2024 - 2025 Seasons and Limits
Upland Game Bird Hunting
Pheasant
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| General / Statewide |
Nov 9 - Dec 22 |
2 males per day for first two days of the season;
3 males per day after the first two days of the season. |
Triple the daily bag |
| Archery Only |
Oct 12 - Nov 3
Dec 23 - Jan 19 |
2 pheasants per day for first two days of the season;
3 pheasants per day after the first two days of the season.
The daily archery bag may contain not more than 1 female pheasant. |
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| Falconry |
Aug 17 - Feb 28 |
2 pheasants per day for first two days of the season;
3 pheasants per day after the first two days of the season.
The daily falconry bag may contain birds of either sex.
Hawking hours are Sunrise to Sunset. |
Triple the daily bag. |
Quail
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Zone Q1
(Mountain Quail Only) |
Sep 14 - Oct 18 |
10
|
Triple the daily bag
|
| Zone Q1 (All Quail) |
Oct 19 - Jan 26 |
| Zone Q2 (All Quail) |
Sep 28 - Jan 26 |
| Zone Q3 (All Quail) |
Oct 19 - Jan 26 |
Early Season for Hunters
with Junior Hunting Licenses
in Mojave National Preserve |
October 5 - 6 |
| Archery Only |
Aug 17 - Sep 6 |
| Falconry |
Aug 17 - Feb 28 |
Zone Map
Chukar
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| General / Statewide |
Oct 19 - Jan 26 |
6
|
Triple the daily bag
|
| Archery Only |
Aug 17 - Sep 6 |
| Falconry |
Aug 17 - Feb 28 |
Greater Sage-grouse
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| General, Archery / North Mono Zone only (hunting by permit only) |
Closed |
0 permits adopted for all four hunt zones.
Sage-grouse hunting for general, archery, and falconry seasons is by permit only.
|
| Falconry |
Closed |
Sooty (Blue) / Ruffed Grouse
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| General |
Sep 14 - Oct 14 |
2; All of one species or mixed
|
Triple the daily bag
|
| Archery Only |
Aug 17 - Sep 6 |
| Falconry |
Aug 17 - Feb 28 |
300(a)(1)(E)3:
3. Area Open Zone: The open hunting zone for sooty 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 sooty or ruffed grouse
White-tailed Ptarmigan
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| General & Archery / Statewide |
Sep 14 - 22 |
2 per day
|
2 per season
|
| Falconry / Statewide |
Aug 17 - Feb 28 |
Wild Turkey
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| Fall |
Nov 9 - Dec 8 |
1 either sex |
2 per season |
|
Spring
|
General |
Mar 29 - May 4, 2025 |
1 bearded
|
3 per season, combined
|
| Archery Only |
May 5 - May 18, 2025 |
| Additional Junior |
Mar 22 - 23, 2025 &
May 5 - 18, 2025 |
Dove
| Species |
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| Mourning Dove and White-winged Dove |
Statewide
|
Sep 1 - 15 &
Nov 9 - Dec 23
|
15, up to 10 of which may be white-winged doves |
Triple the daily bag |
| Spotted Dove, and Ringed Turtle Dove |
No limit |
| Eurasian Collared-dove |
All Year |
No limit |
Band-tailed Pigeon
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| North |
Sep 21 - 29 |
2per day
|
Triple the daily bag
|
| South |
Dec 21 - 29 |
Pigeon 300(b)(1)(A)3:
3. Area Open Zone Descriptions:
a. Northern Zone: Includes the counties of Alpine, Butte, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity.
b. Southern Zone: Includes the balance of the state not included in the northern zone described above.
Snipe
| Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
| General / Statewide |
Oct 19 - Feb 2 |
8 |
Triple the daily bag |
