San Jacinto Wildlife Area is offering three apprentice pheasant hunts this coming season. These hunts will be for pen-raised pheasants released in the upland area of San Jacinto. Dogs are not required for these hunts but trained hunting dog, provided by volunteers, may be available to assist in these hunts, or, if you have a trained dog, he/she may also participate.
The hunts are for Junior Hunters on Sunday, November 19th (limit 2 hunters per party), Families on Sunday, December 17th, (limit 4 hunters per party), and Women, Sunday, January 6th, (limit 2 hunters per party). For further details and to sign up go to the DFW link below and follow the instruction:
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/ApprenticeHunts/view/publicScreens/ViewHunts.aspx
Here’s the DFW website info on each hunt for reference:
| (RIVERSIDE COUNTY) SAN JACINTO WILDLIFE AREA Jr. Only Apprentice Pen-raised Pheasant Hunt, Sunday, November 19, 2017 8:00 AM. This hunt will accommodate 60 hunters. Maximum hunting party size for this hunt is 2 hunters. Application deadline for this hunt is Tuesday, October 24, 2017 4:00 PM.In efforts to demonstrate safe hunting practices, the Department of Fish and Wildlife–along with our CDFW Volunteers–is offering the assistance of trained hunting dogs to participating hunting groups. Use of a hunting dog is optional for this hunt. Hunters may bring their own dogs, provided the dog is trained in the practices of hunting upland game. Recommended dog breeds are: Pointers, or Flushers. (All dogs must remain in the owner’s control.) NOTE: The Department of Fish and Wildlife cannot guarantee the availability of a dog the day of the hunt. For more information or questions, please call (951) 928-0580. |
| (RIVERSIDE COUNTY) SAN JACINTO WILDLIFE AREA Family Apprentice Pen-raised Pheasant Hunt, Sunday, December 17, 2017 8:00 AM. This hunt will accommodate 56 hunters. Maximum hunting party size for this hunt is 4 hunters. Application deadline for this hunt is Tuesday, November 14, 2017 4:00 PM. In efforts to demonstrate safe hunting practices, the Department of Fish and Wildlife–along with our CDFW Volunteers–is offering the assistance of trained hunting dogs to participating hunting groups. Use of a hunting dog is optional for this hunt. Hunters may bring their own dogs, provided the dog is trained in the practices of hunting upland game. Recommended dog breeds are: Pointers, or Flushers. (All dogs must remain in the owner’s control.) NOTE: The Department of Fish and Wildlife cannot guarantee the availability of a dog the day of the hunt. For more information or questions, please call (951) 928-0580. |
| (RIVERSIDE COUNTY) SAN JACINTO WILDLIFE AREA Women’s, Apprentice Pen-raised Pheasant Hunt, Sunday, January 6, 2018 8:00 AM. This hunt will accommodate 30 hunters. Maximum hunting party size for this hunt is 2 hunters. Application deadline for this hunt is Tuesday December 12, 2017 4:00 PM.In efforts to demonstrate safe hunting practices, the Department of Fish and Wildlife–along with our CDFW Volunteers–is offering the assistance of trained hunting dogs to participating hunting groups. Use of a hunting dog is optional for this hunt. Hunters may bring their own dogs, provided the dog is trained in the practices of hunting upland game. Recommended dog breeds are: Pointers, or Flushers. (All dogs must remain in the owner’s control.) NOTE: The Department of Fish and Wildlife cannot guarantee the availability of a dog the day of the hunt. For more information or questions, please call (951) 928-0580. |
Good luck and great hunting!
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