Right Column

Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Nam a purus eget felis commodo ultricies. Nam quis purus. Morbi sodales velit in arcu. Suspendisse potenti. Cras eleifend tortor eu lacus. Ut accumsan malesuada ligula. Donec posuere ornare ipsum. Donec metus tellus, porta vel, volutpat at, eleifend nec, lacus. Aliquam gravida egestas nibh.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Pellentesque est. Praesent adipiscing rhoncus enim. Duis vulputate eros ac tellus. Quisque molestie magna ac orci. Phasellus iaculis euismod erat. Morbi placerat, felis a varius fermentum, lacus orci feugiat velit, vitae vulputate erat est at nibh. Fusce sollicitudin. Etiam nec sem eget lectus egestas mattis. Sed vel ligula. Nunc sed diam id sapien vulputate scelerisque.

§362. Nelson Bighorn Sheep.

1. Areas:
   1. Zone 1 - Marble/Clipper Mountains: That portion of San Bernardino County beginning at the intersection of Kelbaker Road and the National Trails Highway; north on Kelbaker Road to the junction with Interstate Highway 40; east on Interstate Highway 40 to the intersection with National Trails Highway; southwest on National Trails Highway to junction with Kelbaker Road. (2) Zone 2--Kelso Peak and Old Dad Mountains: That portion of San Bernardino County beginning at the intersection of Kelbaker Road and the Union Pacific Railroad in Kelso; southwest along the Union Pacific Railroad to intersection with unnamed road at Crucero; north on unnamed road to the junction with Rasor Road; northwest on Rasor Road to the junction with Interstate Highway 15; northeast on Interstate Highway 15 to the intersection with Cima Road; south on Cima Road to the intersection with the Union Pacific Railroad in Cima; southwest on the Union Pacific Railroad to the intersection with Kelbaker Road in Kelso.
   2. Zone 3 - Clark and Kingston Mountain Ranges: That portion of San Bernardino and Inyo counties beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 15 and California State Highway 127 in Baker; north on California State Highway 127 to the junction with Old Spanish Gentry Road on Tecopa; southeast on Old Spanish Gentry Road to the junction with Furnace Creek Road; southeast on Furnace Creek Road to the junction with Mesquite Valley Road; north on Mesquite Valley Road to Old Spanish Trail Highway; north and east on Old Spanish Trail Highway to California/Nevada state line; southeast on California/Nevada state line to the intersection with Interstate Highway 15; southwest on Interstate Highway 15 to the junction with California State Highway 127.
   3. Zone 4 - Orocopia Mountains: That portion of Riverside County beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and Cottonwood Springs Road; east on Interstate Highway 10 to the junction with Red Cloud Mine Road; south on Red Cloud Mine Road to the junction with the Eagle Mountain Mining Railroad; southwest on the Eagle Mountain Mining Railroad to the junction with the Bradshaw Trail; southwest on the Bradshaw Trail to the Intersection with the Coachella Canal; west along the Coachella Canal to the junction with Box Canyon Road; northeast on Box Canyon Road to the junction with Cottonwood Springs Road; north on Cottonwood Springs Road to the intersection with Interstate Highway 10.
   4. Zone 5 - San Gorgonio Wilderness: That portion of Riverside and San Bernardino counties beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 10 and California State Highway 62, west on Interstate Highway 10 to the junction with California State Highway 30; north on California State Highway 30 to the junction with California State Highway 38; east and north on California State Highway 38 to the junction with Forest Service Route 1N01; east on Forest Service Route 1N01 to its joining with Pipes Road; east on Pipes Road to the junction with Pioneertown Road; southeast on Pioneertown Road to the junction with California State Highway 62; southwest on California State Highway 62 to the intersection with Interstate Highway 10.
   5. Zone 6 - Sheep Hole Mountains: That portion of San Bernardino County beginning at the junction of California State Highway 62 and Ironage Road; northwest on Ironage Road to the intersection with Amboy Road; north on Amboy Road to the intersection with National Trails Highway; east on National Trails Highway to the junction with Saltus Road; southeast on Saltus Road to the junction with unnamed road in Saltus that runs through Cadiz Valley; southeast on unnamed road to the intersection with California State Highway 62; west on California State Highway 62 to the junction with Ironage Road.
   6. Zone 7 - White Mountains: That portion of Mono County within a line beginning at U.S. Highway 6 and the Mono-Inyo county line; northward on Highway 6 to the California-Nevada State Line; southeasterly along the California-Nevada State Line to the Mono-Inyo County Line; westward along the Mono-Inyo County Line to the point of beginning.
2. Seasons:
   1. Fund-raising Hunts: The holder of the fund-raising license tag issued pursuant to subsection 4902(d) of the Fish and Game Code may hunt:
      1. Zones 1, 2, and 6: Beginning the first Saturday in November and extending through the first Sunday in February.
      2. Zones 3 and 4: No hunting season for fund-raising tagholders in these zones.
      3. Zone 5: Beginning the third Saturday in November and extending through the third Sunday in February.
      4. Zone 7: Beginning the first Saturday in August and extending through the last Sunday in September.
   2. Except as provided in subsection 362(b)(1), the Nelson bighorn sheep season in the areas described in subsection 362(a) shall be defined as follows:
      1. Zones 1 through 4, and 6: The first Saturday in December and extend through the first Sunday in February.
      2. Zone 5: The third Saturday in December and extend through the third Sunday in February.
      3. Zone 7: Beginning the third Saturday in August and extending through the last Sunday in September.
   3. Except as specifically provided in section 362, the take of bighorn sheep is prohibited.
3. Bag and possession Limit: One mature ram defined as follows: a male Nelson bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) having at least one horn, the tip of which extends beyond a point in a straight line beginning at the front (anterior) edge of the horn base, and extending downward through the rear (posterior) edge of the visible portion of the eye and continuing downward through the horn. All reference points are based on viewing the ram directly from a 90 degree angle from which the head is facing. A diagram showing the correct viewing procedure shall be distributed by the department to each successful applicant.
4. Number of License Tags:
   
   

   Nelson Bighorn Sheep Hunt Zones	Tag Allocation for 2004
   Zone 1 - Marble/Clipper Mountains	3
   Zone 2 - Kelso Peak/Old Dad Mountains	4
   Zone 3 - Clark/Kingston Mountain Ranges	1
   Zone 4 - Orocopia Mountains	0
   Zone 5 - San Gorgonio Wilderness	1
   Zone 6 - Sheep Hole Mountains	2
   Zone 7 - White Mountains	3
   Open Zone Fund-Raising Tag	2
   Total:	16

   
   
5. Conditions:
   1. Nelson bighorn rams shall only be taken between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset.
   2. Only methods specified in sections 353 and 354, Title 14, CCR, for taking bighorn sheep may be used.
   3. Each tagholder shall possess a spotting telescope capable of magnification of 15 power (15X), which is not affixed to a rifle, while hunting.
   4. Successful general tagholders shall present the head and edible portion of the carcass of a bighorn ram to the department's checking station within 48 hours after killing the animal. All successful tagholders shall notify the department's Bishop office by telephone at (760) 872-1171 or (760) 240-1372 within 24 hours of killing the animal and arrange for the head and carcass to be examined.
   5. All successful bighorn sheep tagholders shall make the horns of each ram available to the department to be permanently marked in the manner prescribed by the department for identification purposes within 48 hours of killing the animal. The purpose of the permanent marking shall be to identify Nelson bighorn rams which were legally taken and which may be transported and possessed outside the areas described in subsection 362(a).
   6. The department reserves the right to take and use any part of the tagholder's bighorn ram, except the horns, for biological analysis as long as no more than one pound of edible meat is removed.

NOTE

Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 203, 220, 1050 and 4902, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 202, 203, 203.1, 207, 1050, 3950 and 4902, Fish and Game Code.

Back to Sheep Tag Quota