Nonlead Regulations
2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Pheasant
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General / Statewide |
Nov 11 - Dec 24 |
2 males per day for first two days of the season;
3 males per day after the first two days of the season. |
Triple the daily bag |
Archery Only |
Oct 14 - Nov 5
Dec 25 - Jan 21 |
2 pheasants per day for first two days of the season;
3 pheasants per day after the first two days of the season.
The daily archery bag may contain not more than 1 female pheasant. |
Triple the daily bag |
Falconry |
Aug 19 - Feb 29 |
2 pheasants per day for first two days of the season;
3 pheasants per day after the first two days of the season.
The daily falconry bag may contain birds of either sex.
Hawking hours are Sunrise to Sunset. |
Triple the daily bag. |
2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Quail
Season / Area (Zone Map (PDF)) |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Zone Q1
(Mountain Quail Only) |
Sep 9 - Oct 20 |
10 |
Triple the daily bag |
Zone Q1 (All Quail) |
Oct 21 - Jan 28 |
Zone Q2 (All Quail) |
Sep 30 - Jan 28 |
Zone Q3 (All Quail) |
Oct 21 - Jan 28 |
Early Season for Hunters
with Junior Hunting Licenses
in Mojave National Preserve |
October 7 - 8 |
Archery Only |
Aug 19 - Sep 8 |
Falconry |
Aug 19 - Feb 29 |
2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Chukar
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General / Statewide |
Oct 21 - Jan 28 |
6 |
Triple the daily bag |
Archery Only |
Aug 19 - Sep 8 |
Falconry |
Aug 19 - Feb 29 |
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General, Archery / North Mono Zone only (hunting by permit only) |
Closed |
0 permits adopted for all four hunt zones.
Sage-grouse hunting for general, archery, and falconry seasons is by permit only. See instructions |
Falconry |
Closed |
2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Sooty (Blue) / Ruffed Grouse
Season / Area (Zone Map (PDF)) |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General |
Sep 9 - Oct 9 |
2; All of one species or mixed |
Triple the daily bag |
Archery Only |
Aug 19 - Sep 8 |
Falconry |
Aug 19 - Feb 29 |
2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - White-tailed Ptarmigan
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General & Archery / Statewide |
Sep 9 - 17 |
2 per day |
2 per season |
Falconry / Statewide |
Aug 19 - Feb 29 |
2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Wild Turkey
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Fall |
Nov 11 - Dec 10 |
1 either sex |
2 per season |
Spring |
General |
Mar 30 - May 5, 2024 |
1 bearded |
3 per season, combined |
Archery Only |
Mar 30 - May 19, 2024 |
Additional Junior |
Mar 23 - 24, 2024 &
May 6 - 19, 2024 |
2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Dove
Species |
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Mourning Dove and White-winged Dove |
Statewide |
Sep 1 - 15 &
Nov 11 - Dec 25 |
15, up to 10 of which may be white-winged doves |
Triple the daily bag |
Spotted Dove, and Ringed Turtle Dove |
No limit |
Eurasian Collared-dove |
All Year |
No limit |
Season / Area (Zone Map (PDF)) |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
North |
Sep 16 - 24 |
2per day |
Triple the daily bag |
South |
Dec 16 - 24 |
2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Snipe
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General / Statewide |
Oct 21 - Feb 4 |
8 |
Triple the daily bag |
Requirements for Hunting Upland Game Birds
- Hunting License
- Upland Game Bird Validation, unless hunting under the authority of a Junior Hunting License
- Harvest Information Program (HIP) Validation, if hunting for ducks, dove, gallinules, geese, band-tailed pigeon, black brant, coots, or snipe (no cost) - more information about HIP
Purchasing Licenses or Validations
Game Take Hunter Survey Reports
Reports will be added to this page as they become available.
*The 2009 hunter survey was not performed due to state budget constraints.
**The 2011-2013 hunter surveys were not performed while CDFW developed methods for estimating harvest through the new Automated License Data System (ALDS). Beginning in 2015, the Upland Program chose to conduct the survey biennially.
For questions or further information please contact Katherine.Miller@wildlife.ca.gov.