OUTDOOR CALENDAR
JULY
1 Rabbit and varying hare hunting seasons open 1-31 How Big is Big Fishing Derby, West Walker River; northernmonochamber.com 3 California free fishing day; wildlife.ca.gov/ licensing/fishing/free-fishing-days 3-12 Mono Village 4th of July Fishing Derby, Upper Twin Lakes, Bridgeport; monovillage.com, (760) 932-7071 13 Zone A archery deer season opens 25 Kids Fishing Festival, Snowcreek Resort, Mammoth Lakes; monovillage.com, (760) 937-2942 31-AUG. 1 Bridgeport Fish Fest, Twin Lakes Resort; twinlakeresort.com 31-AUG. 8 Fort Hunter Liggett either-sex elk hunting season
AUGUST
7-15 Most archery pronghorn antelope hunting season dates 14 Bullards Bar Reservoir Team Kokanee Derby; kokaneepower.org 14-20 Owens Valley Multiple Zone Archery-only bull tule elk hunt 17-20 Grizzly Island Period 1 apprentice antlerless archery tule elk hunt 19-22 Grizzly Island Period 2 apprentice archery spike bull tule elk hunt 21 Zones B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5 and B-6 archery deer seasons open 21 Falconry pheasant season opens 21 Archery-only and falconry quail, grouse and chukar hunting seasons open 21 Most D Zone archery deer seasons open 21-29 Most general and apprentice pronghorn antelope hunting season dates 27 Start of Ambush at the Lake fall fishing derby; convictlake.com, (800) 992-2260 Note: COVID-19 restrictions were easing at press time, but always confirm events before attending. For a complete list of bass tournaments statewide, go to dfg.ca.gov/FishingContests/default.aspx.
July 3 is California’s first free fishing day of the year. No general license is required for anglers. (CHRIS COCOLES) calsportsmanmag.com | JULY 2021 California Sportsman
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