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(48) Indian Valley Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Camping allowed, but trailers are prohibited.
(D) Special Restrictions: Use of dogs restricted (see Section 265).
(49) Knoxville Wildlife Area
(A) Special Restrictions: Camping allowed in designated areas. Primitive camping is allowed beyond one-quarter mile of designated parking areas.
(50) Laguna Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(C) Special Restrictions: Horseback riding is not allowed from November 15 through June 15. Dogs are not allowed from March 2 through June 30. Campfires are prohibited.
(51) Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area.
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: As authorized during special hunts.
(B) Hunt Days: As authorized for special hunts.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Campfires are prohibited. Dogs are not allowed between February 15 and July 15.
(52) Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: As authorized during special hunts.
(B) Hunt Days: As authorized for special hunts.
(C) Entry Permit: Entry permit, issued by special drawing, is required. (See subsection 360(c) for deer hunt information.)
(D) Daily Hunter Capacity: As authorized for special hunts.
(E) Authorized Species: Deer, wild pigs, and turkeys.
(F) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in Army Corps of Engineers designated campgrounds only.
(G) Special Restrictions: No person, except by special authorization of the department, shall enter that portion of the Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area marked by signs as "Critical Habitat" during the period of February 1 through August 1. Dogs are not allowed.
(53) Morro Bay Wildlife Area
(A) Ammunition Restrictions: Hunters shall not possess in the field more than 25 shot shells.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl may be taken only from the opening day of brant season through the remainder of the waterfowl season.
(54) Moss Landing 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. Campfires are prohibited.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Closed to all hunting on New Years Day. The Salt Ponds are closed to hunting.
(55) Napa-Sonoma Marshes 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, except that doves and rabbits may be hunted daily during the September dove season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, rabbits, quail, pheasants, and doves.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: White Slough Unit: Closed to all hunting and firearms and archery equipment use. All units: Dogs are not allowed from March 2 through June 30. Campfires are prohibited.
(56) Petaluma Marsh 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, and rabbits.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Day Island, Green Point, Novato Creek, Point Sonoma, and Rush Creek Units: Closed to hunting and firearms and archery equipment use. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. All units: Dogs are not allowed from March 2 through June 30.
(57) Point Edith 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, and moorhens.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(58) Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area
(A) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species from the opening of archery deer season through the last day of spring turkey season.
(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(D) Special Restrictions: Campfires are prohibited.
(59) San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area
(A) Entry: No person shall enter the San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area except that portion of the area designated as a public shooting facility under supervision of the authorized rangemaster or with written permission from the regional manager.
(B) Period of Firearms and Archery Equipment Use: All year. No firearms or other propulsive devices of any kind may be possessed or discharged except at the designated shooting range at such time as the facility is open to the public and under the direction and control of the authorized rangemaster.
(C) Days of Operation: Wednesday through Monday, one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour before sunset.
(D) Hours of Operation for Lighted Ranges: One-half hour before sunrise to 10:00 p.m.
(E) Fee: Daily range fees are required.
(F) Authorized Species: None.
(G) Camping and Trailers: Camping is restricted to the parking lot and not more than 30 vehicles may occupy the lot except under written permission of the regional manager.
(H) Special Restrictions: Alcoholic beverages may not be possessed or consumed on any part of the San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area by any person who officially acts as a rangemaster, or by any person who attempts to discharge a firearm or shoot an arrow.
(I) Ammunition restrictions: Full metal jacket bullets not allowed.
(60) San Pablo Bay 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, and moorhens.
(D) Blinds: Shall be available on first-come, first-served basis.
REGION 4
(61) Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area
(A) Lower Cottonwood Creek Unit.
1. Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed. Archery equipment only may be used from the start of the Zone A archery deer season until the start of Zone A general deer season.
2. Hunt Days: Daily from opening of Zone A archery deer season through the last Sunday in January during open seasons for authorized species.
3. Authorized Species: All legal species.
4. Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
5. Special Restrictions: Dogs are not allowed for hunting wild pigs. Motor vehicles are not allowed beyond designated parking area. Horseback riding is not allowed. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.
(B) Upper Cottonwood Creek Unit.
1. Method of Take Restrictions: All legal firearms and archery equipment. Firearms may be used or possessed only from the opening of the general Zone A deer season through the last Sunday in January. Archery equipment only may be used from the start of the Zone A archery deer season until the start of the Zone A general deer season.
2. Hunt Days: Daily from opening of Zone A archery deer season through the last Sunday in January during open seasons for authorized species.
3. Entry Permit: Self registration required. Special permit, obtained by special drawing, is required for all entry during the opening weekend of Zone A general deer season.
4. Authorized Species: All legal species.
5. Camping and Trailers: Allowed in parking lot only.
6. Special Restrictions: Dogs are not allowed for hunting wild pigs. Motor vehicles are not allowed. Horseback riding is not allowed. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.
(62) Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Only shotguns and archery equipment are permitted during the spring turkey season.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(63) Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. 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: Allowed in parking lot only, except during authorized dog trials when participants may park trailers at designated locations inside the area.
(E) Boats: Boats permitted but only electric trolling motors allowed.
(F) Entry Permits: Self-registration is required at the parking area.
(G) Special Restrictions: Dogs are not allowed for hunting wild pigs. Dogs must be leashed from April 1 through June 30. Horseback riding is allowed during authorized dog trials only. Motor vehicles are allowed only in designated areas and only during authorized dog trials. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.
(64) Los Banos Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season, except on days when only upland game may be taken, and on special "youth only" waterfowl hunt days when there shall be no restrictions on the number of shot shells taken into the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: Every day during the first nine days of the pheasant season and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during the remainder of the pheasant season and on the day following Thanksgiving. Other authorized species: Daily during open seasons during the periods July 1 through September 15, and from the beginning of waterfowl season through March 31, except that hunt days are limited to waterfowl and pheasant hunt days during the waterfowl and pheasant season. Raccoons may not be taken during the waterfowl or pheasant seasons. When the wildlife area is closed to general use, hunting will not be allowed.
(C) Entry Permits and Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: A daily entry permit is required to enter the area to hunt 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. Organized youth or school groups must have prior approval from the area manager before being issued free daily entry permits by the appropriate regional office. Permits may be purchased at the entrance registration booth.
(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, doves, raccoons, and rabbits.
(E) Camping and Trailers: House trailers may not be taken beyond the checking station parking lot during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons.
(F) Reservations: For Zone 6, each reservation assures entry of no more than two persons. For Zone 6J, and the Mud Slough Unit, each reservation assures entry of one adult and one junior hunter. Reservations for free roam hunting are good for up to all two adult hunters, who may be accompanied by up to two junior hunters or non-shooters. All person's entering on the same reservation will receive the same hunt assignment.
(G) Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.
(H) Special Restrictions: Closed to all public uses from September 15 until the opening of waterfowl season. During the waterfowl and pheasant hunt seasons, the wildlife area will be closed to all public use, except for controlled hunting. However, wildlife observation may be allowed in authorized locations on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during waterfowl season. The wildlife area may be closed to all public uses for seven days following the close of the waterfowl hunt season to allow for post season maintenance. Dogs must be on a leash from April 1 through June 30. Special permits are required to hunt Zone 6 and the Mud Slough Unit during the waterfowl season. When assigned blind sites, hunters shall shoot only from their assigned sites, except to retrieve downed birds. Horseback riding is allowed for authorized dog trials only. The cutting of woody stemmed plants is prohibited. Blinds may not be constructed or covered with plant material gathered from outside the wildlife area.
(65) Mendota Wildlife Area
(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during waterfowl season. Pheasants: Every day during the first nine days of the pheasant season and only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during the remainder of the pheasant season and on the day following Thanksgiving. Other authorized species: Daily during open seasons from July 1 through September 15, and from the beginning of waterfowl season through March 31, except that hunt days are restricted to waterfowl and pheasant hunt days during the waterfowl and pheasant season. Raccoons may not be hunted during the waterfowl season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, dove, rabbits, raccoons, and crows.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Allowed only at hunter check station during waterfowl season.
(E) Special Restrictions: The wildlife area is closed to all public use from September 16, until the opening of waterfowl season, except the designated tour route and fishing site which are open all year. The wildlife area is closed to all public uses, except regulated hunting during the waterfowl and pheasant hunt seasons. The wildlife area will be closed to all public uses for several days following the close of the waterfowl hunt season to allow for post season maintenance. Dogs must be on a leash from April 1 through June 30. Horseback riding is allowed during the authorized dog trials only.
(66) North Grasslands Wildlife Area
(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season, except on days when only upland game may be taken, and on special "youth only" waterfowl hunt days when there shall be no restrictions on the number of shot shells taken into the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during waterfowl seasons. Snipe may be taken on waterfowl and pheasant hunt days. Pheasants: Every day during the first nine days of the pheasant season and thereafter on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays during the remainder of the pheasant season and on the day following Thanksgiving. Dove: Opening day of the early dove season, and from the first Saturday of the early dove season through September 15, and on pheasant and waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season. Rabbits: Daily during the open season from July 1 through September 15, and from the day after waterfowl season through the end of rabbit season, and on waterfowl and pheasant hunt days. Other authorized species: Daily during open seasons from July 1 through September 15, and from the beginning of waterfowl season through March 31, except that hunt days are restricted to waterfowl and pheasant hunt days during the waterfowl and pheasant season. Raccoons may not be hunted during the waterfowl season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, doves, raccoons, and rabbits.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed beyond checking station.
(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from April 1 through June 30. Horseback riding is allowed for authorized dog trials only. Closed to all public use from September 15 to the opening of waterfowl season, and may be closed to all public uses for seven days following the close of waterfowl season to allow for post season maintenance.
(F) Reservations and Entry Permits: A type A permit is required for entry during waterfowl and pheasant seasons. All person's entering on the same reservation will receive the same hunt assignment.
(67) O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Entry Permits: Self registration at the parking lot is required, except for opening day of dove and pheasant seasons, junior pheasant hunts, and the day following the junior pheasant hunt, when capacity is controlled. Junior pheasant hunt permits shall be issued through a special drawing.
(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, pheasants, quail, doves, rabbits, and crows.
(E) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in parking lot only and in other designated locations inside the wildlife area during authorized trials.
(F) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from April 1 through June 30. Horseback riding is allowed only during authorized dog trials. Motor vehicles are permitted only in designated areas and only during authorized dog trials. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.
(68) San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. 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) Entry Permit: Self registration at the parking lot on Dinosaur Point Road is required.
(E) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in parking lot only.
(F) Special Restrictions: Dogs are not allowed for wild pig hunting. Horseback riding is not allowed. Motor vehicles are prohibited. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.
(69) Volta Wildlife Area (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lands)
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season, except on days when only upland game may be taken, and on special "youth only" waterfowl hunt days when there shall be no restrictions on the number of shells taken into the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: Every Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday during the pheasant season when the pheasant season occurs during the same period as waterfowl season. Other Authorized Species: Daily from July 1 through September 15, and from the beginning of waterfowl season through March 31 when in season, except that hunt days are restricted to waterfowl and pheasant hunt days during the waterfowl and pheasant season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, and rabbits. Rabbits may not be taken during the waterfowl season.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Allowed at checking station parking lot during waterfowl season only. Boat trailers are permitted beyond the checking station for the purpose of launching boats at designated areas. Permit holders may drive to designated parking areas during waterfowl and pheasant hunt seasons only. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited, except vehicles may be driven past parking lot 1 to launch boats.
(E) Special Restrictions: Closed to all public use from September 15 until the beginning of waterfowl season, except for fishing in the Volta Wasteway Channel. From September 15 through the Saturday following the end of waterfowl season, fishing is restricted to the Volta Wasteway Channel for a distance of one mile downstream of Ingomar Grade. The wildlife area is closed to all nonhunting uses during the waterfowl season. The cutting of woody stemmed plants is prohibited. Blinds may not be constructed or covered with plant material brought from outside the wildlife area.
(F) Reservation and Entry Permits: A type A permit is required for entry to hunt during the waterfowl and pheasant hunt seasons. All other users must self register at the fishing access booth. Persons entering together on a reservation will receive the same hunting assignment.
(G) Except during waterfowl and pheasant seasons, when hunting permittees are allowed to drive to designated parking areas, vehicle access is not allowed. Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.
(70) West Hilmar 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: Quail, doves, pheasants, rabbits, and waterfowl.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
REGION 5 AND REGION 6
(71) Baldwin Lake, San Bernardino National Forest
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.
(C) Reservations and Entry Permits: Waterfowl hunting reservations, which serve as entry permits, are required for the first seven hunt days (Saturdays and Wednesdays) of duck season. Beginning on the fourth Wednesday of the season, entry permits are not required.
(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.
(E) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(F) Special Restrictions: Shore hunting is not allowed. Hunting is permitted only from boats. All boats must be in and completely surrounded by water. All boats must be launched from the designated sites only. Hunting is permitted only in designated areas. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.
(72) Hollenbeck Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed. No shotgun with a live round in the chamber may be possessed outside of the designated hunting zone.
(B) Hunts Days: Daily during general season from September 1 through January 31 in designated area(s).
(C) Authorized Species: Upland game birds and resident small game.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Camping and overnight use is not allowed, horse trailers are permitted within the designated parking area, if space is available.
(E) Fires: Not allowed year round.
(F) Dog Training: Allowed only in designated areas from September 1 through February. Only male ring-neck pheasants, male bobwhite quail, either sex feral pigeons, and male mallard ducks may be used for dog training purposes. Release or possession of female ring-neck pheasant, female bobwhite quail, female mallard, or any bird species is prohibited. It is unlawful to release or possess a male mallard duck without at least one wing clipped.
(G) Special Restrictions: Upland game and resident small game species may be taken only in designated areas. Horse and bicycle use is limited to designated trails and/or routes. Paint ball guns may not be used or possessed.
(73) Imperial Wildlife Area
(A) Wister Unit.
1. Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.
2. Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Snipe may also be taken on pheasant hunt days. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on pheasant hunt days. Pheasants: Mondays and Thursdays during the pheasant season. Rabbits: Daily during season, except during the waterfowl season. Rabbits may also be hunted on pheasant hunt days. Quail: Only on pheasant hunt days. Raccoons: Daily from August 1 through one week before the waterfowl season.
3. 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 wildlife pass is required of all users, except for users who possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license or users who are under 16 years of age, or users who are part of an organized youth or school group and having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.
4. Hunting Party Size and Restrictions: Waterfowl hunting parties may not exceed 6 individuals nor 4 adults. At the Union Tract and Hazard Unit each blind site will be limited to 4 individuals. At the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area on waterfowl hunt days, 6 individuals are allowed per reservation with no more than 4 adults.
5. Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, doves, pheasants, quail, rabbits, and raccoons.
6. Camping and Trailers: Limited camping in designated area. Campers must obtain a use permit daily. No unattached trailers or tents allowed on the checking station parking lot.
7. Special Restrictions: Waterfowl hunters must hunt from within 100 yards of assigned blind sites. Closed to all nonhunting uses from one week before waterfowl season through the last day of waterfowl season, except for designated wildlife viewing sites and designated fishing areas. Only hand-portable boats and only electric boat motors may be used.
(B) Finney-Ramer Unit
1. Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
2. Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.
3. Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species during the period July 1 through January 31.
4. Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: Daily entry permits are required of all persons hunting or for other area uses. A day use pass or annual wildlife 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 and having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.
5. Checking Station: Entry permits are required and will be available at the self-service registration booths at both Finney and Ramer lakes on a first-come, first-served basis.
6. Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, quail, doves, pheasants, rabbits, and raccoons.
7. Boats: Boats are required for waterfowl hunting; however, no motor-driven boats, except those with electric motors, shall be permitted.
8. Camping and Trailers: Allowed only in designated area at Finney Lake.
9. Special Restrictions: Waterfowl hunting is allowed only from boats and islands. Dog field trials are allowed only in designated areas.
(74) Perris Reservoir State Recreation Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays and Wednesdays during open seasons. Upland game: Daily during respective seasons that fall within the period from the first Saturday following Labor Day through January 31.
(C) Hunt Hours: Shooting times for migratory waterfowl, snipe, coots, and moorhens will be from one-half hour before sunrise until 12:00 noon. Upland game: as provided in the regulations.
(D) Entry Permit and Fee: Except for the recreation area day-use fees, there are no additional fees for waterfowl or upland game hunting.
(E) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, doves, pheasants, quail, and rabbits.
(F) Boats: Boat with motor required.
(G) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed on hunting area.
(H) Special Restrictions: Shore hunting for waterfowl, coots, and moorhens not allowed. Upland game may be taken only in designated areas. Fishing shall be permitted in the designated waterfowl hunting area only on non-shoot days.
(75) San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area
(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Use and possession of rifles and pistols may be prohibited in designated areas.
(B) Hunt Days: Daily from September 1 through January 31 and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted.
(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: D-16 General Deer Zone Tags may not be used west of Highway S-2. Horse and bicycle use is limited to designated routes. Dog training is allowed only in designated areas from September 1 through February.
(76) San Jacinto Wildlife Area
(A) Davis Road Unit
1. Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.
2. Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays and Wednesdays during the duck season. Upland game: Daily during respective seasons that fall within the period July 1 through January 31. Pheasant: Mondays during the pheasant season.
3. Reservations, Entry Permits and Day Use Pass Requirements for Public Access: Reservations are available for waterfowl and pheasant hunting, and are required for pheasant hunting. In addition to a daily entry permit required for hunting waterfowl and pheasants, a day use pass or annual wildlife 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 and having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.
4. Reservations: Each reservation shall assure entry for up to two adults and two holders of junior hunting licenses.
5. Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, doves, quail, pheasants, snipe, and rabbits.
6. Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
7. Special Restrictions: Upland game (doves, pheasants, quail, snipe, and rabbits) may be taken only in designated areas. A self-issued permit is required to enter the upland game hunting area.
(B) Potrero Unit
1. Camping and Trailers: Camping and overnight use is not allowed.
2. Any person within the unit shall have in his or her immediate possession a current valid day use pass for the Potrero Unit. No person may be within the boundaries of the unit during hours or dates that the unit is closed to unrestricted public access.
3. No motorized vehicles allowed except by written permission of the regional manager.
4. Bicycle use is limited to designated trails and/or routes.
5. No person shall enter or leave the unit except at designated entry and exit points.
6. Alcoholic beverages may not be possessed or consumed on the premises.
7. Paintball guns, parts or supplies may be not used or possessed.
8. Fires: Not allowed year round.
9. Dogs must be kept on a leash and under the immediate control of the owner or owner's designee, unless actively involved in legal hunting or other authorized activity.
10. Authorized Species: Upland game birds and resident small game.
11. Special Restrictions: Upland game and resident small game species may be taken only in designated areas unless otherwise restricted or limited within the unit.
(77) Santa Rosa Wildlife Area
(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.
(B) Authorized Species: Deer, rabbits, and quail.
(C) Special Restrictions: No person, except authorized personnel, shall possess or discharge a firearm, bow and arrow, air or gas gun, spear gun, or other propulsive device of any kind on that portion of the Santa Rosa Wildlife Area lying within Fish and Game refuge District 4D (see Section 10837, Fish and Game Code).


Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 203, 355, 713, 1050, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-72, 1765 and 10504, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 355, 711, 713, 1050, 1055.3, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-1572, 1764, 1765, 2006 and 10504, Fish and Game Code.

s 551.5. Merced National Wildlife Refuge Special Closure, Merced County.


Note: Authority and reference cited: Sections 1526, 1528, 1530 and 10504, Fish and Game Code, and the 1962 U.S. Statutes at Large, pg. 238, and existing agreements with the United States relating to the administration of federally owned or leased areas.

s 552. Regulations for National Wildlife Refuges Where Hunting Programs are Administered by the Department of Fish and Game.
(a) The power to control entry on the federally owned areas listed in subsection 551(a)(2) is at the discretion of the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The following lands owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are open to hunting by the public under control of the California Department of Fish and Game.
(1) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge.
(A) Area Firearms Restrictions: Shotguns and steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasant: Waterfowl hunt days during the pheasant season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, and pheasants.
(D) Camping and tents not allowed. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas stoves.
(E) Bicycles: Not allowed.
(F) Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.
(G) Nonreservation Drawing: Nonreservation hunters may enter the drawing for either Colusa, Delevan, or Sacramento, but for not more than one location on any single hunt date.
(2) Delevan National Wildlife Refuge.
(A) Area Firearms Restrictions: Shotguns and steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasant: First Monday of pheasant season and on waterfowl hunt days during the pheasant season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, moorhens, snipe, and pheasants.
(D) Nonreservation Drawing: Nonreservation hunters may enter the drawing for either Colusa, Delevan, or Sacramento, but for not more than one location on any single hunt date.
(E) Camping and tents not allowed. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas stoves.
(F) Bicycles: Not allowed.
(G) Reservations: Each reservation assures entry of up to four individuals, whether adult hunters, junior hunters, or non-shooters.
(H) Special Restrictions: When assigned hunting sites, hunters shall hunt only within 100 feet of their assigned sites, except to retrieve downed birds. Pheasant hunting is not permitted in the assigned blind area except on the first Monday of the pheasant season.
(I) Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.
(3) Kern National Wildlife Refuge.
(A) Area Firearms Restrictions: Shotguns and steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasant: Waterfowl hunt days during the regular pheasant season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and pheasants. There shall be no hunting of common snipe.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(4) Merced National Wildlife Refuge.
(A) Area Firearms Restrictions: Shotguns and steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells.
(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays and Wednesdays during waterfowl season.
(C) Shooting Hours: Waterfowl shooting hours will be from one-half hour before sunrise until 12:00 noon.
(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens. There shall be no hunting of common snipe.
(E) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(F) Bicycles: Allowed.
(G) Reservations: Each reservation assures entry of no more than three persons if three-person blinds are available, or no more than two persons, if two-person blinds are available. All person's entering on the same reservation will receive the same hunt assignment.
(H) Special Restrictions: Hunters must hunt from assigned blinds, except to retrieve downed birds.
(5) Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
(A) Area Firearms Restrictions: Shotguns and steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: The first Monday of pheasant season and on waterfowl hunt days during the pheasant season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, and pheasants.
(D) Nonreservation Drawing: Nonreservation hunters may enter the drawing for either Colusa, Delevan, or Sacramento, but for not more than one location on any single hunt date.
(E) Camping and tents not allowed. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas stoves.
(F) Bicycles: Not allowed.
(G) Reservations: Each reservation assures entry of up to four individuals, whether adult hunters, junior hunters, or non-shooters.
(H) Special Restrictions: When assigned hunting sites, hunters shall hunt only within 100 feet of their assigned sites, except to retrieve downed birds. Pheasant hunting is not permitted in the assigned blind area except on the first Monday of the pheasant season.
(I) Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.
(6) San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.
(A) Area Firearms Restrictions: Shotguns and steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during waterfowl season. Waterfowl hunting is prohibited on the West Bear Creek Unit prior to the third Saturday in November.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens. Hunting for pheasants will be allowed by permit only on designated days and areas at the Kesterson Unit on the first two days of pheasant season only, and at the San Luis Unit free roam area. Pheasant hunting is also allowed within the Kesterson Unit spaced blind area on the first Monday of the pheasant season only. Snipe hunting is allowed only within the San Luis Unit free roam area, and only on waterfowl shoot days when the area is open to hunting by adult license holders.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed on the San Luis, Blue Goose, and the west Bear Units of the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.
(E) Bicycles: Allowed.
(F) Reservations: For the Kesterson and Blue Goose units, each reservation assures entry of no more than three persons if three-person blinds are available, or no more than two persons if two-person blinds are available. For the Freitas units (north and south), each reservation assures entry of one boat with up to four persons. All person's entering on the same reservation will receive the same hunt assignment.
(G) Special Restrictions: Hunters in the Kesterson and Blue Goose units must hunt from assigned blinds, except to retrieve downed birds. Hunters in free roam areas are not restricted to blinds. Freitas units are by boat only.
(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.
(7) Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.
(A) Area Firearms Restrictions: Shotguns and steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field. Firearms must be unloaded when being transported between parking areas and blind sites.
(B) Hunt days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.
(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.
(E) Special Restrictions: Hunters in the Hazard Unit shall hunt only from within 100 feet of their assigned blind sites or stakes, except to retrieve downed birds. Hunters in the Union Tract shall hunt only from within their blinds, except to retrieve downed birds.
(F) Blind Limitation: Not more than four individuals may occupy a blind site.
(8) Sutter National Wildlife Refuge.
(A) Area Firearms Restrictions: Shotguns and steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.
(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasant: Waterfowl hunt days during the pheasant season.
(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, moorhens, snipe, and pheasants.
(D) Camping and tents not allowed. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas stoves.
(E) Bicycles: Not allowed.
(F) Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.


Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 203, 355, 713, 1050, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-72, 1765 and 10504, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 355, 711, 713, 1050, 1055.3, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-72, 1585, 1764, 1765, 2006 and 10504, Fish and Game Code.Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 203, 355, 713, 1050, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-72, 1765 and 10504, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 355, 711, 713, 1050, 1055.3, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-72, 1585, 1764, 1765, 2006 and 10504, Fish and Game Code.

s 553. Heenan Lake Wildlife Area.
For the purpose of controlling public use during the fishing season, permits are required as follows:
(a) Permits shall be issued only to holders of a valid California sport fishing license for persons 16 years of age and older. Persons under 16 years of age shall be accompanied by an adult legally responsible for him or her and said adult shall list each minor on the permit.
(b) Fishing permits shall be issued at offices of the Department of Fish and Game in Redding, Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Bishop, Yountville, Fresno, Long Beach and at designated license agents in Markleeville.
(c) A fee of $3.00 shall be charged for each three-day weekend period for all persons 16 years of age or older.
(d) Only boats propelled by oars or electric motors may be used.
(e) Any portion of the Heenan Lake Wildlife Area may be closed to fishing or trespass by the Department by posting notice of the same.


Note: Authority cited: Sections 1526, 1528 and 1530, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 1526, 1528 and 1530, Fish and Game Code.

s 553.1. Clifton Court Forebay Waterfowl Public Shooting Area.


Note: Authority cited: Sections 1526-1530 and 10504, Fish and Game Code.

s 554. Cooperative Deer Hunting Areas.
To encourage the protection and enhancement of critical deer habitat, to provide added protection to landowners from depredations of trespassers and to provide greater access for the public to hunt on privately owned or controlled lands, the department may establish cooperative hunting areas and issue permits for the take of deer as specified subject to the following conditions:
(a) Definition and Scope. A cooperative deer hunting area is an area of private land located within critical deer habitat as determined by the department in deer quota zones (see Section 360) which require public drawings. The cooperative hunting area shall encompass not less than a total of 5,000 acres, except that such area may consist of neighboring lands not less than 640 acres in size under the control of one or more owners.
(b) Application Process. Application forms are available from the department's headquarters and regional offices. The applicant for a cooperative deer hunting area permit shall be an owner of said land. The completed application form and a completed one deer tag application for the appropriate deer zone shall be submitted to one of the following offices of the Department of Fish and Game:
Region 1, 601 Locust Street, Redding 96001 (530) 225-2300
Region 2, 1701 Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova 95670 (916) 358-2900
Region 3, 7329 Silverado Trail, Box 47, Yountville 94599 (707) 944-5500
Region 4, 1234 East Shaw Avenue, Fresno 93710 (559) 243-4005
Region 5, 4949 View Ridge Avenue, San Diego 92123 (858) 467-4201
Region 6, 4775 Bird Farm Road, Chino Hills 91709 (909) 597-9823
The completed applications must be received prior to the first Friday in August. No individual may submit more than one cooperative deer hunting area application or deer tag application per deer season nor may there be more than two cooperative deer hunting area applicants for a given parcel of land. The department shall review the cooperative deer hunting application, verify the content thereof and certify that the lands consist of critical deer habitat prior to the issuance of a cooperative deer hunting area permit and deer tag.
Only those applications that are filled out completely will be accepted. Incomplete applications will be returned within 15 days of receipt by the department. There shall be no fee for a cooperative hunting area permit.
(c) A deer tag issued pursuant to the provisions of this section is valid only during the open deer season for the deer zone specified on the tag and may only be used on the lands specified in the landowner's application.
(d) All provisions of the Fish and Game Code relating to the take of birds and mammals shall be a condition of all permits and tags issued pursuant to this section.
(e) Any permit or tag issued pursuant to Section 554 may be cancelled or suspended at any time by the commission for cause after notice and opportunity to be heard, or without a hearing upon conviction of a violation of this regulation by a court of competent jurisdiction.


Note: Authority cited: Section 1572, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 1570-1572, Fish and Game Code.

s 555. Cooperative Elk Hunting Areas.
To encourage protection and enhancement of elk habitat and provide eligible landowners an opportunity for limited elk hunting on their lands, the department may establish cooperative elk hunting areas and issue license tags to allow the take of elk as specified in Section 364, and subject to the following conditions:
(a) Definition and Scope. A cooperative elk hunting area is an area of private land located within the boundary of an area open to public elk hunting (as identified in Section 364). Minimum size of a cooperative elk hunting area shall be 5,000 acres, except that contiguous parcels of at least 640 acres in size may be combined to comprise a cooperative elk hunting area. Within an area open to public elk hunting, the number of cooperative elk hunting license tags issued shall not exceed 20 percent of the number of public license tags for the corresponding public hunt and shall be of the same designation (i.e., antlerless, spike bull, bull or either-sex) as the public license tags. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of cooperative elk hunting license tags available, the department will issue license tags by random drawing from the pool of qualified applicants.
(b) Application Process. Application forms are available from the department's headquarters and regional offices. A person (as defined by Fish and Game Code Section 67) owning at least 640 acres within a cooperative elk hunting area shall be eligible to apply for a cooperative elk hunting area permit. Applicants shall designate one individual eligible to receive one elk license tag by the date indicated under subsection (3) below. Such individuals shall be California residents at least 12 years of age and possess a valid California hunting license. A person may annually submit a cooperative elk hunting area application where they own sufficient habitat as described in subsection (a) above, for each public hunt area in which their property occurs.
(1) Applications shall be submitted to the department's regional office nearest the proposed cooperative elk hunting area. Department of Fish and Game regional offices are located as follows:
Northern California and North Coast Region, 601 Locust Street, Redding 96001 (530) 225-2300
Sacramento Valley and Central Sierra Region, 1701 Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova 95670 (916) 358-2900
Central Coast Region, 7329 Silverado Trail, Box 47, Yountville 94599 (707) 944- 5500
San Joaquin Valley and Southern Sierra Region, 1234 East Shaw Avenue, Fresno 93710 (559) 243-4005
South Coast Region, 4949 View Crest Avenue, San Diego 92123 (858) 467-4201
Eastern Sierra and Inland Deserts Region, 4775 Bird Farm Road, Chino Hills 91709 (909) 597-9823
(2) Completed applications must be received by the first business day following July 1. Only those applications that are filled out completely will be accepted. The Department will evaluate applications to determine if the specified parcels are of sufficient size within the boundary of a public elk hunt area, and contain important elk habitat. Rejected applications and those that are incomplete will be returned within 15 days of receipt by the department. If the number of accepted applications exceeds the license tags available, the department will determine successful applicants and a list of alternates by conducting a random drawing from the pool of qualified applicants as soon as possible after the application deadline.
(3) Successful applicants will be notified by the department as soon as possible after the application deadline. Applicants shall submit the name, address, and valid California hunting license number of designated elk license tag recipients and payment of elk license tag fees by check, money order, or credit card authorization in the amount specifiedby subsection 708(d), to the department's regional office nearest the proposed cooperative elk hunting area, by the first business day following August 1. (continued)