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To register, go to the top of this page and
click the register button.
Follow the instructions and
remember your password for later log ins.
After your profile is reveiwed and validated
as an EAFB hunter,
you will receive an email with further instruction.
It may be a couple of days for the site software wizard to complete this process and get back to you.
The electronic hunter harvest database is available for hunters who register on the site. Several hunters have already started using the database. Let us know if you experience any problems with it. Even if you were checked out at the bag check it would be helpful to have you enter your data. The database is set up such that only you can see your hunts unless you choose to show your hunts to someone else. Only Edwards AFB will have access to all the data. There were a couple errors on the blind list. These have been corrected and the new list posted.
Hunting is Sundays, Wednesdays and Federal Holidays:
Hunting at Piute Ponds is as old as the ponds themselves. Prior to the development of the Ponds as we know them, Amargosa Creek, flowed from the San Gabriel Mountains into Rosamond Dry Lake. The water table was near the surface and artesian wells were common. A photo of the area in 1953 can be seen on http://www.historicaerials.com/ (type in Rosamond, CA and pan east) once at the southern portion of the lakebed zooming in will show up the water in Amargosa Creek. Several duck hunting clubs were active in the area and had developed ponds from the water in the area in addition to using the naturally ponded areas caused by Amargosa Creek and the clay pans during rainfall and flooding events. As development increased in the Antelope Valley the Sanitation District 14 took advantage of the natural drainage offered by Amargosa Creek and used this to flow Lancaster’s waste water into. Over time a need to prevent the increased overflow from flooding Rosamond Dry Lake was needed and a dike was built along Avenue C starting the development of the ponds as we know them today.
Today approximately 100 hunters (primarily affiliated with the base) use the Piute Ponds area yearly during waterfowl hunting season (Oct to Jan). During hunting season birding, and other recreational activities are not allowed on Sunday, Wednesday, and federal holidays.
The new state hunting regulations can be found at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/hunting/ or at most sporting goods stores. Hunting will be open Sunday, Wednesday, and federal holidays (split seasons have special rules - check your base hunting regulations).
Hunting rules for Piute Ponds are available in this .pdf file:
Air Force Flight Test Center Instruction
(Please be patient,
this is a 42 page file
and may take a few moments to open.)
