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2010-2011 Season		 Bull Elk Photo
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 $395.25
Nonresident Resident Elk Tag Fee:
If successful in the drawing, you will be notified by mail to submit the tag fee of $1172.50.
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.

2010 Tag Quotas & Hunt Dates

Hunt Code Hunt Name 2010 Tag Quota 2010 Hunt Dates
408 Marble Mountains either-sex (Apprentice Hunt) 2 Sept. 8 - 19
409 Northeastern California either-sex (Apprentice Hunt) 2 Sept. 15 - 26
484 Cache Creek Period 1 bull (Apprentice Hunt) 1 Oct. 9 - 24
464 La Panza Period 1 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) 1 Oct. 9 - 31
489 Bishop Period 2 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) 3 Oct. 2 - 10
469 (New) Grizzly Island period 2 spike bull (Apprentice Hunt) 1 Aug. 26 - 29
471 Fort Hunter Liggett Period 1 antlerless (Apprentice Hunt) 2 Oct. 16 - 24
472 Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull (Apprentice Hunt) 1 Dec. 22 - Jan. 2
401 Siskiyou antlerless 15 Sept. 8 - 19
300 Siskiyou bull 15 Sept. 8 - 19
402 (New) Big Lagoon antlerless 5 Aug. 25 - Sept. 3
403 Big Lagoon bull 5 Aug. 25 - Sept. 3
483 Northwestern California either-sex 20 Sept. 1 - 12
404 Klamath antlerless 10 Sept. 1 - 10
405 Klamath bull 10 Sept. 1 - 10
413 Del Norte antlerless 10 Aug. 25 - Sept. 3
414 Del Norte bull 5 Aug. 25 - Sept. 3
301(New) Marble Mountain antlerless 10 Sept. 8 - 19
302 Marble Mountain bull 35 Sept. 8 - 19
303 (New) Marble Mountains Muzzleloader/Archery either-sex 5 Oct. 30 - Nov. 7
304 (New) Northeastern CA antlerless 5 Sept. 15 - 26
305 (New) Northeastern CA bull 15 Sept. 15 - 26
411 Northeastern Ca Archery either-sex 10 Sept. 1 - 12
406 Cache Creek Period 1 bull 2 Oct. 9 - 24
416 Cache Creek period 2 antlerless 2 Oct. 16 - 31
417 La Panza period 1 antlerless 5 Oct. 9 - 31
419 La Panza period 1 bull 6 Oct. 9 - 31
418 La Panza period 2 antlerless 6 Nov. 13 - Dec. 5
420 La Panza period 2 bull 6 Nov. 13 - Dec. 5
422 Owens Valley Multiple Zone Archery bull 5 Aug. 14 - 22
487 Bishop Period 1 Muzzleloader bull 1 Sept. 11 - 26
488 Bishop Period 1 Muzzleloader antlerless 3 Sept. 11 - 26
485 Bishop Period 3 antlerless 3 Oct. 16 - 24
490 Bishop Period 3 bull 2 Oct. 16 - 24
432 Bishop Period 4 antlerless 3 Nov. 6 - 14
307 (New) Independence Period 1 Muzzleloader antlerless 2 Sept. 11 - 26
308 (New) Independence Period 1 Muzzleloader bull 1 Sept. 11 - 26
309 (New) Independence Period 4 antlerless 3 Nov. 6 - 14
310 (New) Independence Period 5 antlerless 3 Dec. 4 - 12
311 (New) Lone Pine Period 1 Archery bull 2 Sept. 11 - 26
495 Lone Pine Period 2 antlerless 2 Oct. 2 - 10
486 Lone Pine Period 2 bull 2 Oct. 2 - 10
459 Lone Pine Period 3 antlerless 2 Oct. 16 - 24
425 Lone Pine Period 4 antlerless 2 Nov. 6 - 14
312 (New) Tinemaha AO Period 1 bull 2 Sept. 11 - 26
313 (New) Tinemaha Period 2 antlerless 2 Oct. 2 - 10
314 (New) Tinemaha Period 3 antlerless 2 Oct. 16 - 24
315 (New) West Tinemaha period 1 bull 2 Sept. 11 - 26
316 (New) West Tinemaha period 2 antlerless 7 Oct. 2 - 10
317 (New) West Tinemaha period 2 bull 2 Oct. 2 - 10
318 (New) West Tinemaha period 3 antlerless 9 Oct. 16 - 24
319 (New) West Tinemaha period 4 antlerless 9 Nov. 6 - 14
320 (New) Tinemaha Mountain Period 3 bull 1 Oct. 16 - 24
321 (New) Tinemaha Mountain Period 4 bull 1 Nov. 6 - 14
322 (New) Whitney AO Period 1 antlerless 2 Sept. 11 - 26
323 (New) Whitney Period 2 bull 1 Oct. 2 - 10
324 (New) Whitney Period 3 antlerless 2 Oct. 16 - 24
325 (New) Whitney Period 4 antlerless 2 Nov. 6 - 14
433 Grizzly Island period 1 antlerless 2 Aug. 17 - 20
435 (New) Grizzly Island period 1 bull 2 Aug. 19 - 22
437 Grizzly Island period 2 spike bull 2 Aug. 26 - 29
449 Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only either-sex 3 Sept. 4 - 12
450 Fort Hunter Liggett Archery only antlerless 5 Sept. 25 - Oct. 3
444 Fort Hunter Liggett Period 1 antlerless 7 Oct. 16 - 24
448 Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 antlerless 8 Nov. 20 - 28
447 Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 bull 7 Dec. 22 - Jan. 2
326 (New) Fort Hunter Liggett Muzzleloader bull 3 Nov. 6 - 14
461 East Park Reservoir  Period 1 bull  2 Sept. 4 - 30
463 East Park Reservoir Period 3 antlerless 4 Sept. 4 - 30
497 San Luis Reservoir either-sex 3 Oct. 2 - 24
327 (New) Mendocino antlerless 2 Sept. 22 - Oct. 3
328 (New) Mendocino bull 2 Sept. 22 - Oct. 3
329 (New) Bear Valley antlerless 1 Oct. 9 - 17
330 (New) Bear Valley bull 1 Oct. 9 - 17
331 (New) Lake Pillsbury antlerless 2 Sept. 8 - 17
332 (New) Lake Pillsbury bull 2 Sept. 8 - 17
333 (New) Alameda bull 1 Oct. 9 - 24
334 (New) Santa Clara bull 1 Oct. 9 - 24