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CALIFORNIA VARMINT CALLERS
A short History about Varmint Hunting in California
In past times there existed an organization in
Southern California that brought together a fine collection of individual
predator calling clubs as chapters under one organizational umbrella. This
organization, The California Varmint Callers Association (CVCA) traces its
lineage back to 1959. In the 1970’s the organization changed its name to
California State Varmint Callers Association (CSVCA). Over time the number of
chapters fluctuated and finally CSVCA broke up in 1999.
The
individual clubs of CSVCA when it disbanded still exist in Southern California
as independent organizations. This website references known active clubs located
throughout California, most of them are former chapters of CVCA/CSVCA. If
you are interested in joining and going on some exciting varmint hunts, email
the club nearest to you for membership information.
Generally, the membership from this
club is made up of people living in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
Bernardino and San Diego Counties. Formerly a chapter of the CSVCA, they got
their start when a small group split away from a now defunct SoCal Chapter. They
have since grown to be one of the largest clubs in the area. The club has
organized predator hunts each month starting in July and ending in February with
other activities the remaining months. These include ground squirrel hunts,
rifle and pistol competitions combined with family camping. The club is
dedicated to legal and ethical taking of game and safe firearms handling at all
times. The club is very conscious of family involvement in hunting and strives
to advance the hunting heritage in America. An easygoing and fun oriented pace
best characterizes this club. All around a great bunch of guys and gals.
Click here for more info On the
Riverside Club.
Click here to submit
an online membership Application
Contact
James and Brian for membership
info.
Dedicated to the legal and ethical pursuit of predators, throughout the State of California, the California Predators Club is a sportsman's club actively involved in bringing hunters together for educational seminars, outings and shoots throughout the year. Interacting with the public, other organizations and clubs to promote hunter’s safety, firearm training and awareness, as well as educating the public in conservation and wildlife management.
Click here for
more info On the California Predators Club.
Click here to submit an online membership Application
Contact president@californiapredatorsclub.com for membership
info.
The High Desert Predator Callers membership devotes a lot of their spare
time to the hunt. Their membership is composed of a mix of "old timers" and
"greenhorns" so there is a lot of predator hunting experience within this
club that goes back to the earliest beginnings of the CVC. Being a member
of this club, I can testify first hand to hunting skills and knowledge
developed over a lifetime. They live for the hunt and are an all-around great
bunch of guys. If you want an exciting and wide ranging hunt you would be
hard pressed to find a better group.
Click Here for our
members page
Click Here for an Online
membership Application
Contact
Kevin or Tom for membership info.
The Predators Callers of Orange County have a good number of experienced
hunters in their club. The membership turnover rate is low and all members
are active hunters. Besides hunting predators from August through February,
these fellows hunt big and small game together. Many members are precision
bench rest shooters and do their own rifle, pistol and shot shell reloading.
Monthly club meeting programs have consisted of trigger adjustments, scope
mounting, bleaching skulls, making remote game callers, ballistics discussions
and more. Membership is kept small (20 to 30) in order to dedicate the proper
amount of time to assisting new members in learning predator hunting.
Click here to submit
an online membership Application
Contact Rick for membership
info.
The National Predator Callers Association (NPCA) is a non-profit service organization founded in 1974 by a group of dedicated, conservation-minded sportsmen whose goal is conservation of wildlife through the control of predators. Since its inception, the NPCA has provided a non-trapping, non-poisoning alternative to predator control.
Members of NPCA have donated their own time and personal expenses in an effort to help ranchers, farmers, and rural landowners limit the damage to personal property caused by destructive predators, particularly, the Coyote.
Although the NPCA consists of members with varied backgrounds, including businessmen, educators, tradesmen, law enforcement, and other professionals, they all share two very important common denominators – the ability to safely handle firearms and love of the outdoors. In fact, a number of members are National Certified Hunter and Firearm Safety Instructors or are representatives of other nationally recognized safety, sporting, and conservation groups.
In addition, no member has ever had a shooting accident or caused any property damage since the inception of the NPCA.
Visit our website at http://www.nationalpredatorcallers.com/Site/Home.html
California State Varmint Callers Association
The Long Beach and Covina
Clubs
Unfortunately, the Long Beach and Covina Clubs are no longer a part of
the California Varmint Callers. Some of their members were founding members
of the CVC and have either retired or joined with other clubs.
 We encourage
all active and prospective members of the CVC to join with us in NRA membership.
There is literally no other organization of its kind that does more to protect
your hunting and shooting rights.
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