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From:Clerk of the Board
To:Clerk of the Board; Connelly, Bill; Cook, Holly; Cook, Robin; Durfee, Peter; Jessee, Meegan; Kimmelshue, Tod;
Kitts, Melissa; Krater, Sharleen; Lee, Lewis; Little, Melissa; Pickett, Andy; Ritter, Tami; Stephens, Brad J.;
Sweeney, Kathleen; Teeter, Doug; Zepeda, Elizabeth
Cc:Loeser, Kamie; Hancock, LeAnne
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: CDFW Aerial Deer Survey Notification
Date:Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:47:23 PM
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From: Carrothers, David (Ryan)@Wildlife <David.Carrothers@wildlife.ca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:42 PM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Cc: Perrine, John@Wildlife <John.Perrine@Wildlife.ca.gov>
Subject: CDFW Aerial Deer Survey Notification
Dear Members of the Board:
I am writing to notify you of upcoming aerial deer surveys that will take place within Butte
County during the week of February 22nd, weather permitting.
To improve our deer population estimates for the C-Zones, otherwise known as the Cascades-
North Sierra Deer Conservation Unit, staff from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
will count deer from a helicopter that will be flying predetermined north-south transects in
known deer winter range east of Highway 99.
Helicopter-based surveying is an efficient method to monitor population size, distribution, and
demographic composition in these locations. Data from these surveys will help wildlife
managers understand population health and will be used to make harvest recommendations
to the California Fish and Game Commission, which is the state regulatory authority that
adopts zone boundaries, hunting seasons, and tag quotas.
Please feel free to direct any questions regarding these surveys to myself at
David.Carrothers@wildlife.ca.gov or to our statewide deer coordinator Brian Leo at
Brian.Leo@wildlife.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Ryan Carrothers
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Environmental Scientist
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Northern Region
601 Locust Street
Redding, CA 96001
Cell: (530) 604-5041