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(g) Season Pass, Two-day Pass, and Entry Permits:
(1) To obtain a daily entry permit to hunt during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons on Type A areas, possession of a Type A season pass, a Type A two-day pass, or a one-day entry permit is required, except as provided in subsection 551(q). Season passes and two-day passes may be issued by department offices and license agents. The department may issue season passes, two-day passes and one-day entry permits at Type A checking stations. Persons hunting under the authority of a junior hunting license are exempt from these permit and pass requirements and shall be issued a no-fee entry permit.
(2) A Type A season pass shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified in Section 702. A Type B season pass shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified in Section 702.
(3) On Type B areas during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons, a Type B season pass or a Type A season pass is required to obtain a daily entry permit for all hunting, unless otherwise provided in subsections 551(q).
(4) A one-day entry permit shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified in Section 702. A two-day pass shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified in Section 702.
(2) The base fee for a Type A season pass is $106.75 and the base fee for a Type B season pass is $35.50. These fees shall be adjusted annually, as required under Fish and Game Code Section 713. Holders of junior hunting licenses are exempt from these fees.
(3) On Type B areas during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons, a Type B season pass or a Type A season pass is required to obtain a daily entry permit for all hunting, unless otherwise provided in subsections 551(q) or 551(1)(3).
(4) The fee for a one-day entry permit is $14.00 and the fee for a two-day pass is $23.00. Holders of junior hunting licenses are exempt from these fees.
(5) At State recreation areas included in subsection 551(a)(4), the entry permit fee for hunting shall be the recreation area day-use fee.
(6) On Type C areas (all wildlife areas not listed as Type A, Type B, or State recreation areas in Section 551), no fees for hunting are required.
(7) On some areas (see subsection 551(q)), day use passes are required for all public access. Fees may be charged (see Fish and Game Code Section 1765).
(h) Issuance of One-day Entry Permits:
(1) Hunters with season passes shall not receive priority in the issuance of daily entry permits over hunters who do not have season passes.
(2) Holders of junior hunting licenses will be issued entry permits only when accompanied by an adult. An adult is defined as a person at least 18 years old. An adult may be accompanied by up to two junior hunters. On Type A and B areas, adults must accompany junior hunters in the field. On Type A and B areas when a non-shooter accompanies a junior hunter, the non-shooter will be considered a hunter possessing valid resident or nonresident hunting license in establishing his or her place in line. Persons 16 or 17 years of age in possession of a valid resident or nonresident hunting license will be issued entry permits and may hunt by themselves, but may not be accompanied by junior hunters.
(3) Entry permits must be returned, as required by the department, when departing the area. Hunters are required to report the number and species of all game taken, as required by the department, before departing the area.
(4) No person shall apply for, obtain, use, or have in his or her possession while hunting, any one-day entry permit which has not been issued to that person by the department or which is a duplicate, forgery, or alteration of an official department form; or which has been obtained by use of a non-validated or fraudulent application or advance reservation form. Any person who violates this section shall be barred from all State-operated areas for one calendar year following the date of discovery of the violation by the department.
(5) Any person who violates regulations governing drawing procedures for hunting opportunities on State-operated areas, other than reservation drawings described in subsection 551(j), shall not be issued a permit for that day, or shall be ejected for that day if a permit has been issued, and shall be denied entry for the remainder of the season.
(i) Daily Entry Permit Revocations, Refusals, and Ejections: On Type A and Type B areas the department is authorized to refuse to issue a one-day entry permit to anyone and to revoke this permit and eject the holder forthwith from the area for disorderly conduct, intoxication, or for any other reason when it appears that the general safety or welfare of the area, or persons thereon, is endangered. Decision of the department employee assigned management or enforcement responsibilities for the area in such respect shall be final. Any person whose entry permit has been revoked shall not be entitled to hunt or access any State operated hunt area or on any wildlife area for one calendar year from the date of discovery. Persons affected by this section may appeal such actions to the commission.
(j) Reservations:
(1) Advance reservations for waterfowl and pheasant hunting will be available for certain areas as specified under subsections 551(q) and 552(a).
(2) Reservations shall be issued by random drawing. The department shall make applications available to the public through license agents and department offices. Applicants must possess a California resident, junior or nonresident hunting license valid for the waterfowl hunting season for which they are applying. Two-day nonresident hunting licenses shall not be used to apply for reservation drawings. To be included in a reservation drawing, applications must be received by the department at the address specified on the application at least 17 days prior to the hunt date. Late, incomplete, or incorrect applications will not be included in the drawing. The fee to apply for a reservation is specified in Section 702. Hunters may apply for reservations using one or more of the following applications:
(A) One-Choice Reservation Application
(B) Five-Choice Reservation Application
(C) Season-Long Reservation Application - hunters may apply for every available hunt date for one or more areas by completing a season-long reservation application form and returning it with the appropriate payment to the department at the address specified on the application.
(D) Reservation application fees are not refundable.
(3) Multiple Applications:
(A) The applicant is limited to one application for each area for each authorized shoot date as specified under subsections 551(q) and 552(a), unless otherwise specified in subsection 551(q).
(B) The department may eliminate from any drawing all applications not in compliance with these regulations. Persons who submit more than one application for the same shoot date for the same area may be barred from hunting on State-operated areas for a period of one year following the date of discovery of the violation by the department. Any reservation issued to any person as a result of such improper submission, or to any person already barred from the State-operated areas, shall be void and of no force and effect.
(4) Priorities: Unless otherwise stated on the reservation or on information mailed with the reservation, upon paying the appropriate fee for a one-day entry permit or presenting a two-day pass or season pass, successful applicants shall be granted a one-day entry permit during the waterfowl or pheasant season, a one-day permit shall be granted, however, only if the applicant's reservation was issued by the department in the applicant's name and is for the area requested. Applicants must enter, at the appropriate checking station on the assigned or stated hunt date. Unless otherwise provided for, the reservation will expire one and one-half hours before waterfowl shoot time. For some areas, reservations will be numbered by the department in the order in which they are drawn. These reservations will be accepted at checking stations in that order, only if the reservation holder is present at the time the number is called.
(5) Except as provided for in subsections 551(j)(6) or 551(q), or Section 552, a reservation shall assure entry for up to six persons. No more than two may be adult (see subsection 551(h)(2)) hunters who have valid resident or nonresident licenses and no more than two may be persons 16 or 17 years of age in possession of a valid resident or nonresident hunting license (see subsection 551(h)(2)). Each adult may be accompanied by up to two hunters holding junior licenses or two non-shooters irrespective of age, or one of each. Non-shooters are defined as persons who wish to accompany a permittee in the field or remain at a designated parking space. Non-shooters shall not discharge or possess ammunition or a firearm on the area.
(6) If hunting a special blind area, a reservation will assure entry of no more persons (adult hunters, junior hunters, and/or nonshooters) than will fill the blind.
(7) Unless otherwise provided for in this section, the advance reservation system only serves to assure entry onto the area and does not necessarily constitute a method for prioritization over other users.
(k) Deferred Openings: When the department considers such deferment desirable to protect agricultural crops from waterfowl, it is hereby authorized and directed to defer opening to public access any area until in the opinion of the department the danger of crop damage in the immediate region is abated.
(l) Species Allowed:
(1) On Type A and Type B areas, only ducks, geese, coots, moorhens, and snipe which are then in season may be legally taken by permittees on designated shooting days during the open waterfowl hunting season; unless otherwise provided under this section or Section 552 of these regulations.
(2) Pheasant Hunting: Pheasant hunting shall be permitted as provided for in subsection 551(q) and Section 552. The regional manager may authorize junior pheasant hunts during or outside the general pheasant season.
(3) Hunting on Type C areas General: Except as provided for in subsection 551(q), hunting is permitted for each authorized species allowed to be hunted on each area, during the open season of that species.
(4) Turkey Hunting: Turkey hunting shall be permitted as provided for in subsection 551(q) and Section 552. The regional manager may authorize junior turkey hunts on state wildlife areas during the regular season.
(m) Assigned Hunting Zones: In order to assure proper hunter dispersal and to promote safety, the department may subdivide the open hunting portion of any Type A or Type B area into zones and assign hunters to these zones or designate where hunters shall park.
(n) Posting Closed Areas: Any portion of any State wildlife area and any adjoining lands under control of the department, may be closed to hunting or public access by the department by posting such lands with signs at least five (5) to the mile.
(o) Penalties: Failure to comply with regulations contained in sections 550, 551, or 552 may result in any or all of the following:
(1) denial of permission to enter a State-operated area; and/or
(2) revocation of any permit already issued; and/or
(3) ejection from the area for one calendar year from the date of discovery; and/or
(4) citation under the provisions of the Fish and Game Code or Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. A proceeding under (1), (2), (3) or (4) will not preclude the invocation of any other remedy.
(p) Enforcement of Regulations: These regulations shall be incorporated by reference into and become a part of all permits.
(q) ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS
In addition to the regulations in Section 550 and subsections 551(a) through 551(p), the following areas have special regulations which are listed below (see Section 552 for additional regulations on national wildlife refuges on which the department manages hunting programs):
Antelope Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (Sierra County);
Ash Creek Wildlife Area, Type B (Modoc and Lassen counties);
Baldwin Lake, Type C (San Bernardino County);
Bass Hill Wildlife Area, Type C (Lassen County);
Battle Creek Wildlife Area, (Shasta and Tehama counties);
Big Lagoon Wildlife Area, Type C (Humbolt County);
Big Sandy Wildlife Area, Type C (Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties);
Butte Valley Wildlife Area, Type B (Siskiyou County);
Cache Creek Wildlife Area, including the North Fork Cache Creek and Harley Gulch Management Units, Type C (Lake County);
Clifton Court Forebay, Type C (Contra Costa County);
Collins Eddy Wildlife Area, Type C (Sutter and Yolo counties);
Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area., Type C (Colusa County);
Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced and Santa Clara counties);
Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area, Type C (Yuba County);
Decker Island Wildlife Area, Type C (Solano County);
Eel River Wildlife Area, Type C (Humboldt County);
Elk River Wildlife Area, Type C (Humboldt County);
Fay Slough Wildlife Area, Type C (Humboldt County);
Feather River Wildlife Area, including the Abbot Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marysville, Morse Road, Nelson Slough, O'Connor Lakes, Shanghai Bend, and Star Bend management units. Type C (Yuba and Sutter counties);
Fremont Weir Wildlife Area, Type C (Sutter and Yolo counties);
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, including the west side and east side units, Type A (Butte County);
Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, including the Type A Crescent, Joice Island, and Grizzly Island management units, the Type B Gold Hills, Goodyear Slough, West Family, and Island Slough management units, the Type C Grey Goose Management Unit, and the Garibaldi, and Montezuma Slough management units (Solano County);
Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area, Type C (Lassen and Sierra counties);
Heenan Lake Wildlife Area, Type C (Alpine County);
Hollenbeck Wildlife Area, Type C (San Diego County);
Honey Lake Wildlife Area, including the Dakin and Fleming units, Type B (Lassen County);
Hope Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (Alpine County);
Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area, Type C (Siskiyou County);
Imperial Wildlife Area, including the Type A Wister Unit and the Type C Finney Ramer Unit (Imperial County);
Indian Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (Lake County);
Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area, Type C (Madera County);
Knoxville Wildlife Area, Type C (Napa and Yolo counties)
Laguna Wildlife Area, Type C (Sonoma County);
Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area, Type C (Napa County);
Lake Earl Wildlife Area, Type C (Del Norte County);
Lake Earl Project Area, Type C (Del Norte County);
Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area, Type C (Sonoma County);
Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Fresno County);
Los Banos Wildlife Area, Type A (Merced County);
Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area, Type C (Sacramento County);
Mad River Slough Wildlife Area, Type C (Humboldt County);
Mendota Wildlife Area, Type A (Fresno County);
Miner Slough Wildlife Area, Type C (Solano County);
Morro Bay Wildlife Area, Type C (San Luis Obispo County);
Moss Landing Wildlife Area, Type C (Monterey County);
Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area, Type C (Shasta County);
Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, including the American Canyon, Coon Island, Dutchman Slough, Huichica Creek, Napa River, Ringstrom Bay, Sonoma Creek, Tolay Creek, and Wingo management units, Type C, and White Slough Management Unit (Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties);
North Grasslands Wildlife Area, including China Island, Gadwall, and Salt Slough units, Type A (Merced and Stanislaus counties);
O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced County);
Oroville Wildlife Area, Type C (Butte County);
Petaluma Marshes Wildlife Area, Type C (Marin and Sonoma counties);
Point Edith Wildlife Area, Type C (Contra Costa County);
Putah Creek Wildlife Area, Type C (Solano County);
Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Napa County);
Red Lake Wildlife Area (Alpine County) (Type C);
Rhode Island Wildlife Area, Type C (Contra Costa County);
Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area, Type C (Yolo County);
Sacramento River Wildlife Area, Type C (Glenn, Butte, and Colusa counties);
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (San Diego County);
San Jacinto Wildlife Area, including the Davis Road Unit, and the Potrero Unit, Type A (Riverside County);
San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area, daily range fees are required (San Luis Obispo County);
San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced and Santa Clara counties);
San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area, Type C (Marin and Sonoma counties);
Santa Rosa Wildlife Area, Type C (Riverside County);
Shasta Valley Wildlife Area, Type B (Siskiyou County);
Spenceville Wildlife Area, Type C (Nevada and Yuba counties);
Surprise Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (Modoc County);
Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area, Type C (Colusa and Sutter counties);
Tehama Wildlife Area, Type C (Tehama County);
Truckee River Wildlife Area, including the Boca, Polaris, Union Ice, and West River management units, Type C (Placer and Nevada counties);
Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area, including the Howard Slough, Little Dry Creek, and Llano Seco units, Type A (Butte and Glenn counties);
Volta Wildlife Area, Type A (Merced County);
West Hilmar Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced County);
White Slough Wildlife Area, Type C (San Joaquin County);
Willow Creek Wildlife Area, Type B (Lassen County);
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Type A (Yolo County).
REGION 1
(1) Ash Creek Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, pheasants, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season.
(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, doves, pheasants, and snipe. Pronghorn antelope may be taken during junior hunts only.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Designated portions may be closed to public entry from March 1 through August 15. No person shall enter or leave the wildlife area except at designated entry points. All dogs must be on a leash from March 1 to August 15.
(2) Bass Hill Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily during seasons for authorized species, except for Special Restrictions listed below.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: The Egan Management Unit of Bass Hill Wildlife Area shall be open to the use of shotguns, archery equipment, or muzzle-loading weapons, only, for all hunting seasons.
(3) Battle Creek Wildlife Area
(A) Special Restrictions: Public entry is allowed from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Dog field trials, dog training, horseback riding and bicycles are prohibited. Dogs must be on leash and under direct owner control.
(B) Hunting and possession of firearms and archery equipment is prohibited.
(4) Big Lagoon Wildlife Area
(A) Special Restrictions: Motorized boards are restricted to 5 mph or less.
(5) Butte Valley Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during the waterfowl season. Pheasants: Sundays only during the pheasant season. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season.
(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, pheasants, and doves. Pronghorn antelope may be taken during junior hunts only.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Boats with motors are prohibited. Boating and other water-related sports are prohibited from March 1 to September 1. No person shall enter or leave the area except at designated entry points. The area is open to public use only from two hours before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 to August 15.
(6) Eel River Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily, during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, snipe, and pheasant.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 through August 15. Designated portions of the Eel River Wildlife Area may be closed to vehicle entry from March 1 through September 15. Use of all terrain vehicles is prohibited all year with the exception of commercial anglers who may utilize the wave-slope for fishing access.
(7) Elk River Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, and snipe.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 through August 15.
(8) Fay Slough Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, and snipe.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 through August 15.
(9) Honey Lake Wildlife Area. (Fleming and Dakin Units)
(A) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: Waterfowl hunt days during the pheasant season. Quail and rabbits: Waterfowl hunt days that occur during the pheasant season. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season.
(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, quail, doves, and rabbits.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Designated portions of the wildlife area may be closed to all public entry from March 1 through August 15. No person shall enter or leave the area except at designated entry points. Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 to August 15.
(10) Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: All authorized methods of take except during the spring turkey season when only shotguns and archery equipment are permitted.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping: Camping allowed.
(11) Lake Earl Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, snipe, and moorhens.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Possession and use of authorized firearms and archery equipment is permitted only within the first 100 feet of land along the shoreline and on the water surface of Lake Earl and Lake Talawa during the regular open waterfowl season. Boats are allowed, but motors are prohibited during the waterfowl season. Dogs are allowed only for hunting during open season for authorized species.
(12) Lake Earl Project Area (Lands administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation)
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Entry for hunting purposes is allowed only from the public access sites on Kellogg Road and Pala Road.
(13) Mad River Slough Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, and snipe.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs are allowed only for hunting during open season for authorized species.
(14) Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Public entry is allowed from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Dog field trials, dog training, horseback riding, and bicycles are prohibited. Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 through August 15.
(15) Shasta Valley Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: Sundays only during the pheasant season. Quail: Waterfowl hunt days only during waterfowl season. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season. Snipe: waterfowl hunt days only during waterfowl season.
(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, quail, and doves.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Only individuals possessing a "Type A" or Type "B" season pass and their guests (nonhunting guests and junior hunters) may enter Shasta Valley Wildlife Area on Wednesday, Saturdays, and Sundays during the waterfowl season. No person shall enter or leave the wildlife area except at designated entry points. Only electric boat motors are allowed. Dogs must be on a leash from February 1 to August 15. Pheasant hunters must have special permits obtained at the check station.
(16) Surprise Valley Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in south parking area, except during the period April 1 to August 15.
(17) Tehama Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species, except for Special Restrictions listed below.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions:
1. No person shall enter that portion of Tehama Wildlife Area lying south of Antelope Creek during the period beginning on the first Monday in December through the last Friday in March except with the prior written permission of the regional manager.
2. During the Zone G-1 deer season only persons with department issued entry permits may enter the Tehama Wildlife Area.
3. Pig hunting is restricted to persons who have been issued a Tehama Wildlife Area Pig Hunt Permit.
4. Dogs may not be used to hunt wild pigs.
(18) Willow Creek Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, and moorhens.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
REGION 2
(19) Antelope Valley Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Trailers are not allowed. Camping is allowed only from May 1 through October 31.
(D) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from July 1 through January 31.
(20) Clifton Court Forebay
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Entry Permit: Self-registration is required.
(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.
(E) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(21) Collins Eddy Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles, pistols, or archery equipment may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots , moorhens, and all upland game.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(22) Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(23) Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: During the spring turkey season, only shotguns and archery equipment, and air rifles firing pellets and powered by compressed air or gas (0.20 caliber minimum for taking wild turkey), may be used in designated areas.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species and during the spring turkey season.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Camping not allowed. Overnight parking with trailers allowed in designated parking lots.
(E) Special Restrictions: Entry permit, issued by special drawing, is required for the first nine days of the spring turkey season. Hunting is allowed only from July 1 through January 31 and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted. Dogs are allowed with a licensed hunter only while hunting. Horses and bicycles are allowed only from May 10 to September 15 on the Daugherty Hill Unit of the Daugherty Hill wildlife area only.
(24) Decker Island Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(25) Feather River Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 though January 31 during open seasons for authorized species and during the spring turkey season.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: No person shall enter that portion of the O'Connor Lakes Management Unit marked as closed to entry from March 1 through June 30 without special authorization of the department. Hunting is allowed only from July 1 to January 31 and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted.
(26) Fremont Weir Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Hunting is allowed daily from July 1 through January 31 for authorized species, and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be taken.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(27) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shotgun shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasant: Every day during the first nine days of the pheasant season. Thereafter, during the regular pheasant season, pheasant hunting will be allowed only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and only on waterfowl or pheasant hunt days during the late dove season. Quail and rabbits: Only on pheasant hunt days. Deer: Only during the Gray Lodge Deer Hunt under special permit issued by drawing.
(C) Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: In addition to a daily entry permit required for hunting during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons, a day use pass or valid annual pass is required of all users except for users that possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license, or users that are under 16 years of age, or users that are part of an organized youth or school group, having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.
(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, doves, quail, rabbits, and deer (special hunt only).
(E) Camping and Trailers: Allowed only during the waterfowl season. Trailers may be placed no sooner than one week before the beginning of waterfowl season and must be removed no later than one week after the close of waterfowl season. All campers, defined as shell or shelter made to be mounted on a pickup truck, must remain attached to a registered vehicle when on the area. All trailers must be registered at the checking station within one week of placement.
(F) Special Restrictions: Closed to all nonhunting uses from two weeks before waterfowl season to one week after waterfowl season, except that a wildlife viewing area is open on most days during the entire year. Dove hunting is allowed only in designated portions of the wildlife area. Public entry is allowed only from sunrise to sunset, except by written permission. Horses are restricted to roads only on the east side of the area and are allowed only during July and August. Hunting with falcons is restricted to the east side of this area.
(28) Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from July 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species. Horses and bicycles are prohibited. Dogs are allowed for hunting only. The area is closed to public entry from February 1 through April 30. No person shall enter or leave the wildlife area between May 1 and January 31 except at the designated entry point adjacent to Highway 395.
(29) Heenan Lake Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Boats are not allowed unless participating in the controlled entry fishing opportunity.
(30) Hope Valley Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily from the opening of archery deer season through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Backpack camping east of Highway 89 only. No open fires allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from the opening of archery deer season through January 31.
(31) Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, pheasants, doves, and rabbits.
(D) Camping: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: The Regional Manager may determine whether decoys may be left in the field.
(32) Miner Slough Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(33) Oroville Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed, except at the designated target practice area.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily from September 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species and during the spring turkey season.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in designated campsites. Erecting a shelter or parking a vehicle equipped with sleeping accommodations in a designated campsite is considered camping and shall be subject to camping restrictions provided in Subsection 550(b)(12).
(E) Special Restrictions: All legal firearms and archery equipment may be possessed and discharged at the target practice area, which is open all year. Only paper and clay targets may be used and must be removed by the user when leaving the area. Use of the target practice area is permitted only from sunrise to sunset. Entry permits issued by special drawing are required for turkey hunting, which is allowed only during the spring turkey season. Hunting is allowed only from September 1 through January 31 and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted. Fires are allowed only in portable gas stoves at sites designated for camping by the department. Dog training is allowed only in designated areas and only from July 1 through March 15. Horses are restricted to roads open to vehicles and within 25 feet of exterior boundary fences. Bicycles and horse drawn carriages are restricted to roads open to vehicles. No off-highway vehicles are allowed at any time. Public entry is allowed only from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset on some portions of the area.
(34) Putah Creek Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily from the opening of deer season through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from the opening of the deer season through January 31.
(35) Red Lake Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: During open seasons for authorized species from September 1 through January 31 and during archery deer season.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(36) Rhode Island Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open season for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.
(D) Camping: Not allowed.
(E) No structures may be constructed.
(37) Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles, pistols, or archery equipment may be used or possessed. Shot shells only. No buckshot or slugs.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily from September 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species, except big game species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from September 1 through January 31.
(38) Sacramento River Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 through January 31, and during the spring turkey season.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(39) Spenceville Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily from September 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species and during the spring turkey season.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in designated campsites during the period September 1 through the end of the spring turkey season.
(D) Special Restrictions: Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 550(b), an entry permit, issued by special drawing, is required for the first 9 days of the spring turkey season. During the first nine days of the spring turkey season, the wildlife area is closed to all public entry, except those individuals possessing a special permit issued by the department. Hunting is allowed only from September 1 through January 31, and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted. Horseback riding and bicycle riding shall be restricted to designated trails and roads, and dog training shall be restricted to designated areas. During the period from March 16 through June 30, dog training shall be prohibited. Fires are allowed only in portable gas stoves at sites designated for camping by the department. All legal firearms and archery equipment may be possessed and discharged at the designated target practice area, which is open all year. Only paper and clay targets will be allowed at the designated target practice area and must be removed prior to leaving the designated area. Use of the target practice area is permitted only from sunrise to sunset. The posted area surrounding the Spenceville Mine will be closed to public entry all year. For additional information about the closure, call (916) 358-2900.
(40) Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(41) Truckee River Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(42) Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area
(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shotgun shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open season during waterfowl season. Pheasant: Every day during the first five days of the season, and on waterfowl hunt days during the remainder of the pheasant season. Doves and rabbits: Daily during the September dove season, and on waterfowl or pheasant hunt days during the late dove season. Deer: Only during the Little Dry Creek Junior Deer Hunt under special permit issued by drawing.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, dove, pheasants, and rabbits.
(D) Camping: Overnight Camping, including trailers and motor homes, shall be permitted only in checking station parking lots.
(E) Special Restrictions: Closed to all nonhunting uses from two weeks before waterfowl season to one week after waterfowl season. Public entry is allowed only from sunrise to sunset, except by written permission. Horses are prohibited. Dogs are allowed for hunting only. Within the assigned blind area at the Little Dry Creek Unit, hunters must hunt from assigned blinds, except to retrieve downed birds.
(F) Special Junior Waterfowl Hunts in Zone 7 of the Howard Slough Unit: Special junior waterfowl hunts will be conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays of the waterfowl season in Zone 7 of the Howard Slough Unit commencing on the first Saturday after December 15. These hunts will commence at legal shooting time and close at 12:00 noon. A junior hunter must be accompanied by one adult hunter. Not more than one adult hunter and two junior hunters may occupy each blind. Hunters must remain in their blinds except to retrieve downed birds. All hunters must return to the Zone 7 parking lot by 1:00 p.m. Hunters will be selected from the Howard Slough reservation line. Hunters may be selected from the first-come first-served line after the Howard Slough reservation line is depleted.
(G) Bicycles: Not allowed during waterfowl season.
(H) Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.
(43) White Slough Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, pheasants, quail, and doves.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Possession and use of firearms or other propulsive device is prohibited in that portion of White Slough Wildlife Area designated as Pond 9. Horses are not allowed on the wildlife area. Hunting is allowed only from September 1 through January 31.
(44) Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shotgun shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesday during waterfowl seasons. Pheasants: Each day during the first nine days of the general pheasant season, and only Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays, during the remainder of the pheasant season. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, and pheasant.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Overnight parking of trailers and motor homes is not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Closed to all nonhunting uses from two weeks before waterfowl season to one week after waterfowl season, except areas designated for wildlife viewing purposes which are open on most days during the entire year. Public entry is allowed only from sunrise to sunset, except by written permission. Horses are not allowed. Bicycles are restricted to designated areas only. No boats or flotation devices allowed. The Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is subject to immediate closure due to flooding in the Yolo Bypass. Within the assigned blind area, hunters must hunt from their assigned blinds, except to retrieve downed birds. Pheasant hunting is not permitted in the assigned blind areas. Hunters may not access the free-roam area north of the northeast unit from parking lot H. Hunters may enter or exit the area only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or equipment is prohibited. Falconry hunting is allowed in designated areas.
REGION 3
(45) Big Sandy Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(46) Cache Creek Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Trailers are not allowed. Primitive camping is allowed on all units of the Cache Creek Wildlife Area, except that no camping is allowed within one-quarter mile of designated parking areas.
(D) Special Restrictions: Use of dogs is restricted (see Section 265, Title 14, CCR). Dogs are not allowed for pig hunting at any time of year. An entry permit for hunting, issued by special drawing, is required for the first two days of the spring turkey season. Horses and bicycles are allowed within the Harley Gulch Unit of the wildlife area only from the third Saturday in April through the third Saturday in November.
(47) Grizzly Island Wildlife Area
(A) Ammunition Restrictions: Shotguns may only be used with steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and not more than 25 shot shells may be possessed while in the field during the waterfowl season.
(B) Hunt Days: Crescent and Grizzly Island Units: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Snipe: Snipe may be taken on waterfowl and pheasant hunt days. Pheasants: Each day during the first 12 days of the general pheasant season, and only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during the remainder of the pheasant season. Rabbits and doves: Rabbit hunting is allowed daily in July and on pheasant hunt days. Dove hunting is allowed daily during the season in September after the close of the Grizzly Island tule elk hunt and on pheasant hunt days during the late dove season. Joice Island Unit: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Sundays only when the department determines that the fall flight forecast and/or waterfowl numbers in the Suisun Marsh warrant its opening. Goodyear Slough, Gold Hills, and West Family units: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Island Slough and Grey Goose Units: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, and pheasants: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Garibaldi and Montezuma Slough units: No hunting allowed.
(C) Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: For the Grizzly Island Unit, in addition to a daily entry permit required for hunting during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons, a day use pass or annual pass is required of all users except for users that possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license, or users that are under 16 years of age, or users that are part of an organized youth or school group, having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.
(D) Authorized Species: Grizzly Island Unit: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, elk, rabbits, doves, and pheasants. Crescent, Grey Goose, and Island Slough units: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, rabbits, and pheasants. Gold Hills, Goodyear Slough, Joice Island, and West Family units: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, and moorhens.
(E) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed except with prior written permission of the area manager during the tule elk hunting season.
(F) Special Restrictions: Garibaldi Unit: Closed to public use except with prior written permission from the area manager. Grizzly Island Unit: Closed to uses other than hunting from the last Monday in July through the end of the Grizzly Island tule elk hunting season and from October 1 through the end of the waterfowl season. No dogs allowed from March 1 to June 30. Dogs allowed during July. No dogs allowed in August and during the tule elk hunt season in September. Dogs allowed in September after the tule elk hunting season to September 30. No dogs during October through the close of waterfowl season except as follows: hunters with daily permits issued at the hunter checking station may only use dogs during the waterfowl and pheasant hunting season; no sight-hounds or coursing dogs allowed. Dogs allowed in February after the close of waterfowl season. Gold Hills, Goodyear Slough, Gray Goose, Island Slough, Crescent and West Family units: Closed from October 1 through the end of the general waterfowl season to uses other than hunting. Gold Hills, Goodyear Slough, Grey Goose, and West Family Units: Closed to all public use except with prior written permission from the area manager from the end of the waterfowl season to September 30. Island Slough Unit: Open to public use from the end of the waterfowl season to September 30 (No dogs allowed during this period). Joice Island Unit: Closed to public use except when permits are issued for waterfowl hunting, or with prior written permission of the area manager and during the special season open to fishing from mid-May to mid-August (contact area Headquarters for details). On all units, horses are allowed only under permit and only during organized dog field trials. On all units, fires are restricted to portable gas stoves throughout the year and are to be used only in parking areas and designated sites. The use of boats for access on all management units of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, except the Grey Goose Unit, is prohibited. This shall notprohibit launching of boats at the Montezuma Slough unit for access to Montezuma Slough. Boats less than eight feet in length may be used to transport decoys and/or blind materials. Use of all terrain vehicles (ATV's) is prohibited on all units of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. (continued)