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Duck Hunting Seasons: (Ducks and Mergansers) |
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Duck Hunting Seasons: (Ducks and Mergansers) |
Duck Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits by Zone. |
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| Zone | Duck Season Dates | Days |
| Northeastern - all ducks (including Mergansers) | Oct 6 - Jan 18 | 105 |
| Balance Of State Zone- all ducks (including Mergansers) | Oct 20 - Jan 27 | 100 |
| Southern California Zone- all ducks (including Mergansers) | Oct 20 - Jan 27 | 100 |
| Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone- all ducks (including Mergansers) A split season. | Oct 6 - Oct 28 | 23 |
| Nov 10 - Jan 27 | 79 | |
| Colorado River Zone- all ducks (including Mergansers) | Oct 19 - Jan 27 | 101 |
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Youth Hunts: (NOTE: Youth hunters must be 15 years of age or younger
and must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult 18 years of age or older.) NE = Sept. 23 & 24. BOS, SoCal, SSJ = Feb. 3 & 4. Col Riv = Feb. 3. Duck Bag Limits: 7 ducks/ up to 7 mallards/ but not more than 2 hen mallard (except in the Colorado River Zone where the regulations has to match Arizona), 1 pintail (either sex), 1 canvasback (either sex), 2 redhead (either sex), 3 scaup. |
| Duck Hunting: To hunt ducks, you must possess a valid California hunting license, a California Duck Stamp and a Federal Migratory Bird Stamp. Hunters under the age of 12 may hunt if they have taken and passed a hunter safety course and possess a valid California hunting license. State and Federal Stamps: State Duck Stamps and Federal Migratory Bird Stamp can be purchased at DFG offices or licensed agents. These stamps must be placed in the spaces provided on your California hunting license. |
Sacramento Valley Wildlife Areas & Refuges: |
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| *Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area *Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge *Delevan National Wildlife Refuge |
*Colusa National Wildlife Refuge *Gray Lodge Wildlife Area *Sutter National Wildlife Refuge |
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STATE WILDLIFE AREAS: |
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1) Sutter Bypass: Sutter County (916-358-2900) 2) Oroville: Butte County (916-538-2236) 3) O'neil Forebay: Merced County (209-826-0463) 4) Honey Lake: Lassen County (530-254-6644) 5) Gray Lodge: Butte and Sutter Counties (530-846-3315) 6) Grizzly Island: Solano County (707-425-3828) 7) Los Banos: Merced County (209-926-0463) 8) Mendota: Fresno County (209-655-4645) 9) Imperial: Imperial County (619-359-0577) 10) Volta: Merced County (209- 826-0463) 11) Feather River, Nelson Slough Unit: Sutter County (916-358-2900) |
12) North Grasslands: Merced County (209-826-0463) 13) White Slough: Sutter County (916-358-2900) 14) Fremont Wier: Sutter County (916-358-2900) 15) San Jacinto: Riverside County (909-654-0580) 16) Sacramento Bypass: Sutter County (916-358-2900) 17) Butte Slough: Sutter County (916-358-2900) 18) Colusa Bypass: Sutter County (916-358-2900) 19) Upper Butte Basin: Butte County (530-982-2169) 20) Shasta Valley: Siskiyou County (530-459-3926) 21) Ash Creek: Lassen County (530-294-5824) |
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREAS: |
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1) Colusa: Colusa County (530-934-2801) 2) Sacramento: Glenn County (530-934-2801) 3) Delevan: Colusa County (530-934-2801) 4) San Luis: Merced County (209-826-0463) |
5) Sutter: Colusa County (530-934-2801) 6) Kern: Kern County (805-725-2767) 7) Tule Lake: Siskiyou and Modoc Counties (530-667-2231) 8) Lower Klamath: Siskiyou County (541-783-3380) |
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