2024 Elk Hunting Seasons
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| Hunt Type
|
Elk Subspecies
|
Hunt Name
|
Hunt Code
|
Tag Quota
|
Hunt Dates
|
| Apprentice
|
Rocky Mountain
|
Northeastern either-sex
|
409
|
2
|
Sept 18–29
|
| Apprentice
|
Roosevelt
|
Marble Mountains either-sex
|
408
|
4
|
Sept 11–22
|
| Apprentice
|
Tule
|
Cache Creek Period 1 bull
|
484
|
1
|
Oct 12–27
|
| Apprentice
|
Tule
|
Fort Hunter Liggett antlerless
|
471
|
1
|
Dec 21–Jan 2
|
| Apprentice
|
Tule
|
Fort Hunter Liggett bull
|
472
|
1
|
Dec 21–Jan 2
|
| Apprentice
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless
|
466
|
2
|
Aug 13–16
|
| Apprentice
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull
|
469
|
2
|
Aug 15–18
|
| Apprentice
|
Tule
|
La Panza antlerless
|
464
|
1
|
Oct 12–Nov 3
|
| Archery
|
Rocky Mountain
|
Northeastern either-sex
|
411
|
10
|
Sep 4–15
|
| Archery
|
Tule
|
Fort Hunter Liggett only antlerless
|
450
|
8
|
Nov 2–10
|
| Archery
|
Tule
|
Fort Hunter Liggett only either-sex
|
449
|
6
|
July 27–Aug 4
|
| Archery
|
Tule
|
Lone Pine Period 1 antlerless
|
337
|
1
|
Sep 14–29
|
| Archery
|
Tule
|
Owens Valley Multiple Zone bull
|
422
|
3
|
Aug 10–18
|
| Muzzleloader/Archery
|
Roosevelt
|
Marble Mountains either-sex
|
303
|
10
|
Oct 26–Nov 3
|
| Muzzleloader
|
Tule
|
Independence Period 1 bull
|
367
|
1
|
Sep 14–29
|
| General
|
Roosevelt
|
Marble Mountains antlerless
|
301
|
8
|
Sep 11–22
|
| General
|
Roosevelt
|
Marble Mountains bull
|
302
|
34
|
Sep 11–22
|
| General
|
Roosevelt
|
Northwestern antlerless
|
374
|
15
|
Sep 4–26
|
| General
|
Roosevelt
|
Northwestern bull
|
355
|
25
|
Sep 4–26
|
| General
|
Roosevelt
|
Northwestern either-sex
|
483
|
3
|
Sep 4–26
|
| General
|
Roosevelt
|
Siskiyou antlerless
|
401
|
30
|
Sep 11–22
|
| General
|
Roosevelt
|
Siskiyou bull
|
300
|
20
|
Oct 9–20
|
| General
|
Roosevelt/Tule
|
Mendocino bull
|
328
|
2
|
Sep 25–Oct 6
|
| General
|
Rocky Mountain
|
Northeastern antlerless
|
304
|
10
|
Nov 13–24
|
| General
|
Rocky Mountain
|
Northeastern bull
|
305
|
15
|
Sep 18–29
|
| General
|
Rocky Mountain
|
Tehachapi antlerless
|
379
|
10
|
Sep 7–Oct 6
|
| General
|
Rocky Mountain
|
Tehachapi bull
|
380
|
5
|
Sep 7–Oct 6
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Bear Valley antlerless
|
329
|
1
|
Oct 12–20
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Bear Valley bull
|
330
|
2
|
Oct 12–20
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Cache Creek Period 1 bull
|
406
|
2
|
Oct 12–27
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Cache Creek Period 2 antlerless
|
416
|
2
|
Oct 19–Nov 3
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Central Coast
antlerless
|
375
|
10
|
Oct 5–Dec 3
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Central Coast bull
|
376
|
10
|
Oct 5–Dec 3
|
| General
|
Tule
|
East Park Reservoir antlerless
|
463
|
2
|
Sep 7–Dec 3
|
| General
|
Tule
|
East Park Reservoir bull
|
461
|
2
|
Sep 7–Dec 3
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 antlerless
|
448
|
6
|
Nov 23–Dec 1
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull
|
447
|
8
|
Dec 21–Jan 2
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Gabilan antlerless
|
377
|
6
|
Nov 9–Dec 1
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Gabilan bull
|
378
|
4
|
Nov 9–Dec 1
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Goodale period 1 bull
|
373
|
1
|
Sep 14–29
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Goodale Period 2 antlerless
|
365
|
1
|
Oct 5–13
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Goodale Period 3 antlerless
|
366
|
1
|
Oct 19–27
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless
|
433
|
2
|
Aug 13–16
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 10 bull
|
359
|
4*
|
Sep 12–15
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 11 antlerless
|
360
|
4
|
Sep 17–20
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 12 bull
|
362
|
4*
|
Sep 19–22
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 13 antlerless
|
363
|
4
|
Sep 24–27
|
| General
|
Tule
|
NEW Grizzly Island Period 13 bull*
|
381
|
3*
|
Sep 24–27*
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull
|
437
|
2
|
Aug 15–18
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 8 spike bull
|
357
|
6
|
Sep 5–8
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Grizzly Island Period 9 antlerless
|
358
|
4
|
Sep 10–13
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Independence Period 2 antlerless
|
368
|
1
|
Oct 5–13
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Independence Period 2 bull
|
369
|
1
|
Oct 5–13
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Independence Period 3 antlerless
|
370
|
1
|
Oct 19–27
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Independence Period 3 bull
|
371
|
0*
|
Oct 19–27
|
| General
|
Tule
|
La Panza Period 1 antlerless
|
417
|
5
|
Oct 12–Nov 3
|
| General
|
Tule
|
La Panza Period 1 bull
|
419
|
6
|
Oct 12–Nov 3
|
| General
|
Tule
|
La Panza Period 2 antlerless
|
418
|
6
|
Nov 9–Dec 1
|
| General
|
Tule
|
La Panza Period 2 bull
|
420
|
6
|
Nov 9–Dec 1
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Lake Pillsbury Period 1 antlerless
|
331
|
4
|
Sept 11–20
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Lake Pillsbury Period 2 bull
|
332
|
2
|
Sept 30–Oct 9
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Lone Pine Period 2 bull
|
486
|
1
|
Oct 5–13
|
| General
|
Tule
|
San Luis Reservoir either-sex
|
497
|
5
|
Oct 5–27
|
| General
|
Tule
|
West Tinemaha Period 1 bull
|
315
|
1
|
Sept 14–29
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Whitney Period 2 bull
|
323
|
1
|
Oct 5–13
|
| General
|
Tule
|
Whitney Period 3 antlerless
|
324
|
1
|
Oct 19–27
|
|
|
|
|
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.
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