| ~ Elk Hunts ~
2009-2010 Season |
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| DEADLINE FOR ELK TAG DRAWING Applications, along with a nonrefundable processing fee ($7.50 per person) must be received by the DFG's License & Revenue Branch in Sacramento by 5:00 p.m., June 2, 2009. |
| Drawing Results: Beginning June 24, 2009, draw results will be available by phone during regular business hours from DFG license sales offices, DFG offices and at https://biggame.dfg.ca.gov/biggame. Successful applicants should receive their tags in the mail by July 2, 2009. Successful applicants and alternates will be asked to submit their tag fees to the DFG's License and Revenue Branch in Sacramento by 5:00 p.m. on July 13, 2009. Tags not claimed by successful applicants will be awarded to individual alternates in the order drawn. |
| Elk Tag Applications: To apply for tags, you must be a California resident and at least 12 years of age and possess a valid California hunting license. Only one nonresident can be drawn for an elk tag annually. |
| Resident Elk Tag Fee: If successful in the drawing, you will be notified by mail to submit the tag fee of $376.00. |
| Nonresident Resident Elk Tag Fee: If successful in the drawing, you will be notified by mail to submit the tag fee of $1162.50. |
| Bag and Possession Limit: Bag and possession limit is one elk per season. |
| Tag Information: Tags are not transferable and are valid only for the area and period specified. Only department employees may validate elk tags. |
| Validation of Elk Tags: Only Department of Fish and Game employees and other authorized agents may validate elk tags. Elk tags must be countersigned before transporting such elk except for the purpose of taking it to the nearest person authorized to countersign the license tag, on the route being followed from the point where the elk is taken. |
| Return of Elk Tags: All tagholders must return their license tags to the Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife Management Division in Sacramento within one week after the close of the elk season, even though the tagholder may not have killed an elk. |
| ELK SEASONS FOR 2009-2010 | |||
| Hunt Code | Hunt Name | 2009 Tag Quota | 2009 Hunt Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | Siskiyou either-sex | 15 | Sept. 9 - 20 |
| 401 | Siskiyou antlerless | 15 | Sept. 9 - 20 |
| 407 | Big Lagoon either-sex | 10 | Aug. 26 - Sept. 4 |
| 483 | Northwestern California either-sex | 20 | Sept. 2 - 13 |
| 404 | Klamath antlerless | 10 | Sept. 2 - 11 |
| 405 | Klamath bull | 10 | Sept. 2 - 11 |
| 413 | Del Norte antlerless | 10 | Aug. 26 - Sept. 4 |
| 414 | Del Norte bull | 5 | Aug. 26 - Sept. 4 |
| 415 | Marble Mountains either-sex | 40 | Sept. 9 - 20 |
| 408 | Marble Mountains either-sex (Apprentice Hunt) |
2 | Sept. 9 - 20 |
| 410 | Northeastern CA either-sex | 15 | Sept. 16 - 27 |
| 411 | Northeastern Ca archery either-sex | 10 | Sept. 2 - 13 |
| 409 | Northeastern California either-sex (Apprentice Hunt) |
2 | Sept. 16 - 27 |
| 406 | Cache Creek Period 1 bull | 2 | Oct. 10 - 25 |
| 484 | Cache Creek Period 1 bull (Apprentice Hunt) |
1 | Oct. 10 - 25 |
| 416 | Cache Creek period 2 antlerless | 2 | Oct. 17 - Nov. 1 |
| 417 | La Panza period 1 antlerless | 5 | Oct. 10 - Nov. 1 |
| 419 | La Panza period 1 bull | 6 | Oct. 10 - Nov. 1 |
| 464 | La Panza Period 1 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) |
1 | Oct. 10 - Nov. 1 |
| 418 | La Panza period 2 antlerless | 6 | Nov. 14 -Dec. 6 |
| 420 | La Panza period 2 bull | 6 | Nov. 14 -Dec. 6 |
| 422 | Owens Valley Region Wide Archery either-sex | 5 | Aug. 8 - 16 |
| 487 | Bishop Period 1 Muzzleloader bull | 1 | Sept. 12 - 27 |
| 488 | Bishop Period 1 Muzzleloader antlerless | 4 | Sept. 12 - 27 |
| 489 | Bishop Period 2 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) |
4 | Oct. 3 - 11 |
| 485 | Bishop Period 3 antlerless | 4 | Oct. 17 - 25 |
| 490 | Bishop Period 3 bull | 1 | Oct. 17 - 25 |
| 432 | Bishop Period 4 antlerless | 4 | Nov. 7 - 15 |
| 491 | Bishop Period 5 antlerless | 4 | Dec. 5 -13 |
| 492 | Independence Period 1 Archery bull | 1 | Sept. 12 - 27 |
| 493 | Lone Pine Period 1 Muzzloader bull | 1 | Sept. 12 - 27 |
| 494 | Lone Pine Period 1 Muzzloader antlerless | 1 | Sept. 12 - 27 |
| 495 | Lone Pine Period 2 antlerless | 2 | Oct. 3 - 11 |
| 486 | Lone Pine Period 2 bull | 2 | Oct. 3 - 11 |
| 459 | Lone Pine Period 3 antlerless | 2 | Oct. 17 - 25 |
| 425 | Lone Pine Period 4 antlerless | 2 | Nov. 7 - 15 |
| 429 | Lone Pine Period 4 bull | 1 | Nov. 7 - 15 |
| 498 | Lone Pine Period 5 antlerless | 2 | Dec. 5 -13 |
| 473 | Tinemaha and West Tinemaha AO Period 1 antlerless | 6 | Sept. 12 - 27 |
| 474 | Tinemaha and West Tinemaha AO Period 1 bull | 1 | Sept. 12 - 27 |
| 475 | Tinemaha and West Tinemaha Period 2 antlerless | 9 | Oct. 3 - 11 |
| 477 | Tinemaha and West Tinemaha Period 3 antlerless | 9 | Oct. 17 - 25 |
| 478 | Tinemaha and West Tinemaha Period 3 bull | 2 | Oct. 17 - 25 |
| 479 | Tinemaha and West Tinemaha Period 4 antlerless | 9 | Nov. 7 - 15 |
| 481 | Tinemaha and West Tinemaha Period 5 antlerless | 9 | Dec. 5 -13 |
| 482 | Tinemaha and West Tinemaha Period 5 bull | 2 | Dec. 5 -13 |
| 433 | Grizzly Island period 1 antlerless | 2 | Aug. 11 - 14 |
| 467 | Grizzly Island period 1 spike bull (Apprentice Hunt) |
1 | Aug. 13 - 16 |
| 436 | Grizzly Island period 2 antlerless | 2 | Aug. 18 - 21 |
| 438 | Grizzly Island period 2 bull | 2 | Aug. 20 - 23 |
| 437 | Grizzly Island period 2 spike bull | 1 | Aug. 20 - 23 |
| 441 | Grizzly Island period 3 bull | 1 | Sept. 10 - 13 |
| 449 | Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only either-sex | 3 | Sept. 3-7 |
| 450 | Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only antlerless | 5 | Oct. 8 - 12 |
| 444 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 1 antlerless | 7 | Oct. 8 - 12 |
| 448 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 antlerless | 8 | Nov. 25 - 29 |
| 447 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull | 7 | Dec. 30 - Jan. 3 |
| 471 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 1 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) |
2 | Oct. 8 - 12 |
| 472 | Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull (Apprentice Hunt) |
1 | Dec. 30 - Jan. 3 |
| 461 | East Park Reservoir bull period 1 | 2 | Sept. 5 - Oct. 1 |
| 463 | East Park Reservoir period 3 antlerless | 4 | Sept. 5 - Oct. 1 |
| 497 | San Luis Reservoir either-sex | 3 | Oct. 3 - 25 |