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Hunting in California

43 game management units

Official agency resources

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Authoritative source

For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in California, go straight to the issuing agency.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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Game species in California

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Wild Turkey

Predator & Furbearer

Game management units

43 units

Huntable public lands in California

Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.

Boundaries shown here are simplified from the California state wildlife agency's published layer. They are a planning aid, not a legal authority — agency-published maps are the rule.