Biscar Wildlife Area

Recreational Opportunities

Activities: wildlife viewing, birdwatching, hunting

Hunting: Waterfowl, dove, quail, sage grouse, cottontail, and deer may be present.

Type C: Biscar Wildlife Area does not require the purchase of a hunting pass for entry. Entry permits and/or passes or special drawing may be required for hunting on some Type C wildlife areas.

Facilities: None

Area History

In the early 1940s, the Department embarked on a plan to purchase lands in eastern Lassen County for waterfowl management purposes. Biscar Wildlife Area, as it is known today, was part of a land acquisition package in the Secret Valley area.

In 1969, State Division of Forestry, at Antelope Conservation Camp, requested that the Department give them permission to conduct certain training programs for inmates. Between 1969 and 1972, an improved dirt road was constructed for year round access, boundary fencing was completed for the majority of the property, a well was dug and equipped with a windmill to provide irrigation water, and a large sump was constructed to provide surface water for wildlife. The property was designated as a wildlife area by the Fish and Game Commission in 1973. Livestock have been excluded from the area since its boundary was fenced in early 1970.