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2025 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 17–28
Apprentice Roosevelt Marble Mountains either-sex 408 4 Sept 10–21
Apprentice Tule Cache Creek Period 1 bull 484 1 Oct 11–26
Apprentice Tule Fort Hunter Liggett antlerless 471 1 Dec 23–Jan 1
Apprentice Tule Fort Hunter Liggett bull 472 1 Dec 23–Jan 1
Apprentice Tule Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless 466 2 Aug 12–15
Apprentice Tule Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull 469 2 Aug 14–17
Apprentice Tule La Panza antlerless 464 1 Oct 11–Nov 2
Archery Rocky Mountain Northeastern either-sex 411 10 Sep 3–14
Archery Tule Fort Hunter Liggett only antlerless 450 8 Nov 1–9
Archery Tule Fort Hunter Liggett only either-sex 449 6 July 26–Aug 3
Archery Tule Lone Pine Period 1 antlerless 337 1 Sep 13–28
Archery Tule Owens Valley Multiple Zone bull 422 3 Aug 9–17
Archery Tule Central Coast bull 383 5 Sept 1–30
Archery Tule Central Coast antlerless 382 5 Sept 1–30
Archery Tule La Panza bull 385 5 Sept 1–30
Archery Tule La Panza antlerless 386 5 Sept 1–30
Archery Tule Siskiyou bull 382 10 Aug 27–Sept 9
Muzzleloader/Archery Roosevelt Marble Mountains either-sex 303 10 Oct 25–Nov 2
Muzzleloader Tule Independence Period 1 bull 367 1 Sep 13–28
General Roosevelt Marble Mountains antlerless 301 8 Sep 10–21
General Roosevelt Marble Mountains bull 302 34 Sep 10–21
General Roosevelt Northwestern antlerless 374 15 Sep 3–25
General Roosevelt Northwestern bull 355 25 Sep 3–25
General Roosevelt Northwestern either-sex 483 3 Sep 3–25
General Roosevelt Siskiyou antlerless 401 30 Sep 10–21
General Roosevelt Siskiyou bull 300 20 Oct 8–19
General Roosevelt/Tule Mendocino bull 328 2 Sep 24–Oct 5
General Rocky Mountain Northeastern antlerless 304 10 Nov 12–23
General Rocky Mountain Northeastern bull 305 15 Sep 17–28
General Rocky Mountain Tehachapi antlerless 379 10 Sep 6–Oct 5
General Rocky Mountain Tehachapi bull 380 10 Sep 6–Oct 5
General Tule Bear Valley antlerless 329 1 Oct 11–19
General Tule Bear Valley bull 330 2 Oct 11–19
General Tule Cache Creek Period 1 bull 406 2 Oct 11–26
General Tule Cache Creek Period 2 antlerless 416 2 Oct 18–Nov 2
General Tule Central Coast
antlerless		 375 10 Oct 4–Dec 2
General Tule Central Coast bull 376 10 Oct 4–Dec 2
General Tule East Park Reservoir antlerless 463 2 Sep 6–Dec 2
General Tule East Park Reservoir bull 461 2 Sep 6–Dec 2
General Tule Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 antlerless 448 6 Nov 22–30
General Tule Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull 447 8 Dec 20–Jan 1
General Tule Gabilan antlerless 377 6 Nov 8–30
General Tule Gabilan bull 378 10 Nov 8–30
General Tule Goodale period 1 bull 373 1 Sep 13–28
General Tule Goodale Period 2 antlerless 365 1 Oct 4–12
General Tule Goodale Period 3 antlerless 366 1 Oct 18–26
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless 433 2 Aug 12–15
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 10 bull 359 4 Sep 11–14
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 11 antlerless 360 4 Sep 16–19
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 12 bull 362 4 Sep 18–21
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 13 antlerless 363 4 Sep 23–26
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 13 bull 381 3 Sep 23–26
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull 437 2 Aug 14–17
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 8 spike bull 357 6 Sep 4–7
General Tule Grizzly Island Period 9 antlerless 358 4 Sep 9–12
General Tule Independence Period 2 antlerless 368 1 Oct 4–12
General Tule Independence Period 2 bull 369 1 Oct 2–12
General Tule Independence Period 3 antlerless 370 1 Oct 18–26
General Tule Independence Period 3 bull 371 0* Oct 18–26
General Tule La Panza Period 1 antlerless 417 5 Oct 12–Nov 3
General Tule La Panza Period 1 bull 419 6 Oct 11–Nov 2
General Tule La Panza Period 2 antlerless 418 6 Nov 8–30
General Tule La Panza Period 2 bull 420 6 Nov 8–30
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 1 antlerless 387 4 Aug 30–Sept 5
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 2 antlerless 388 2 Sept 6–12
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 3 antlerless 389 2 Sept 13–19
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 4 bull 390 2 Sept 27–Oct 3
General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 5 bull 391 2 Oct 4–10
General Tule Lone Pine Period 2 bull 486 1 Oct 4–12
General Tule San Luis Reservoir either-sex 497 5 Oct 4–26
General Tule West Tinemaha Period 1 bull 315 1 Sept 13–28
General Tule Whitney Period 2 bull 323 1 Oct 4–12
General Tule Whitney Period 3 antlerless 324 1 Oct 18–26
      Total: 362  

* The California Fish and Game Commission adopted these changes on April 18, 2024. Check the California Fish and Game Commission's 2024 Regulations page(opens in new tab) for information.

Hunt Zones and Special Hunts

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Hunt availability changes annually.

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