Department of Fish and Game

Hunting and Fishing Regulations

ADDITIONAL regulatory information is available on the Fish and Game Commission website.

  Regulatory
Year

Waterfowl Hunting


regulations for taking ducks, geese and other waterfowl

Upland Game Bird Hunting


regulations for taking upland game birds

Mammal Hunting


regulations for taking big and small game mammals, furbearers, nongame

Ocean Fishing


regulations for taking fish, crustaceans, mollusks and marine plants

Freshwater Fishing


regulations for taking fish, amphibians and reptiles
2011
-
2012
11-12 Waterfowl Hunting Regulations

Waterfowl
Season Summary
11-12 Upland Game Hunting Regulations

Upland / Small Game
Season Summary
11-12 Mammal Hunting Regulations

Big Game
Season Summaries


PDF Mammal Hunting Regulations Booklet (PDF)
Effective March 1, 2011
11-12 Ocean Sport Fishing

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Effective March 1, 2011
11-12 Freshwater Sport Fishing
Shoot Times - Northern California
Shoot Times - Southern California

PDF 11-12 Booklet of Upland Game Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Regulations; Regulations for Public Lands (PDF)
PDF Sport Fishing Supplement (PDF)
(in-season regulatory changes for Groundfish and Salmon sport fishing)
11-12 Commercial Fishing
2012
-
2013
    Effective March 1, 2012
12-13 Ocean Sport Fishing
Effective March 1, 2012
12-13 Freshwater Sport Fishing

DFG does not sell code books.