Nonlead Regulations
2022 - 2023 Seasons and Limits - Pheasant
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General / Statewide |
Nov 12 - Dec 25 |
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 8 - Oct 30
Dec 26 - Jan 22 |
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 20 - Feb 28 |
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. |
2022 - 2023 Seasons and Limits - Quail
Season / Area (Zone Map (PDF)) |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Zone Q1
(Mountain Quail Only) |
Sep 10 - Oct 14 |
10 |
Triple the daily bag |
Zone Q1 (All Quail) |
Oct 15 - Jan 29 |
Zone Q2 (All Quail) |
Sep 24 - Jan 29 |
Zone Q3 (All Quail) |
Oct 15 - Jan 29 |
Early Season for Hunters
with Junior Hunting Licenses
in Mojave National Preserve |
October 1 - 2 |
Archery Only |
Aug 20 - Sep 9 |
Falconry |
Aug 20 - Feb 28 |
2022 - 2023 Seasons and Limits - Chukar
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General / Statewide |
Oct 15 - Jan 29 |
6 |
Triple the daily bag |
Archery Only |
Aug 20 - Sep 9 |
Falconry |
Aug 20 - Feb 28 |
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 |
2022 - 2023 Seasons and Limits - Sooty (Blue) / Ruffed Grouse
Season / Area (Zone Map (PDF)) |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General |
Sep 10 - Oct 10 |
2; All of one species or mixed |
Triple the daily bag |
Archery Only |
Aug 20 - Sep 9 |
Falconry |
Aug 20 - Feb 28 |
2022 - 2023 Seasons and Limits - White-tailed Ptarmigan
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General & Archery / Statewide |
Sep 10 - 18 |
2 per day |
2 per season |
Falconry / Statewide |
Aug 20 - Feb 28 |
2022 - 2023 Seasons and Limits - Wild Turkey
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Fall |
Nov 12 - Dec 11 |
1 either sex |
2 per season |
Spring |
General |
Mar 25 - Apr 30, 2023 |
1 bearded |
3 per season, combined |
Archery Only |
May 1 - May 14, 2023 |
Additional Junior |
Mar 18 - 19, 2023 &
May 1 - 14, 2023 |
2022 - 2023 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 12 - Dec 26 |
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 17 - 25 |
2per day |
Triple the daily bag |
South |
Dec 17 - 25 |
2022 - 2023 Seasons and Limits - Snipe
Season / Area |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
General / Statewide |
Oct 15 - Jan 29 |
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.