2011 - 2012 Upland and Small Game Season Summary
This table represents excerpted details from the full upland game bird and small game hunting regulations (CA Code of Regulations, Title 14).
| Species | Hunt Type | Season Dates | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pheasant | General | Nov 12 - Dec 25 | 2 males per day for first 2 days
of the season; 3 males per day after the first 2 days of the season. |
Double daily bag |
| Archery Only | Nov 12 - Jan 10 | 2 pheasants per day for first 2 days
of the season; 3 pheasants per day after the first 2 days of the season. The daily archery bag may contain not more than 1 female pheasant. |
Double daily bag | |
| Falconry Only | Aug 20 - Feb 29 | 2 pheasants per day for first 2 days
of the season; 3 pheasants per day after the first 2 days of the season. The daily falconry bag may contain birds of either sex. |
Double daily bag | |
| Quail Hunting Zone Map (PDF) |
Zone Q1 (Mountain Quail Only) |
Sep 10 - Oct 14 | 10 | 20 |
| Zone Q1 (All Quail) | Oct 15 - Jan 29 | |||
| Zone Q2 | Sep 24 - Jan 29 | |||
| Zone Q3 | Oct 15 - Jan 29 | |||
| Archery Only | Aug 20 - Sep 9 | |||
| Falconry Only | Aug 20 - Feb 29 | |||
| Chukar | General | Oct 15 - Jan 29 | 6 | 12 |
| Archery Only | Aug 20 - Sep 9 | |||
| Falconry Only | Aug 20 - Feb 29 | |||
| Sage Grouse (Hunting by permit only) |
General | Sep 10 - 11 | Lassen Zones: 2 per day; 2 per season (by permit only) Mono Zones: 1 per day; 1 per season (by permit only) |
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| Falconry | Nov 5 - Jan 3 | |||
| Sooty (Blue)/Ruffed Grouse Hunting Zone Map (PDF) |
General | Sep 10 - Oct 10 | 2; All of one species or mixed | Double daily bag |
| Archery Only | Aug 20 - Sep 9 | |||
| Falconry Only | Aug 20 - Feb 29 | |||
| Ptarmigan | General | Sep 10 - 18 | 2 per day or season | |
| Falconry Only | Aug 20 - Feb 29 | |||
| Wild Turkey | All (Fall) | Nov 12 - 27 | 1 either sex | 1 per season |
| General (Spring) | Mar 31 - May 6, 2012 | 1 bearded | 3 per season | |
| Archery (Spring) | Mar 31 - May 20, 2012 | |||
| Additional Junior (Spring) | Mar 24 - 25, 2012 & May 7 - 20, 2012 |
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| Dove | All | Sep 1 - 15 & Nov 12 - Dec 26 |
10 white-winged or mourning doves in aggregate; no limit for Eurasian collared-doves (there is no open hunting season on common ground-doves, ruddy ground-doves and Inca doves) |
Double daily bag |
| Band-tailed Pigeon Hunting Zone Map (PDF) |
All | Sep 17 - 25 (North) Dec 17 - 25 (South) |
2 | 4 |
| American Crow | All | Dec 3 - April 4 | 24 | 48 |
| Tree Squirrel Hunting Zone Map (PDF) |
General | Sep 10 - Jan 29 | 4 | 4 |
| Archery/Falconry Only | Aug 6 - Sep 9 | |||
| Rabbits & Varying Hare | General | July 1 - Jan 29 | 5 | 10 |
| Falconry Only | Jan 30 - Mar 18 | |||
| Jackrabbit | All | Open all year | No limit | No limit |
| Snipe | All | Oct 15 - Jan 29 | 8 | Double daily bag |