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Wynne Herron takes aim at overhead Mallards
Wynne Herron takes aim at overhead Mallards		 Angelo and Alec Nogara with limits after a morning hunt
Angelo and Alec Nogara with limits after a morning hunt
2010 - 2011 Duck Hunting Seasons
Northeastern Zone
Ducks: Oct 9 - Jan 21, 2011
Scaup: Oct 9 - Jan 2, 2011
Daily Bag and Possession Limits:
7 Ducks Per Day which may include:
7 mallards, but no more than 2 females, 2 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 redheads, 3 scaup.
Possession limit double the daily bag.

Balance Of State Zone
Ducks: Oct 23 - Jan 30, 2011
Scaup: Nov 6 - Jan 30, 2011
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 Ducks Per Day which may include: 7 mallards, no more than 2 females, 2 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 redheads, 3 scaup.
Possession limit double the daily bag.

Southern California Zone
Ducks: Oct 23 - Jan 30, 2011
Scaup: Nov 6 - Jan 30, 2011
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 Ducks Per Day which may include: 7 mallards, no more than 2 females, 2 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 redheads, 3 scaup.
Possession limit double the daily bag.

Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone
Ducks: A split season Oct 9 - Oct 31, 2011 and Nov 13 - Jan 30, 2011
Scaup: Nov 13 - Jan 30, 2011
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 Ducks Per Day which may include: 7 mallards, no more than 2 females, 2 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 redheads, 3 scaup.
Possession limit double the daily bag.

Colorado River Zone
Ducks: Oct 22 - Jan 30, 2011
Scaup: Nov 6 - Jan 30, 2011
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 Ducks Per Day which may include: 7 mallards no more than 2 hen mallards or Mexican-like ducks, 2 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 redheads, 3 scaup.
Possession limit double the daily bag.
Colby LaPlace and Jacques Souvercaze with full limits
Colby LaPlace and Jacques Souvercaze with full limits

Alec Nogara loaded with ducks
Alec Nogara loaded with ducks		 Alec Nogara loaded with ducks
Wynne Herron with a duck strap full of Mallards

Angelo Nogara with a full limit
Angelo Nogara with a full limit
YOUTH HUNTS: (NOTE: Youth hunters must be 15 years of age or younger, possess a valid California hunting license and must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult 18 years of age or older.)
YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING DAYS SPECIES SEASON DAILY BAG & POSSESSION LIMITS
Northeastern Zone Same as regular season Sept 25 - 26 Same as regular season
Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone Feb 5 - 6, 2011
Southern California Zone Feb 5 - 6, 2011
Colorado River Zone Feb 5 - 6, 2011
Balance of State Zone Feb 5 - 6, 2011
Father and son team of Dwight and Don Reeve with their limits of ducks.
Hunting partners, Gerry Gossett and Dan Roberts, with limits after a great duck hunt.		 Duck Hunting:
To hunt ducks, you must possess a valid California hunting license, a California Duck Stamp and a Federal Migratory Bird Stamp. Hunters under the age of 12 may hunt if they have taken and passed a hunter safety course and possess a valid California hunting license.		 Father and son team of Dwight and Don Reeve with their limits of ducks.
Father and son team of Dwight and Don Reeve with limits of ducks.

SACRAMENTO VALLEY WILDLIFE AREAS & REFUGES:
*Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area
Call (530)982-2169

*Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Call (530)934-2801

*Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
Call (530)934-2801
 *Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Call (530)934-2801

*Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Call (530)846-7500

*Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
Call (530)934-2801
STATE WILDLIFE AREAS:
1) Sutter Bypass: Sutter County
    (916-358-2900)
2) Oroville: Butte County
    (916-538-2236)
3) O'neil Forebay: Merced County
    (209-826-0463)
4) Honey Lake: Lassen County
    (530-254-6644)
5) Gray Lodge: Butte and Sutter Counties
    (530-846-3315)
6) Grizzly Island: Solano County
    (707-425-3828)
7) Los Banos: Merced County
    (209-926-0463)
8) Mendota: Fresno County
    (209-655-4645)
9) Imperial: Imperial County
    (619-359-0577)
10) Volta: Merced County
    (209- 826-0463)
11) Feather River, Nelson Slough Unit:
    Sutter County (916-358-2900)		 12) North Grasslands: Merced County
    (209-826-0463)
13) White Slough: Sutter County
    (916-358-2900)
14) Fremont Wier: Sutter County
    (916-358-2900)
15) San Jacinto: Riverside County
    (909-654-0580)
16) Sacramento Bypass: Sutter County
    (916-358-2900)
17) Butte Slough: Sutter County
    (916-358-2900)
18) Colusa Bypass: Sutter County
    (916-358-2900)
19) Upper Butte Basin: Butte County
    (530-982-2169)
20) Shasta Valley: Siskiyou County
    (530-459-3926)
21) Ash Creek: Lassen County
    (530-294-5824)
NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREAS:
1) Colusa: Colusa County
    (530-934-2801)
2) Sacramento: Glenn County
    (530-934-2801)
3) Delevan: Colusa County
    (530-934-2801)
4) San Luis: Merced County
    (209-826-0463)		 5) Sutter: Colusa County
    (530-934-2801)
6) Kern: Kern County
    (805-725-2767)
7) Tule Lake: Siskiyou and Modoc Counties
    (530-667-2231)
8) Lower Klamath: Siskiyou County
    (541-783-3380)
For a listing of guides, outfitters and the services which they provide, please visit our Guides/Outfitters page.