Elk Hunting

2019 Elk Hunting Seasons

Learn more in the Big Game Hunting Digest.

Hunt Code	Hunt Name	Tag Allocations	Season Dates
408	Marble Mountains either-sex (Apprentice Hunt)	4	9/11 - 9/22
409	Northeastern California either-sex (Apprentice Hunt)	2	9/18 - 9/29
484	Cache Creek Period 1 bull (Apprentice Hunt)	1	10/12 - 10/27
464	La Panza Period 1 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt)	1	10/12 - 11/3
466	Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt)	3	8/13 - 8/16
469	Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull (Apprentice Hunt)	2	8/15 - 8/18
353	Grizzly Island Period 3 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt)	3	8/20 - 8/23
354	Grizzly Island Period 4 spike bull (Apprentice Hunt)	2	8/22 - 8/25
411	Northeastern CA Archery either-sex	10	9/4 - 9/15
422	Owens Valley Multiple Zone Archery bull	3	8/10 - 8/18
337	Lone Pine Period 1 Archery antlerless	1	9/14 - 9/29
449	Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only either-sex	3	7/27 - 8/4
450	Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only antlerless	4	11/23 - 12/1
303	Marble Mountains Muzzleloader/Archery either-sex	10	10/26 - 11/3
326	Fort Hunter Liggett Muzzleloader bull	4	11/21 - 1/1/20
364	Goodale Period 1 Muzzleloader antlerless	1	9/14 - 9/29
367	Independence Period 1 Muzzleloader bull	1	9/14 - 9/29
401	Siskiyou antlerless	20	9/11 - 9/22
300	Siskiyou bull	20	9/11 - 9/22
483	Northwestern California either-sex	3	9/4 - 9/26
355	Northwestern California bull	15	9/4 - 9/26
301	Marble Mountain antlerless	10	9/11 - 9/22
302	Marble Mountain bull	35	9/11 - 9/22
328	Mendocino bull	2	9/25 - 10/6
304	Northeastern CA antlerless	10	11/13 - 11/24
305	Northeastern CA bull	15	9/18 - 9/29
406	Cache Creek Period 1 bull	2	10/12 - 10/27
416	Cache Creek Period 2 antlerless	2	10/19 - 11/3
417	La Panza Period 1 antlerless	5	10/12 - 11/3
419	La Panza Period 1 bull	6	10/12 - 11/3
418	La Panza Period 2 antlerless	6	11/9 - 12/1
420	La Panza Period 2 bull	6	11/9 - 12/1
365	Goodale Period 2 antlerless	1	10/5 - 10/13
366	Goodale Period 3 antlerless	1	10/19 - 10/27
368	Independence Period 2 antlerless	1	10/5 - 10/13
369	Independence Period 2 bull	1	10/5 - 10/13
370	Independence Period 3 antlerless	1	10/19 - 10/27
371	Independence Period 3 bull	1	10/19 - 10/27
372	Independence Period 4 antlerless	1	11/2 - 11/10
495	Lone Pine Period 2 antlerless	1	10/5 - 10/13
486	Lone Pine Period 2 bull	1	10/5 - 10/13
459	Lone Pine Period 3 antlerless	1	10/19 - 10/27
496	Lone Pine Period 3 bull	1	10/19 - 10/27
346	Whitney Period 2 antlerless	1	10/5 - 10/13
433	Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless	6	8/13 - 8/16
436	Grizzly Island Period 2 antlerless	2	8/15 - 8/18
437	Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull	4	8/15 - 8/18
439	Grizzly Island Period 3 antlerless	6	8/20 - 8/23
442	Grizzly Island Period 4 antlerless	4	8/22 - 8/25
350	Grizzly Island Period 4 spike bull	2	8/22 - 8/25
443	Grizzly Island Period 5 antlerless	8	8/27 - 8/30
356	Grizzly Island Period 7 antlerless	8	9/3 - 9/6
357	Grizzly Island Period 8 spike bull	6	9/5 - 9/8
358	Grizzly Island Period 9 antlerless	8	9/10 - 9/13
359	Grizzly Island Period 10 bull	3	9/12 - 9/15
360	Grizzly Island Period 11 antlerless	8	9/17 - 9/20
362	Grizzly Island Period 12 bull	3	9/19 - 9/22
363	Grizzly Island Period 13 antlerless	8	9/24 - 9/27
461	East Park Reservoir bull	2	9/7 - 10/3
463	East Park Reservoir antlerless	2	9/7 - 10/3
497	San Luis Reservoir either-sex	5	10/5 - 10/27
329	Bear Valley antlerless	1	10/12 - 10/20
330	Bear Valley bull	2	10/12 - 10/20
331	Lake Pillsbury antlerless	4	9/11 - 9/20
332	Lake Pillsbury bull	2	9/30 - 10/9
-	Multi-Zone Fund Raising bull	1	8/28 - 12/8
-	Grizzly Island Fund Raising bull	1	8/3 - 9/1
-	Owens Valley Fund Raising bull	1	7/27 - 8/25
326**	Fort Hunter Liggett Muzzleloader bull	4	12/21 - 1/1/20
449**	Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only either-sex	3	7/27 - 8/4
450**	Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only antlerless	4	11/23 - 12/1
	Total Tags Allocated	332

**Military-only hunts

Hunt Zones and Special Hunt Information

2019 Elk Hunt Zones

Hunt availability changes yearly.

Roosevelt Elk Hunts

• Marble Mountains (PDF)
• Northwestern California (PDF)
• Siskiyou (PDF)

Rocky Mountain Elk Hunts

• Northeastern California

Tule Elk Hunts

• Bear Valley (PDF)
• Cache Creek (PDF)
• East Park Reservoir (PDF)
• Fort Hunter Liggett (PDF)
• Goodale (PDF) *
• Grizzly Island (PDF)
• Independence (PDF) *
• La Panza (PDF)
• Lake Pillsbury (PDF)
• Lone Pine (PDF) *
• Owens Valley Multiple Zone Archery Only (PDF) *
• San Luis Reservoir (PDF)
• Whitney (PDF) *

Hunts marked with an asterisk * are Owens Valley Hunts.

Roosevelt and Tule Elk Hunts

• Mendocino (PDF)

Hunting Regulations

Hunting Licenses and Tags

• Hunting License Information
• For information on applying for the Elk Tag Drawing, see the Big Game Hunting Digest.

Elk Hunt Statistics by Year

Hunt statistics will be posted below as they become available.

• 2018 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2017 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2016 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2015 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2014 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2013 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2012 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2011 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2010 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2009 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2008 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2007 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2006 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2005 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)
• 2004 Elk Hunt Statistics (PDF)