Hunting in California

• Licenses, Tags, Validations
  • Big Game Drawing
  • Waterfowl Reservations
• Prepare to Hunt
  • Regulations
  • Hunter Education
  • Trapping
  • Falconry
  • Licensed Hunting Guides
• Hunting Opportunities
  • Apprentice Hunts Applications
  • Private Lands Management (PLM)
  • SHARE Hunts
  • Upland Wild Bird Hunts

Learn where hunting is permissible in California:

• CDFW Lands
  wildlife areas and ecological reserves
• U. S. Forest Service Lands
• Bureau of Land Management Lands
• Upland Game Hunting Fields Map for Imperial County (PDF)
• Commercial Hunting Clubs (PDF)

• Entry permit form for hunting on private property (PDF)
• Declaration for entry into California with wild-caught game or fish (PDF)
• Indian Game Transportation Tag Issuance Report Form (PDF)

• Deer Hunter Survey Results (PDF)