Outdoor calendar

OCTOBER 2 Northeast Zone waterfowl season opens 2 Deer season opens in most X Zones 2 Klamath Basin goose season opens 2-3 Early quail season dates in Mojave National Preserve for hunters with junior hunting licenses 9 Deer season opens in Zones D-11, -13, -14, -15 and -17 9 Archery-only pheasant season opens 9 NorCal Trout Challenge, Lake Amador; anglerspress.com 16 All-quail season opens in Zones 1 and 3 16 Statewide chukar season opens 16 Statewide snipe season opens 19 Deer season opens in Zone X-9-C 23 Colorado River Zone duck and goose seasons open 23 Deer season opens in Zone D-16 23 San Joaquin Valley and Southern California Zones duck and goose seasons open 23 Balance of State Zone duck season opens 29-31 Morrison’s Bonus Derby Weekend, Convict Lake; (800) 992-2260, convictlake.com/activities/fishing-convict-lake NOVEMBER 6 Deer season opens in Zone D-12 6 Imperial County Zone white goose season opens 6 Fort Hunter Liggett antlerless archery tule elk season opens 6 NorCal Guides and Sportsmen’s Association fundraising dinner, Yuba City; ncgasa.org/2021/09/23/ annual-fundraiser-dinner-in-yuba-city-nov-6/ 6-7 NorCal Trout Challenge Tournament of Champions, Collins Lake; anglerspress.com 7 Scaup hunting opens in most of state’s zones 8 North Coast Zone Canada goose season opens 8 Northern Zone black brant season opens 9 Balance of State black brant season opens 13 General/statewide pheasant season opens 13 La Panza Period 2 antlerless archery tule elk season opens 13 Fall wild turkey season opens 13 Late dove season opens

Note: With COVID-19 restrictions uncertain, always confirm events before attending.

For a complete list of bass tournaments statewide, go to dfg.ca.gov/FishingContests/default.aspx.

General bear season opens concurrently with general deer season in the A, B, C, D, X8, X9A, X9B, X10 and X12 deer hunting zones and extends through December 26, 2021.

Several California waterfowl seasons open this month, including the Northeast Zone opener on Oct. 2 and Balance of State Zone on Oct. 23. (LORI DIETER/CDFW)