shotguns are permitted in designated be removed within two weeks following the close of the AB2, A3N, A3W, A5, A7, and A8). Ammunition hunting areas during the waterfowl National Wildlife Refuge hunting season only. Only approved U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hunt season. Only non-motorized, electric, or 4-stroke Call the refuge at 510/792-0222 for http://www.fws.gov gasoline boats are permitted in these ponds. more information. non-toxic shotshells are permitted. Firearms must be unloaded until you For Refuge information 1 800/344 WILD 1. Ponds ABl, A2E, AB2, A3N, and A3W. Licenses All hunters must carry a valid are within the designated hunt area. Waterfowl Hunting These ponds are located on the west end of the bay California hunting license. Waterfowl between Stevens Creek and Guadalupe Slough. hunters 16 years or older must also Hunting Hunters at Ravenswood may bring Access to Ponds ABl and A2E is from the Crittenden possess a valid, signed, Federal Duck Blinds portable blinds or construct temporary blinds of natural materials that readily -w-NATIONAL Lane Trailhead in Mountain View. Access to Pond Stamp, a state duck stamp, and the WILDLIFE decompose. Collection of these natural REFUGE A3W is from the Carl Road Trailhead in Sunnyvale. Harvest Information Program SYSTEM materials from the refuge is prohibited. I Roads to these ponds will be opened to private participation stamp. vehicles when levee roads are dry. Access to Ponds Temporary blinds are not the builder's September 2005 A3N and AB2 is by boat from the other ponds. Permits In addition to licenses listed above, property, and become available for Shooting is allowed only from existing hunt blinds. a Refuge Permit is required to hunt general use on a first-come basis on in Ponds ABl, A2E, AB2, A3N, A3W, subsequent days. Permanent blinds, 2. Ponds A5, A7, and A8. These ponds are located A5, A7, and A8N. A permit application pit blinds, and digging into levees are on the south end of the bay between Guadalupe may be obtained in person during prohibited. Hunters may not enter Slough and Alviso slough. Access is via walking normal business hours from the closed areas of the refuge prior to and bicycling from the Gold Street gate in Alviso. Refuge Headquarters at 1 Marshlands hunting season in order to scout for Shooting is allowed from existing hunt blinds Road, Fremont, or by mail at P. 0. hunting sites or build blinds. For and by walking on pond levees. Box 524, Newark, CA 94560. The blinds in Ponds ABl, A2E, AB2, A3N, refuge will accept permit requests A3W, A5, A7, and A8, hunters may starting the first Tuesday of maintain an existing blind on hunt September. days. Blinds will be open for general use on a first-come basis. During the Reservations No reservations are required. two weekends before opening of the hunting season, hunters may enter Hunting Waterfowl hunting season extends these ponds to maintain or improve an Season, Days, from approximately mid-October to existing blind. and Hours mid-January. See "Hunting Areas" in this brochure for hunting days. Accidents All accidents and injuries occurring Hunting is permitted from one half­ on the refuge must be immediately hour before sunrise until sunset. reported to the Refuge Manager, Don More specific information is contained Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR, in California Hunting Regulations, PO Box 524, Newark, CA 94560. Waterfowl. Phone 510/792-0222.

Alcohol Use or possession of alcoholic Removal All decoys and other personal property beverages while hunting is prohibited. of Personal (except personal boats authorized by a Property Refuge Permit) must be removed from Bag and Hunting limits vary from year to year; the refuge at the end of each day. Possession read California Hunting Regulations, You must remove all trash, including Limits Waterfowl, for up-to-date information. shotshell hulls when leaving hunting areas. Hunting Areas

Tidal Areas MAP LEGEND Tidal areas include salt marshes, sloughs, mudflats, and open water of San Francisco Bay. Unless posted in the -·-·-•-) Refuge Boundary field and/or noted below, all tidal areas in the refuge are open seven days a week to hunting from a boat, and only ____...... Levee up to the mean high water line. Fremont Salt Evaporation The following tidal areas are closed to hunting: Ponds D 1. Newark Slough is closed to hunting and shooting Tidal Areas from its source to the Hetch-Hetchy Aqueduct, a distance of 3 miles. D 2. Dumbarton Point Marsh to the Hetch-Hetchy Open Water Aqueduct (west side of Newark Slough) is closed to hunting and shooting. 3. The headwaters of Mallard Slough, in the vicinity Marshes of the Environmental Education Center, are closed to hunting. Hunt Areas D Salt Ponds - No Refuge Permit Required Salt evaporation ponds are artificial bodies of water, Visitor Center created by dredging marshes and surrounding them with levees. Bay water is confined in these ponds and m evaporated to produce salt. Only non-motorized, electric, Environmental or 4-stroke gasoline boats are permitted in these ponds. Education Center Redwood City II The salt ponds listed below are the only ones in which Boat Launch hunting is permitted seven days a week. Shooting from Miles levees is prohibited unless hunting the Ravenswood unit. 0 2 3 I! Parking 1. Ponds Rl and R2 in the Ravenswood Unit. These ponds are located on the west side of the m Dumbarton Bridge between Ravenswood Slough 0 2 3 -Kilometers Alviso and Hwy 84. These ponds are accessible by foot or bicycle from either of two trailheads off Hwy 84. Hunting is prohibited within 300 feet of Hwy 84.

2. Ponds Ml to M6, and A19 in the Mowry Slough Don Edwards Unit. These ponds are located on the east side of the bay between Mowry Slough and Coyote Creek. Access to these ponds is only by boat. Boats may Palo Alto be landed on the bay side of the levee. Boats may San Francisco Bay be pulled across the levee from the bay. Hunting is prohibited within 300 feet of the Union Pacific National Wildlife Refuge Railroad tracks. All Refuge hunting areas are subject to city ordinances and county regulations. Call the local police department for specific regulations. Lawrence Expressway