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Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 445-0411
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2013 Approved Elk Tag Quotas and Dates
| Hunt Code | Hunt Name | 2012 Apps | 2012 Tag Quota | Success Rate % | 2013 Tag Quotas | 2013 Hunt Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | ||||||
| 408 | Marble Mountains either-sex (Apprentice Hunt) | 170 | 2 | 50% | 2 | Sept. 11-22 |
| 409 | Northeastern California either-sex (Apprentice Hunt) | 329 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept. 18-29 |
| 484 | Cache Creek Period 1 bull (Apprentice Hunt) | 163 | 1 | 100% | 1 | Oct. 12-27 |
| 464 | La Panza Period 1 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) | 42 | 1 | 100% | 1 | Oct. 12-Nov. 3 |
| 489 | Bishop Period 2 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) | 152 | 3 | 33% | 2 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 469 | Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull (Apprentice Hunt) | 219 | 1 | 100% | 2 | Aug. 22-25 |
| 471 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 1 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) | 76 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Dec. 21-Jan 1 |
| 472 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull (Apprentice Hunt) | 343 | 1 | 100% | 1 | Dec. 21-Jan 1 |
| Archery Only Hunts | ||||||
| 411 | Northeastern CA Archery either-sex | 548 | 10 | 10% | 10 | Sept. 4-15 |
| 422 | Owens Valley Multiple Zone Archery bull | 639 | 5 | 80% | 5 | Aug. 10-18 |
| 311 | Lone Pine Period 1 Archery bull | 260 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept. 14-29 |
| 337 | Lone Pine Period 1 Archery antlerless | 36 | 3 | 33% | 3 | Spet. 14-29 |
| 312 | Tinemaha Period 1 Archery bull | 92 | 2 | 0% | 2 | Sept. 14-29 |
| 343 | Whitney Period 1 Archery bull | - | - | - | 2 | Sept. 14-29 |
| 449 | Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only either-sex | 399 | 3 | 67% | 3 | July 31- Aug.8 |
| 450 | Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only antlerless | 77 | 5 | 20% | 5 | Oct. 1-9 |
| Muzzleloader/Archery | ||||||
| 303 | Marble Mountains Muzzleloader/Archery either-sex | 149 | 5 | 20% | 5 | Oct. 26-Nov.3 |
| Muzzleloader | ||||||
| 487 | Bishop Period 1 Muzzleloader bull | 220 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept.14-29 |
| 307 | Independence Period 1 Muzzleloader antlerless | 26 | 3 | 100% | 3 | Sept. 14-29 |
| 308 | Independence Period 1 Muzzleloader bull | 131 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept. 14-29 |
| 326 | Fort Hunter Liggett Muzzleloader bull | 365 | 3 | 33% | 3 | Nov. 27-Dec. 5 |
| Roosevelt | ||||||
| 401 | Siskiyou antlerless | 141 | 20 | 25% | 20 | Sept. 11-22 |
| 300 | Siskiyou bull | 637 | 20 | 60% | 20 | Sept. 11-22 |
| 402 | Big Lagoon antlerless | 68 | 5 | 40% | 5 | Aug. 28-Sept. 6 |
| 403 | Big Lagoon bull | 209 | 5 | 80% | 5 | Aug. 28-Sept. 5 |
| 483 | Northwestern California either-sex | 638 | 20 | 75% | 20 | Sept. 4-15 |
| 404 | Klamath antlerless | 58 | 5 | 40% | 5 | Sept. 4-13 |
| 405 | Klamath bull | 221 | 5 | 80% | 5 | Sept. 4-13 |
| 413 | Del Norte antlerless | 196 | 10 | 70% | 10 | Aug. 28-Sept. 6 |
| 414 | Del Norte bull | 873 | 5 | 80% | 5 | Aug. 28-Sept. 6 |
| 301 | Marble Mountain antlerless | 162 | 10 | 60% | 10 | Sept. 11-22 |
| 302 | Marble Mountain bull | 1623 | 35 | 60% | 35 | Sept. 11-22 |
| Roosevelt/Tule | ||||||
| 327 | Mendocino antlerless | 37 | 2 | 50% | 2 | Sept. 25-Oct. 6 |
| 328 | Mendocino bull | 104 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept. 25-Oct. 6 |
| Rocky Mountain | ||||||
| 304 | Northeastern CA antlerless | 337 | 10 | 30% | 10 | Sept. 18-29 |
| 305 | Northeastern CA bull | 3619 | 15 | 60% | 15 | Sept. 18-29 |
| Tule | ||||||
| 406 | Cache Creek Period 1 bull | 718 | 3 | 67% | 2 | Oct. 12-27 |
| 416 | Cache Creek Period 2 antlerless | 129 | 3 | 100% | 2 | Oct. 19-Nov. 3 |
| 417 | La Panza Period 1 antlerless | 63 | 5 | 80% | 5 | Oct. 12-Nov. 3 |
| 419 | La Panza Period 1 bull | 408 | 6 | 100% | 6 | Oct. 12-Nov. 3 |
| 418 | La Panza Period 2 antlerless | 96 | 6 | 100% | 6 | Nov. 9-Dec. 1 |
| 420 | La Panza Period 2 bull | 277 | 6 | 100% | 6 | Nov. 9-Dec. 1 |
| 490 | Bishop Period 3 bull | 590 | 3 | 67% | 2 | Oct. 19-27 |
| 348 | Bishop Period 4 bull | - | - | - | 2 | Nov. 2-10 |
| 339 | Independence Period 2 antlerless | 57 | 3 | 100% | 2 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 340 | Independence Period 2 bull | 307 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 336 | Independence Period 3 antlerless | 89 | 3 | 67% | 3 | Oct. 19-27 |
| 349 | Independence Period 3 bull | - | - | - | 2 | Oct. 19-27 |
| 309 | Independence Period 4 antlerless | 237 | 3 | 67% | 3 | Nov. 2-10 |
| 310 | Independence Period 5 antlerless | 70 | 3 | 33% | 3 | Dec. 7-15 |
| 495 | Lone Pine Period 2 antlerless | 47 | 3 | 67% | 3 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 486 | Lone Pine Period 2 bull | 550 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 459 | Lone Pine Period 3 antlerless | 87 | 4 | 75% | 3 | Oct. 19-27 |
| 496 | Lone Pine Period 3 bull | - | - | - | 2 | Oct. 19-27 |
| 425 | Lone Pine Period 4 antlerless | 80 | 4 | 50% | 2 | Nov. 2-10 |
| 426 | Tinehama Period 2 bull | - | - | - | 2 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 315 | West Tinemaha Period 1 bull | 303 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept. 14-29 |
| 317 | West Tinemaha Period 2 bull | 336 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 320 | Tinemaha Mountain Period 3 bull | 52 | 1 | 100% | 1 | Oct. 19-27 |
| 321 | Tinemaha Mountain Period 4 bull | 155 | 1 | 0% | 1 | Nov. 2-10 |
| 346 | Whitney Period 2 antlerless | 25 | 3 | 67% | 2 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 323 | Whitney Period 2 bull | 176 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Oct. 5-13 |
| 324 | Whitney Period 3 antlerless | 18 | 3 | 33% | 3 | Oct. 19-27 |
| 325 | Whitney Period 4 antlerless | 38 | 3 | 67% | 3 | Nov. 2-10 |
| 347 | Whitney Period 5 antlerless | 70 | 3 | 67% | 3 | Dec. 7-15 |
| 433 | Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless | 377 | 2 | 100% | 5 | Aug. 13-16 |
| 437 | Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull | 562 | 3 | 100% | 3 | Aug. 22-25 |
| 341 | Grizzly Isand Period 4 bull | - | - | - | 1 | Sept. 12-15 |
| 443 | Grizzly Island Period 5 antlerless | - | - | - | 3 | Sept. 17-20 |
| 338 | Grizzly Island Period 5 bull | 2543 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept. 19-22 |
| 444 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 1 antlerless | 251 | 8 | 63% | 6 | Nov. 6-14 |
| 448 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 antlerless | 197 | 7 | 14% | 5 | Nov. 27-Dec. 5 |
| 447 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull | 1559 | 7 | 86% | 5 | Dec. 21-Jan 1 |
| 461 | East Park Reservoir bull | 878 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept. 7-Oct. 3 |
| 463 | East Park Reservoir antlerless | 134 | 4 | 25% | 2 | Sept. 7-Oct. 3 |
| 497 | San Luis Reservoir either-sex | 330 | 3 | 100% | 3 | Oct. 5-27 |
| 329 | Bear Valley antlerless | 24 | 1 | 100% | 1 | Oct. 12-20 |
| 330 | Bear Valley bull | 93 | 1 | 100% | 1 | Oct. 12-20 |
| 331 | Lake Pillsbury antlerless | 103 | 3 | 100% | 3 | Sept. 11-20 |
| 332 | Lake Pillsbury bull | 412 | 2 | 100% | 2 | Sept. 30-Oct. 9 |
| 334 | Santa Clara bull | 96 | 1 | 100% | 1 | Oct. 12-27 |
