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Announcements

  • Elk hoof disease was detected in Roosevelt elk in northern California in April 2020. For more information, visit CDFW's Elk Hoof Disease page.

2022 Elk Hunting Seasons

Learn more in the Big Game Hunting Digest.

Hunt Type Elk Type Hunt Name Hunt Code 2022 Tag Quota 2022 Hunt Dates
Apprentice Rocky Mountain Northeastern California either-sex 409 2 Sept 14–25
Apprentice Roosevelt Marble Mountains either-sex 408 4 Sept 7–18
Apprentice Tule Cache Creek Period 1 bull 484 1 Oct 8–Oct 23
Apprentice Tule Fort Hunter Liggett antlerless 471 1 Dec 20–Jan 1
Apprentice Tule Fort Hunter Liggett bull 472 1 Dec 20–Jan 1
Apprentice Tule Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless 466 2 Aug 16–19
Apprentice Tule Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull 469 2 Aug 18–21
Apprentice Tule La Panza antlerless 464 1 Oct 8–30
Archery Rocky Mountain Northeastern CA either-sex 411 10 Aug 31–Sept 11
Archery Tule Fort Hunter Liggett only antlerless 450 8 Nov 5–13
Archery Tule Fort Hunter Liggett only either-sex 449 6 July 30–Aug 7
Archery Tule Lone Pine Period 1 antlerless 337 1 Sept 10–25
Archery Tule Owens Valley Multiple Zone bull 422 3 Aug 13–21
General Roosevelt Marble Mountain antlerless 301 8 Sept 7–18
General Roosevelt Marble Mountain bull 302 34 Sept 7–18
General Rocky Mountain Northeastern CA antlerless 304 10 Nov 9–20
General Rocky Mountain Northeastern CA bull 305 15 Sept 14–25
General Roosevelt Northwestern California antlerless 374 15 Sept 7–29
General Roosevelt Northwestern California bull 355 3 Sept 7–29
General Roosevelt Northwestern California either-sex 483 3 Sept 7–29
General Roosevelt Siskiyou antlerless 401 20 Sept 7–18
General Roosevelt Siskiyou bull 300 20 Sept 7–18
General Roosevelt/Tule Mendocino bull 328 2 Sept 21–Oct 2
General Tule Bear Valley antlerless 329 1 Oct 8–16
General Tule Bear Valley bull 330 2 Oct 8–16
General Tule Cache Creek Period 1 bull 406 2 Oct 8–23
General Tule Cache Creek Period 2 antlerless 416 2 Oct 15–Oct 30
General Tule East Park Reservoir antlerless 463 2 Sept 3–29
General Tule East Park Reservoir bull 461 2 Sept 3–29
General Tule Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 antlerless 448 6 Nov 23–Dec 1
General Tule Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull 447 8 Dec 20–Jan 1
General Tule Goodale period 1 bull 373 1 Sept 10–25
General Tule Goodale Period 2 antlerless 365 1 Oct 1–9
General Tule Goodale Period 3 antlerless 366 1 Oct 15–23
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless 433 2 Aug 16–19
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 10 bull 359 3 Sept 15–18
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 11 antlerless 360 4 Sept 20–23
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 12 bull 362 3 Sept 22–25
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 13 antlerless 363 4 Sept 27–30
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull 437 2 Aug 18–21
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 8 spike bull 357 6 Sept 8–11
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 9 antlerless 358 4 Sept 13–16
General Tule Independence Period 2 antlerless 368 1 Oct 1–9
General Tule Independence Period 2 bull 369 1 Oct 1–9
General Tule Independence Period 3 antlerless 370 1 Oct 15–23
General Tule Independence Period 3 bull 371 1 Oct 15–23
General Tule La Panza Period 1 antlerless 417 5 Oct 8–30
General Tule La Panza Period 1 bull 419 6 Oct 8–30
General Tule La Panza Period 2 antlerless 418 6 Nov 12–Dec 4
General Tule La Panza Period 2 bull 420 6 Nov 12–Dec 4
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 1 antlerless 331 4 Sept 7–16
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 2 bull 332 2 Sept 26–Oct 5
General Tule Lone Pine Period 2 bull 486 1 Oct 1–9
General Tule San Luis Reservoir either-sex 497 5 Oct 1–23
General Tule West Tinemaha Period 1 bull 315 1 Sept 10–25
General Tule Whitney Period 2 bull 323 1 Oct 1–9
General Tule Whitney Period 3 antlerless 324 1 Oct 15–23
Muzzleloader Tule Independence Period 1 bull 367 1 Sept 10–25
Muzzleloader or Archery Roosevelt Marble Mountains either-sex 303 10 Oct 29–Nov 6
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Hunt Zones and Special Hunts

See SHARE hunts for additional elk hunting opportunities.

Hunt availability changes yearly.

Roosevelt Elk Hunts

map of Roosevelt elk hunts

Rocky Mountain Elk Hunts

map of Rocky Mountain elk hunts

Tule Elk Hunts

Hunts marked with an asterisk * are Owens Valley Hunts.

Map of Tule Elk hunts - click to enlarge in new window

Roosevelt and Tule Elk Hunts

map of Roosevelt and tule elk hunts

Hunting Regulations

Mammal Hunting

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

Hunting Licenses and Tags

Contact

Refer to the Big Game Digest Hunt Codes and the Elk Hunt Zones pages for unit biologist contact information.

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