Selected 2007 Resident and Migratory Upland Game Bird Hunting Regulations
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Subdivision 2. Game and FurbearersChapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions§250.
General Prohibition Against Taking Resident Game Birds, Game
Mammals and Furbearing Mammals. Chapter 2. Resident Small Game
§310.5
Shooting Hours for Upland Game Birds §354. Archery Equipment and Crossbow Regulations. Chapter 6. Nongame Animals§472.
General Provisions. Chapter 7. Migratory Game Birds §505 Decoys. Subdivision 3. General Regulations.Chapter 3. Miscellaneous.§700.
Hunting and Fishing Licenses, Possession and Display Of.
Subdivision 2. Game and Furbearers
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(1) General Seasons: Shotgun; Crossbow; and Pistol/Revolver for Blue/Ruffed Grouse Only; Bag and Possession Limits and Open Areas (see Authorized Methods of Take, Section 311) | ||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (A) Pheasants | The second Saturday in November extending for 44 consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 2 males per day for the first 2 days of the season; 3 males per day after the first two days of the season Possession Limit: |
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| 3. Area: Statewide | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (B) Quail [including California (valley) quail, mountain quail, and Gambel's (desert) quail] | See area zone descriptions for details |
Bag Limit: 10 quail in any combination of species per day
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| Mountain Quail only: | a. Early Mountain Quail Season (Zone Q1) - The second Saturday in September extending through the Friday prior to the third Saturday in October | ||
| All species: | General Quail Season (Zone Q1) - The third Saturday in October extending through the last Sunday in January | ||
| All species: | b. Early Coastal Season (Zone Q2) - The last Saturday in September extending through the last Sunday in January | ||
| All species: | c. Balance of the State Season (Zone Q3) - The third Saturday in October extending through the last Sunday in January | ||
QUAIL HUNTING ZONE AREA DESCRIPTIONS3. Area Zone Descriptions:a. Zone Q1:The early mountain quail season hunting zone includes the counties of Alpine, Butte, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, and those portions of Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Tuolomne, Tulare, and Yuba counties lying east of the western boundary of the national forests. b. Zone Q2: c. Zone Q3: |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (C) Chukar (Red-Legged Partridges) | The third Saturday in October through the last Sunday in January |
Bag Limit: 6 chukar per day Possession Limit: |
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| 3. Area: Statewide | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (D) Sage Grouse | The second Saturday in September extending for two consecutive days |
See area open zone descriptions (subsection
300(a)(1)(D)3.)
East Lassen and Central Lassen zones: Possession Limit: 2 sage grouse per season North Mono and South Mono zones: Possession Limit: 1 sage grouse per season |
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SAGE GROUSE HUNTING ZONE DESCRIPTIONS AND PERMIT PROCESS3. Area Open Zone Descriptions:a. East Lassen Zone: b. Central Lassen Zone: c. North Mono Zone: d. South Mono Zone: No open season in the balance of the state not included in the above open zones. |
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4. Number of Permits:a. East Lassen Zone: 20 permits |
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5. Permit Process:The free sage grouse hunting permits shall be issued by public drawing. All applicants shall apply either on a postcard or through the Internet at the License and Revenue Branch Home Page at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lrb and select sage grouse drawing. All applicants must provide their name, address, zip code, hunting license number, and the zone they wish to hunt. Applicants shall submit only one drawing application for either the East Lassen Zone, Central Lassen Zone, North Mono Zone, or the South Mono Zone. Up to four hunters may apply as a party. All hunters' names, addresses, and hunting license numbers must be included on the application. Postcard applications for all hunts shall be mailed to the Department of Fish and Game, License and Revenue Branch in Sacramento. Applications must be received before the close of the business day on the second Monday of August for all open zones (East Lassen Zone, Central Lassen Zone, North Mono Zone, or the South Mono Zone). Successful applicants will be notified by mail prior to the opening date of the season. Permits are nontransferable. Any permits remaining after the drawing will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis and will be advertised by news release following each drawing. Applications for remaining permits shall be mailed to the above address with the same required information. Successful drawing applicants previously selected, or hunt party members, may not apply for remaining permits. |
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6. Falconry Only Permits:Applicants desiring to use a sage grouse permit during the falconry-only season must declare upon the application that the permit is for falconry only. |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (E) Blue and Ruffed Grouse | The second Saturday in September extending for 31 consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 2 grouse per day
Bag Limit Makeup: Possession Limit: |
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BLUE AND RUFFED GROUSE HUNTING ZONE DESCRIPTIONS3. Area Open Zone: The open hunting zone for blue and ruffed grouse includes the following counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba. All other counties are closed to the taking of blue or ruffed grouse. |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (F) White-Tailed Ptarmigan | The second Saturday in September extending for nine consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 2 ptarmigan per day, 2 per season Possession Limit: |
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PTARMIGAN HUNTING ZONE DESCRIPTIONS3. Area Open Zone: The open hunting zone for ptarmigan includes Alpine County and that portion of Mono County lying north and west of a line beginning at the intersection of Highway 203 and the Madera County line; east on Highway 203 to Highway 395; and north on Highway 395 to the Nevada state line. |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (G) Wild Turkeys | a. Fall Season - The second Saturday in November extending for 16 consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 1 either-sex turkey per day, 1 per season Possession Limit: |
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| b. Spring Season - The last Saturday in
March extending for 37 consecutive days
c. Additional Spring Season for Hunters with Junior Hunting Licenses - The day following the close of the general spring turkey season extending for 14 consecutive days. |
Baq Limit: 1 bearded turkey per day, 3 per season. No person shall take more than a total of 3 turkeys during the general, archery, and additional season for junior hunters, combined. Possession Limit: (A bearded turkey is one having a beard visible through the breast feathers.) |
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3. Area: a. Fall Season: b. Spring Season: |
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A R C H E R Y S E A S O N S A R C H E R Y S E A S O N S A R C H E R Y S E A S O N S |
(2) Archery Seasons, Bag and Possession
Limits and Open Areas (see Authorized Methods of Take, sections 311 and 354) |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (A) Pheasants | The second Saturday in November extending for 60 consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 2 pheasants per day for the first 2 days of the season; 3 pheasants per day after the first two days of the season Possession Limit: |
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| 3. Area: Statewide | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (B) Quail (all species) | The third Saturday in August extending for 21 consecutive days and during the general seasons as follows: |
Bag Limit: 10 quail in any combination of species per day
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| Mountain Quail only: | a. Early Mountain Quail Season (Zone Q1) - The second Saturday in September extending through the Friday prior to the third Saturday in October | ||
| All species: | General Quail Season (Zone Q1 ) - The third Saturday in October extending through the last Sunday in January | ||
| All species: | b. Early Coastal Season (Zone Q2) - The last Saturday in September extending through the last Sunday in January | ||
| All species: | c. Balance of the State Season (Zone Q3) - The third Saturday in October extending through the last Sunday in January | ||
| 3. Area: Statewide | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (C) Chukar | The third Saturday in August extending for 21 consecutive days and during the general season |
Bag Limit: 6 chukar Possession Limit: |
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| 3. Area: Statewide | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (D) Sage Grouse | The second Saturday in September extending for 2 consecutive days |
See area open zone descriptions (subsection
300(a)(1)(D)3.)
East Lassen and Central Lassen zones: Possession Limit: 2 sage grouse per season North Mono and South Mono zones: Possession Limit: 1 sage grouse per season |
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| 3. Area: Open Zone: see open zone descriptions for details [subsection 300(a)(1)(D)3.], which include portions of Lassen, Mono, and Inyo counties. Hunting by free permit only; see permit process section for details. | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (E) Blue and Ruffed Grouse | The third Saturday in August extending for 21 consecutive days and during the general season from the second Saturday in September extending for 31 consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 2 grouse per day Bag Limit Makeup: up to 2 blue grouse up to 2 ruffed grouse or one of each Possession Limit: |
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| 3. Area: Open Zone: see open zone descriptions for details [subsection 300(a)(1)(E)3.], which include northern and eastern portions of the state | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (F) White-Tailed Ptarmigan | The second Saturday in September extending for nine consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 2 ptarmigan per day, 2 per season Possession Limit: |
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| 3. Area: Open Zone: see open zone descriptions for details [subsection 300(a)(1)(F)3.], which include portions of Alpine and Mono counties | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (G) Wild Turkeys | a. Fall Season - The second Saturday in November extending for 16 consecutive days | Bag Limit: 1 either-sex turkey per day, 1 per season Possession Limit: |
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| b. Spring Season - The last Saturday in March extending for 51 consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 1 bearded turkey per day , 3 per season. No person shall take more than a total of 3 turkeys during the general, archery, and additional season for junior hunters, combined. Possession Limit: (A bearded turkey is one having a beard visible through the breast feathers.) |
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3. Area: a. Fall Season: b. Spring Season: |
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F F A L C O N R Y S E A S O N S |
(3) Falconry Seasons,
Bag and Possession Limits and Open Areas (see Authorized Methods of Take, Section 311) |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits and Hawking Hours | |
| (A) Pheasants (B) Quail (C) Chukar (D) Blue and Ruffed Grouse (E) White-Tailed Ptarmigan |
October 1 extending through the last day in February |
Bag and Possession Limits: same as general season regulations
by species. The daily falconry bag may contain birds
of either sex.
Hawking hours are sunrise to sunset. |
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| 3. Area: See open zone descriptions for details on each species [subsection 300(a)(1)] | |||
| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits and Hawking Hours | |
| (F) Sage Grouse | The first Saturday in November extending for 60 consecutive days, and during the general season |
See area open zone descriptions (subsection
300(a)(1)(D)3.)
East Lassen and Central Lassen zones: Possession Limit: 2 sage grouse per season North Mono and South Mono zones: Possession Limit: 1 sage grouse per season Hawking hours are sunrise to sunset. |
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| 3. Area: See open zone descriptions subsection 300(a)(1)(D)3.]; hunting by free permit only; see permit process section for details [subsection 300(a)(1)(D)5.]. |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits | |
| (G) Wild Turkeys | a. Fall Season - The second Saturday in November extending for 16 consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 1 either-sex turkey per day Possession Limit: |
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b. Spring Season - The last Saturday in March extending
for 37 consecutive days
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Bag Limit: 1 bearded turkey per day Possession Limit: (A bearded turkey is one having a beard visible through the breast feathers.) |
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3. Area:a. Fall Season: b. Spring Season: |
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(b) Migratory Upland Game Birds
| (1) Shotgun, Archery, and Falconry Seasons
and Bag and Possession Limits (see Authorized Methods of Take, Section 507) |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits |
| (A) Band-Tailed Pigeons |
a. Northern Zone - The third Saturday in September
extending for 9 consecutive days
b. Southern Zone - The third Saturday in December extending for 9 consecutive days |
Bag Limit: 2 band-tailed pigeons per day Possession Limit: |
BAND-TAILED PIGEON HUNTING ZONE DESCRIPTIONS3. Area Open Zone Descriptions:a. Northern Zone: b. Southern Zone: |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits |
| (B) Doves (Mourning doves, white-winged doves, spotted doves, Eurasian collared-doves, and ringed turtle-doves) | September 1 - 15 and from the second Saturday in November extending for 45 days |
Bag Limit: 10 doves per day in aggregate of the above listed dove Possession Limit: |
3. Area:Note: There is no open hunting season on common ground-doves, ruddy ground-doves, and Inca doves. Statewide for mourning doves, spotted doves, ringed turtle-doves, and Eurasian collared-doves. White-winged doves may be taken only in Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. |
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| Species | 1. Seasons | 2. Daily Bag and Possession Limits |
| (C) Common Snipe | The third Saturday in October extending for 107 days |
Bag Limit: 8 per day Possession Limit: |
| 3. Area: Statewide | ||
Amended 2007.
§310.5. Shooting Hours for Upland Game Birds.
The shooting hours for all upland game birds, except for pheasants
and the spring wild turkeys season, shall be from one-half
hour before sunrise to sunset. The shooting hours for pheasants
shall be from 8:00 a.m. to sunset. The shooting hours for
the spring wild turkey season shall be from one-half hour
before sunrise to 4:00 p.m.
Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section
filed 10-2-98; operative 10-2-98.
§311. Methods Authorized for Taking Resident Small Game.
Only the following may be used to take resident small game:
(a) Shotguns 10 gauge or smaller using shot shells only and incapable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined. If a plug is used to reduce the capacity of a magazine to fulfill the requirements of this section, the plug must be of one piece construction incapable of removal without disassembling the gun;
(b) Shotgun shells may not be used or possessed that contain shot size larger than No. BB, except that shot size larger than No. 2 may not be used or possessed when taking wild turkey. All shot shall be loose in the shell.
(c) Muzzle-loading shotguns;
(d) Falconry;
(e) Bow and arrow (see Section 354 for archery equipment regulations);
(f) Air rifles firing pellets and powered by compressed air or gas (0.20 caliber minimum for taking wild turkey); and firearm rifles and pistols for taking rabbits and squirrels, except in Los Angeles County, in addition to the methods listed in (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) above;
(g) In San Diego and Orange counties only, rabbits may be taken at any time during the open season by means of box traps. Such traps shall not exceed 24 inches in any dimension, shall be tended at least once every 24 hours, and shall show the name and address of the trap owner. All rabbits taken under this section shall be immediately killed and become a part of the daily bag limit;
(h) Electronic or mechanically-operated calling or sound-reproducing devices are prohibited when attempting to take resident game birds;
(i) Coursing dogs may be used to take rabbits;
(j) Archers hunting during any archery season may not possess a firearm while in the field engaged in archery hunting during an archery season;
(k) The use of live decoys is prohibited when attempting to take resident game birds;
(l) Pistols and revolvers may be used to take blue and ruffed grouse in those counties only and for the season described in Section 300(a)(1)(E).
(m) Crossbows, except for provisions of Section 354(d) and (g).
(n) Dogs may be used to take and retrieve resident small game.
Amended 2004.
§311.6. Prohibition of Rifles and Pistols in Picacho and Providence Mountains State Recreation Areas.
The use of rifles and pistols to take any bird or mammal is prohibited in Picacho and Providence Mountains State Recreation Areas.
Amendment of NOTE filed 9-16-81; designated effective 9-26-81.
§313. Upland Game Stamp.
Any adult License holder taking resident game birds including Chinese spotted doves, ringed turtle doves, of the family Columbidae; California quail and varieties thereof, Gambel's or desert quail, mountain quail and varieties thereof, blue, ruffed, and sage grouse, white-tailed ptarmigan, Hungarian partridges, red-legged partridges including the chukar and other varieties, ring-necked pheasants and varieties, and wild turkeys of the order Galliformes; and migratory game birds including common snipe, western mourning doves, white-winged doves, and band-tailed pigeons must have a current state upland game stamp affixed to their license.
New section filed 7-15-93; operative 8-16-93.
§354. Archery Equipment and Crossbow Regulations.
(a) Bow, as used in these regulations, means any device consisting of a flexible material having a string connecting its two ends and used to propel an arrow held in a firing position by hand only. Bow, includes long bow, recurve or compound bow.
(b) Crossbow, as used in these regulations means any device consisting of a bow or cured latex band or other flexible material (commonly referred to as a linear bow) affixed to a stock, or any bow that utilizes any device attached directly or indirectly to the bow for the purpose of keeping a crossbow bolt, an arrow or the string in a firing position. Except as provided in subsection 354(j), a crossbow is not archery equipment and cannot be used during the archery deer season.
(c) For the taking of big game, hunting arrows and crossbow bolts with a broad head type blade which will not pass through a hole seven-eighths inch in diameter shall be used. Mechanical/retractable broad heads shall be measured in the open position. For the taking of migratory game birds, resident small game, furbearers and nongame mammals and birds any arrow or crossbow bolt may be used except as prohibited by subsection (d) below.
(d) No arrows or crossbow bolt with an explosive head or with any substance which would tranquilize or poison any animal may be used. No arrows or crossbow bolt without flu-flu fletching may be used for the take of pheasants and migratory game birds, except for provisions of section 507(a)(2).
(e) No arrow or crossbow bolt may be released from a bow or crossbow upon or across any highway, road or other way open to vehicular traffic.
(f) No bow or crossbow may be used which will not cast a legal hunting arrow, except flu-flu arrows, a horizontal distance of 130 yards.
(g) Except as described in subsection 354(j), crossbows may not be used to take game birds and game mammals during archery seasons.
(h) Except as provided in subsection 353(g), archers may not possess a firearm while hunting in the field during any archery season, or while hunting during a general season under the provisions of an archery only tag.
(i) No person may nock or fit the notch in the end of an arrow to a bowstring or crossbow string in a ready-to-fire position while in or on any vehicle.
(j) Upon application to the department, the department may issue a Disabled Archer Permit free of any charge or fee, to any person with a physical disability, as defined in 354(k), which prevents him/her from being able to draw and hold a bow in a firing position. The Disabled Archer Permit authorizes the disabled archer to use a crossbow or device which holds a string and arrow in the firing position to assist in the taking of birds and mammals under the conditions of an archery tag or during archery season.
(1) Applications for a Disabled Archer Permit, 2005/2006 Disabled Archer Permit Application, (Form FG 537 (New 1/05) ) shall be submitted to the department at the address specified on the application and shall include:
(A) Applicant’s name
(B) Applicant’s physical address
(C) Applicant’s date of birth
(D) Applicant’s Driver’s License or DMV Number
(E) Applicant
