Mapped hunt boundary is an approximation of regulations using best available data as of September 2015. Hunters are responsible for knowing the exact current boundary locations as described within the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 300(a)(1)(E)3:3. Area Open Zone: The open hunting zone for sooty and ruffed grouse includes the following counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba. All other counties are closed to the taking of sooty or ruffed grouse.
Sooty (Blue) and Ruffed Grouse Hunt Zone [ds1341]