2025 Elk Hunting Seasons
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Hunt Type Elk Subspecies Hunt Name Hunt Code Tag Quota Hunt Dates Apprentice Rocky Mountain Northeastern either-sex 409 2 Sept 17-28 Apprentice Roosevelt Marble Mountains either-sex 408 4 Sept 10-21 Apprentice Tule Cache Creek Period 1 bull 484 1 Oct 11-26 Apprentice Tule Fort Hunter Liggett antlerless 471 1 Dec 23-Jan 1 Apprentice Tule Fort Hunter Liggett bull 472 1 Dec 23-Jan 1 Apprentice Tule Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless 466 2 Aug 12-15 Apprentice Tule Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull 469 2 Aug 14-17 Apprentice Tule La Panza antlerless 464 1 Oct 11-Nov 2 Archery Rocky Mountain Northeastern either-sex 411 10 Sep 3-14 Archery Tule Fort Hunter Liggett only antlerless 450 8 Nov 1-9 Archery Tule Fort Hunter Liggett only either-sex 449 6 July 26-Aug 3 Archery Tule Lone Pine Period 1 antlerless 337 1 Sep 13-28 Archery Tule Owens Valley Multiple Zone bull 422 3 Aug 9-17 Archery Tule Central Coast bull 383 5 Sept 1-30 Archery Tule Central Coast antlerless 382 5 Sept 1-30 Archery Tule La Panza bull 385 5 Sept 1-30 Archery Tule La Panza antlerless 386 5 Sept 1-30 Archery Roosevelt Siskiyou bull 384 10 Aug 27-Sept 9 Muzzleloader/Archery Roosevelt Marble Mountains either-sex 303 10 Oct 25-Nov 2 Muzzleloader Tule Independence Period 1 bull 367 1 Sep 13-28 General Roosevelt Marble Mountains antlerless 301 8 Sep 10-21 General Roosevelt Marble Mountains bull 302 34 Sep 10-21 General Roosevelt Northwestern antlerless 374 15 Sep 3-25 General Roosevelt Northwestern bull 355 25 Sep 3-25 General Roosevelt Northwestern either-sex 483 3 Sep 3-25 General Roosevelt Siskiyou antlerless 401 30 Sep 10-21 General Roosevelt Siskiyou bull 300 20 Oct 8-19 General Roosevelt/Tule Mendocino bull 328 2 Sep 24-Oct 5 General Rocky Mountain Northeastern antlerless 304 10 Nov 12-23 General Rocky Mountain Northeastern bull 305 15 Sep 17-28 General Rocky Mountain Tehachapi antlerless 379 10 Sep 6-Oct 5 General Rocky Mountain Tehachapi bull 380 10 Sep 6-Oct 5 General Tule Bear Valley antlerless 329 1 Oct 11-19 General Tule Bear Valley bull 330 2 Oct 11-19 General Tule Cache Creek Period 1 bull 406 2 Oct 11-26 General Tule Cache Creek Period 2 antlerless 416 2 Oct 18-Nov 2 General Tule Central Coast antlerless 375 10 Oct 4-Dec 2 General Tule Central Coast bull 376 10 Oct 4-Dec 2 General Tule East Park Reservoir antlerless 463 2 Sep 6-Oct 2 General Tule East Park Reservoir bull 461 2 Sep 6-Oct 2 General Tule Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 antlerless 448 6 Nov 22-30 General Tule Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull 447 8 Dec 20-Jan 1 General Tule Gabilan antlerless 377 6 Nov 8-30 General Tule Gabilan bull 378 10 Nov 8-30 General Tule Goodale period 1 bull 373 1 Sep 13-28 General Tule Goodale Period 2 antlerless 365 1 Oct 4-12 General Tule Goodale Period 3 antlerless 366 1 Oct 18-26 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 1 antlerless 433 2 Aug 12-15 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 10 bull 359 4 Sep 11-14 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 11 antlerless 360 4 Sep 16-19 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 12 bull 362 4 Sep 18-21 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 13 antlerless 363 4 Sep 23-26 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 13 bull 381 3 Sep 23-26 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 2 spike bull 437 2 Aug 14-17 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 8 spike bull 357 6 Sep 4-7 General Tule Grizzly Island Period 9 antlerless 358 4 Sep 9-12 General Tule Independence Period 2 antlerless 368 1 Oct 4-12 General Tule Independence Period 2 bull 369 1 Oct 4-12 General Tule Independence Period 3 antlerless 370 1 Oct 18-26 General Tule Independence Period 3 bull 371 0* Oct 18-26 General Tule La Panza Period 1 antlerless 417 5 Oct 12-Nov 3 General Tule La Panza Period 1 bull 419 6 Oct 12-Nov 3 General Tule La Panza Period 2 antlerless 418 6 Nov 8-30 General Tule La Panza Period 2 bull 420 6 Nov 8-30 General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 1 antlerless 387 4 Aug 30-Sept 5 General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 2 antlerless 388 2 Sept 6-12 General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 3 antlerless 389 2 Sept 13-19 General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 4 bull 390 2 Sept 27-Oct 3 General Tule Lake Pillsbury Period 5 bull 391 2 Oct 4-10 General Tule Lone Pine Period 2 bull 486 1 Oct 4-12 General Tule San Luis Reservoir either-sex 497 5 Oct 4-26 General Tule West Tinemaha Period 1 bull 315 1 Sept 13-28 General Tule Whitney Period 2 bull 323 1 Oct 4-12 General Tule Whitney Period 3 antlerless 324 1 Oct 18-26 Total: 362
* The California Fish and Game Commission adopted these changes on April 18, 2024. Check the California Fish and Game Commission’s 2024 Regulations page for information.
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