Department of Fish & Game License Sales Office

Fee

Description

$41.20

Required for any resident 16 years of age or older who takes birds or mammals

$143.35

Required for any nonresident 16 years of age or older who takes birds or mammals.

$10.75

Required for any resident or nonresident less than 16 years of age who takes birds or mammals.  To qualify, hunter must be less than 16 years of age at the beginning of the license year (July 1).

$19.70

IMPORTANT! This license is only available for nonresidents taking resident and migratory game birds on Licensed Game Bird Clubs (Upland Game Bird Stamp is also required) or Licensed Domesticated Migratory Game Bird Shooting Areas (Federal Migratory Bird Stamp and California Duck Stamp are also required).

$41.20

Required for any person 16 years of age or older, for taking resident and migratory game birds, resident small game mammals, nongame mammals and furbearers for two consecutive days.  IMPORTANT! This license is NOT valid for deer, bear, antelope, elk, bighorn sheep or pig.

$6.25

Required for any resident or nonresident honorably discharged disabled veteran with a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability who takes birds or mammals. Certification from the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs is required at the time of application or a copy of a previous year’s California disabled veteran’s hunting license.

Fee

Description

$27.55

Residents and nonresidents 12 years of age or older at the time of application or who turn 12 before July 1, 2009, may purchase one first-deer tag application and one second-deer tag application. Tags are nontransferable and refundable only if the season has not opened.  Enter up to three tag choices (See the 2009 California Hunting Digest-Big Game for proposed zones and hunts). Up to six hunters may apply as a party. To be processed as a party, all hunters in the party must:

·         Submit their applications in the same envelope or in the same fax transmission, with the party leader's application on top;

·         Indicate party leader's name and driver's license, DMV ID or DFG ID number;

·         Designate the number of hunters in their party and list the same party leader; and

·         All party members must make same tag choices in the same order on their applications.

$34.40

$242.80

$242.80

$40.45

Resident and nonresident hunters 12 years of age or older at the time of application may purchase one bear tag application per license year.

$243.75

$7.50 per application

Allows a licensed resident or nonresident hunter to participate in drawings for antelope, elk and bighorn sheep tags under the described age minimums.

Fee

Description

$376.00 Resident
$1,162.50 Nonresident

Residents and nonresidents, 12 years of age or older at the time of application or who turn 12 before July 1, may enter a drawing for this tag.  Each person may submit only one Elk Drawing Application per license year.  Tags are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

$125.25 Resident
$387.50 Nonresident

Residents and nonresidents, 12 years of age or older at the time of application or who turn 12 before July 1, may enter a drawing for this tag.  Each person may submit only one Antelope Drawing Application per license year.  Tags are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

$354.50 Resident
$500.00 Nonresident
 

Residents and nonresidents, 16 years of age or older at the time of application or who turn 16 before July 1, may enter a drawing for this tag.  Each person may submit only one Bighorn Sheep Drawing Application per license year.  Hunters can not apply as a party.  Applicants can not apply if they have previously been issued a California Bighorn Sheep Tag.  Tags are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

$14.70
(5 tags per book)

Any person who possesses a valid hunting license may purchase one (1) book of five (5) Bobcat Tags per license year.  Tags are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

$19.70

Residents and nonresidents, 12 years of age or older at the time of application, may purchase an unlimited number of Wild Pig Tags.  Tags are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

$66.15

Fee

Description

$17.85

Required for any person taking waterfowl, excluding juniors hunting under the authority of a Junior Hunting License.

$8.40

Required for any person taking upland game bird species, excluding juniors hunting under the authority of a Junior Hunting License.

$15.00

Required for any person hunting waterfowl.  Hunters under the age of 16 are exempt from Federal Duck Stamp requirements.

NO FEE

Required for any person hunting migratory birds.  This stamp is free to hunters who complete the Harvest Information Program Survey.

Fee

Description

$17.50

Allows a licensed hunter to hunt on a Type A State-operated hunting area for one day if space is available.  May be purchased by any licensed hunter (except junior hunters).  Junior hunters are exempt from permit requirements.

$29.95

May be purchased by any person 16 years of age or older.  This pass may be used as follows: 1) by one person for any two authorized shoot days; or 2) by two persons on any one authorized shoot day.  Junior hunters are exempt from permit requirements.

$138.85

This pass allows unlimited season access to Type A and Type B State-operated hunting areas for one person if space is available.  Junior hunters are exempt from permit requirements.

$46.20

This pass allows unlimited season access to Type B State-operated hunting areas for one person if space is available.  Junior hunters are exempt from permit requirements.

Fee

Description

$1.30
per application

Allows a licensed hunter to submit one hunt choice for a reservation drawing to hunt on a State-operated Wildlife Area.  This application is available at License Agents and DFG License Sales Offices.

$6.55
per application

Allows a licensed hunter to submit up to five hunt choices for reservation drawings to hunt on State-operated Wildlife Areas.  This application may be used to apply for five areas on different shoot dates; or five shoot dates for the same area; or any combination thereof.  This application is available from License Agents and DFG License Sales Offices.

$1.25 per hunt choice

Allows a licensed hunter to fill out their personal information just once and apply for reservation drawings for every available Saturday, Sunday, and/or Wednesday shoot date throughout the season at any Type A State-operated wildlife area.  Hunters who participated in waterfowl reservation drawings during the previous season are mailed season-long applications in early September.  Season-long applications are available from approximately September 15 through November 15 and may be obtained from DFG License Sales Offices or at  www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/hunting/hunting.html.

Fee

Description

$459.25
$754.75
$679.50
$459.25

Available to any resident showing proof of completion of hunter education training.  Lifetime hunting licensees receive an annual hunting license each year for life.

$264.50

Lifetime licensees who purchase the Lifetime Bird Hunting Privilege Package receive Upland Game Bird and California Duck Stamp endorsements each year for life.

$560.00

Lifetime licensees who purchase the Big Game Hunting Privilege Package receive a One-Deer Tag Application and five Wild Pig Tags each year for life.