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Elk Hunting

tule elk

Announcements

  • CDFW proposed hunting regulation changes to begin in the 2023 hunt season. The California Fish and Game Commission adopted these changes on  April 19, 2023. Check the California Fish and Game Commission's Regulations Website(opens in new tab) for more information.
  • Elk hoof disease was detected in Roosevelt elk in northern California in April 2020. For more information, visit CDFW's Elk Hoof Disease page.

2023 Elk Hunting Seasons

Learn more in the Big Game Hunting Digest.

Hunt Type Elk Subspecies Hunt Name Hunt Code Tag Quota Hunt Dates
Apprentice Rocky Mountain Northeastern either-sex 409 2 Sept 13–24
Apprentice Roosevelt Marble Mountains either-sex 408 4 Sept 6–17
Apprentice Tule Cache Creek Period 1 bull 484 1 Oct 14–29
Apprentice Tule Fort Hunter Liggett antlerless 471 1 Dec 19–31
Apprentice Tule Fort Hunter Liggett bull 472 1 Dec 19–31
Apprentice Tule Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless 466 2 Aug 15–18
Apprentice Tule Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull 469 2 Aug 17–20
Apprentice Tule La Panza antlerless 464 1 Oct 14–Nov 5
Archery Rocky Mountain Northeastern either-sex 411 10 Aug 30–Sep 10
Archery Tule Fort Hunter Liggett only antlerless 450 8 Nov 4–12
Archery Tule Fort Hunter Liggett only either-sex 449 6 July 29–Aug 6
Archery Tule Lone Pine Period 1 antlerless 337 1 Sep 9–24
Archery Tule Owens Valley Multiple Zone bull 422 3 Aug 12–20
Muzzleloader/Archery Roosevelt Marble Mountains either-sex 303 10 Oct 28–Nov 5
Muzzleloader Tule Independence Period 1 bull 367 1 Sep 9–24
General Roosevelt Marble Mountains antlerless 301 8 Sep 6–17
General Roosevelt Marble Mountains bull 302 34 Sep 6–17
General Roosevelt Northwestern antlerless 374 15 Sep 6–28
General Roosevelt Northwestern bull 355 25* Sep 6–28
General Roosevelt Northwestern either-sex 483 3 Sep 6–28
General Roosevelt Siskiyou antlerless 401 30* Sep 6–17
General Roosevelt Siskiyou bull 300 20 Oct 11–22*
General Roosevelt/Tule Mendocino bull 328 2 Sep 20–Oct 1
General Rocky Mountain Northeastern antlerless 304 10 Nov 8–19
General Rocky Mountain Northeastern bull 305 15 Sep 13–24
General Rocky Mountain NEW Tehachapi antlerless* 379 10* Sep 2–Oct 1*
General Rocky Mountain NEW Tehachapi bull* 380 5* Sep 2–Oct 1*
General Tule Bear Valley antlerless 329 1 Oct 14–22
General Tule Bear Valley bull 330 2 Oct 14–22
General Tule Cache Creek Period 1 bull 406 2 Oct 14–29
General Tule Cache Creek Period 2 antlerless 416 2 Oct 21–Nov 5
General Tule NEW Central Coast antlerless* 375 10* Oct 7–Dec 5*
General Tule NEW Central Coast bull* 376 10* Oct 7–Dec 5*
General Tule East Park Reservoir antlerless 463 2 Sep 2–28
General Tule East Park Reservoir bull 461 2 Sep 2–28
General Tule Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 antlerless 448 6 Nov 22–30
General Tule Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull 447 8 Dec 19–31
General Tule NEW Gabilan antlerless* 377 6* Nov 11–Dec 3*
General Tule NEW Gabilan bull* 378 4* Nov 11–Dec 3*
General Tule Goodale period 1 bull 373 1 Sep 9–24
General Tule Goodale Period 2 antlerless 365 1 Oct 7–15
General Tule Goodale Period 3 antlerless 366 1 Oct 21–29
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless 433 2 Aug 15–18
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 10 bull 359 3 Sep 14–17
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 11 antlerless 360 4 Sep 19–22
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 12 bull 362 3 Sep 21–24
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 13 antlerless 363 4 Sep 26–29
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull 437 2 Aug 17–20
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 8 spike bull 357 6 Sep 7–10
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 9 antlerless 358 4 Sep 12–15
General Tule Independence Period 2 antlerless 368 1 Oct 7–15
General Tule Independence Period 2 bull 369 1 Oct 7–15
General Tule Independence Period 3 antlerless 370 1 Oct 21–29
General Tule Independence Period 3 bull 371 1 Oct 21–29
General Tule La Panza Period 1 antlerless 417 5 Oct 14–Nov 5
General Tule La Panza Period 1 bull 419 6 Oct 14–Nov 5
General Tule La Panza Period 2 antlerless 418 6 Nov 11–Dec 3
General Tule La Panza Period 2 bull 420 6 Nov 11–Dec 3
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 1 antlerless 331 4 Sept 6–15
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 2 bull 332 2 Sept 25–Oct 4
General Tule Lone Pine Period 2 bull 486 1 Oct 7–15
General Tule San Luis Reservoir either-sex 497 5 Oct 7–29
General Tule West Tinemaha Period 1 bull 315 1 Sept 9–24
General Tule Whitney Period 2 bull 323 1 Oct 7–15
General Tule Whitney Period 3 antlerless 324 1 Oct 21–29
      Total: 358  
*The California Fish and Game Commission adopted these changes on April 19, 2023. Check the California Fish and Game Commission's 2023 Regulations Website for information.

Hunt Zones and Special Hunts

See SHARE hunts for additional elk hunting opportunities.

Hunt availability changes annually.

Roosevelt

Rocky Mountain

Roosevelt/Tule

Tule

Elk hunt zones.

Hunting Regulations

Mammal Hunting

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

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Contact

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

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