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  • Places to Hunt
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    • Bureau of Land Management Lands
    • Upland Game Hunting Fields Map for Imperial County (PDF)
    • Commercial Hunting Clubs (PDF)
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    • Big Game Drawing
    • Tag Returns
    • Waterfowl Reservations
  • Disease Monitoring
    • Chronic Wasting Disease
    • Deer Hemorrhagic Diseases
    • Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease
  • Nonlead Ammunition
    • Nonlead Ammunition Requirements
    • Ammunition certified as nonlead in California
  • Forms
    • Entry permit form for hunting on private property (PDF)
    • Declaration for entry into California with wild-caught game or fish (PDF)
    • Indian Game Transportation Tag Issuance Report Form (PDF)
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