Hunting in California

Big Game

Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, Bear, Wild Pig, Bighorn Sheep

• Regulations
  (Seasons, Limits, etc.)
• Licenses and Tags
  • Big Game Drawing Results
  • Available Deer Tags
  • Starting July 1: submit Hunting Tags online
  • Fundraising Tags
• Big Game Hunting Digest
  big game hunting and tag drawing info
• Special Hunts
  • Deer Hunt Information
  • Pig Hunt Information
• Deer Program
  • Zone Maps
  • Guide to Hunting Deer in California
• Bear Program
• Elk Program
• Pronghorn Program
• Bighorn Sheep Program
• Wild Pig Program
  • Guide to Hunting Wild Pig in California

More about Big Game Management

Waterfowl

Goose, Duck, Coot, Moorhen, Black Brant

• Regulations
  (Seasons, Limits, etc.)
• Licenses
• Apply for Waterfowl Reservations
• View Drawing Results
• Public Area Hunt Results
• California Duck Stamp Program

More about Waterfowl Management

Upland / Small Game

Pheasant, Quail, Wild Turkey, Dove, Squirrel, Rabbit

• Regulations
  (Seasons, Limits, etc.)
• Licenses
• Hunting Digest
• Apply for Special Hunts
• Game Bird Heritage Special Hunts Program
• Sage Grouse Hunt Permits
• Guide to Hunting Turkey in California
• Guide to Hunting Quail in California

Upland Resource Management

Alerts

• Wildlife Area Closure Alerts
• Evaluation of Falconry Regulations
• Use of Lead Ammunition

Economics and Human Dimensions of Hunting

• Economic Contribution from Sport Hunting
• Economic Value of Sport Hunting
• 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (California Report)
• 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation

Related Topics

• Hunter Education
  • Skills Clinics
• Sportsmen Assisting Disabled Sportsmen
• Entry permit form for hunting on private property
• Professional Hunting and Fishing Guides
• Regulations for Hunting / Trapping Furbearers such as fox, badger, beaver, raccoon
• Regulations for Hunting Non-Game Animals such as bobcat, coyote, weasel, skunk, opossum, crow
  • Crow Hunting Areas Map

California Outdoors Q&A
Answers to hunting and fishing questions

Where to Hunt

• CDFW Lands
  • Ecological Reserves
  • Wildlife Areas
  • Regulations for Hunting on State and Federal Areas
• SHARE Program
  Private Land Hunts
• Private Lands Management
• US Wildlife Refuges
• US Forest Service
• US Bureau of Land Management
• Fort Hunter Liggett (U.S.Army)