California DFG Clarifies Legal Take Methods for Wild Turkeys
OutdoorHub 05.01.12
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is clarifying an inadvertent error that has been found in our 2011-2012 Mammal Hunting Regulation booklet.
On page 19 of the booklet that was printed, Section 311(f) indicates that “0.20 caliber minimum for taking wild turkey” is required. This is incorrect but has been corrected in the online version of the booklet (see link here http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=36051).
The actual regulation was changed in 2011 after the booklet was printed and the correct regulation for 311(f) is: “Air rifles powered by compressed air or gas and used with any caliber of pellet, except that wild turkey may only be taken with a pellet that is at least 0.177 caliber.”
The 2012-2013 mammal hunting regulation booklet is now in preparation and this change will be reflected.
