California Hunting Calendar of Events

2012 Calendar Guide to California Hunting Seasons BY BILL KARR and JIM NIEMIEC/WON Staff WritersPublished: May 18, 2012

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2012 California Hunting Season JULY 2012 July 1: Opening of general rabbit season statewide for brush, cottontail and pigmy Rabbits, and varying hare (snowshoe), limit 5 per day. Jackrabbit season is open year ’round. July 14: Opening (tentative) A-zone archery deer season South Unit 110 and North Unit 160. July 28: Opening (tentative) B-4 zone archery deer season. AUGUST Aug. 5: Closing (tentative) A-zone archery deer season South Unit 110 and North Unit 160. Aug. 11: Opening (tentative) of general deer season in A zones South Unit 110 and North unit 160. Aug. 18: Opening (tentative) archery deer zones B-1 through B3, B-5, B-6, D-3 through D-10. Aug. 19: Closing (tentative) B-4 zone archery deer season. Aug. 25: Opening (tentative) general deer season in zone B-4. SEPTEMBER Sept. 1: Opening dove season statewide. Sept. 1: Opening (tentative) archery deer in zones D-11 through D-19. Sept. 9: Closing (tentative) archery deer zones B-1 through B3, B-5, B-6, D-3 through D-10. Sept. 15: Opening (tentative) general deer season in zones B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6, C-1 through C-4, D-6, D-7, X-9a, X-9b and X-12. Sept. 22: Opening (tentative) general deer season in zones D-3, D-4, D-5, D-8, D-9, D-10 and X-8. Sept. 23: Closing (tentative) archery deer zones D-11 through D-19, and General deer season A zones South Unit 110 and North Unit 160. Sept. 29: Opening (tentative) general deer season in zone X-10. Sept. 30: Closing (tentative) general deer season in zone B-4 and C-4. OCTOBER Oct. 6: Opening (tentative) archery deer zone D-12, opening (tentative) general deer seasons in zones D-19 and zones X-1 through X7b. Oct. 7: Closing (tentative) general deer season in zone X-8. Oct. 8: Closing (tentative) general deer season in zones X-9a, X-9b and X-12.  Oct. 13: Opening (tentative) general deer season zones D-11, D-13, D-14, D-15 and D-17. Oct. 14: Closing (tentative) general deer season in zones B-6, C-1 and X-10. Oct. 20: Opening (tentative) general deer season in zone X9c. Oct. 21: Closing (tentative) general deer season in zone B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, C-2, C-3, D-8, D-9, D-10 and X-1 through X-7b. Oct 27: Opening (tentative) general deer season in zone D-16. Oct. 28: Closing (tentative) archery deer zone D-12, closing (tentative) general deer season in zones D-3 through D-7. NOVEMBER Nov. 3: Opening (tentative) general deer season in zone D-12. Nov. 4: Closing (tentative) general deer season in zones D-17 and D-19. Nov. 11: Closing (tentative) general deer season in zones D-11, D-13, D-14, D-15 and X9c. Nov 25: Closing (tentative) general deer season in zone D-12 and D-16. DFG rules and handbooks can be found or downloaded on the DFG website at www.dfg.ca.gov.