Game Management Programs

• Big Game Hunting
• Upland Game
• Waterfowl
• Wildlife Branch
• Contact Information

Special Announcements

• Waterfowl Reservation Drawing Results
• Fund-Raising Auction Tags
• Avian Influenza
• Waterfowl Hunt Results on Public Hunt Areas
• Bear Harvest Number to Date
• Fire Closure Information

Other CDFW Programs

• Wildlife Investigations Lab
• California Endangered Species Act (CESA)
• Environmental Review & Species Take Permits
• Nongame Wildlife Program
• Biogeographic Information & Observation System (BIOS)

Elk Management Program

The goals of the California Department of Fish and Game Elk Management Program are to maintain healthy elk herds, reestablish elk in suitable historic range, provide public educational and recreational opportunities involving elk, and to alleviate conflicts involving elk on private property.

Hunting Information

• 2011 Licensed Big Game Guides (PDF)
• 2013 Elk Hunt Zones (PDF)
• Roosevelt Elk Hunts
• Rocky Mountain Elk Hunts
• Tule Elk Hunts
• Roosevelt & Tule Elk Hunts
• 2013 Elk Tag Quotas and Dates

Current Issues of Concern

• Get the Lead Out
• Fire Closure Information

General Information

• Harvest Statistics
• Tooth Age Data
• Management
• Elk Biology: All about the Tule Elk