Plumas County offers a variety of challenges for
hunters. Deer, bear and duck hunting is the most
popular; but hunters also can bag geese, quail,
bandtailed pigeons, grouse, chukar, and
squirrels.
 Plumas
County ranks among the top five in the state for
annual bear harvests. The Department of Fish and
Game issues tags for California black bear by a
quota system.
The deer hunting spreads throughout the county in three main zones: D3,
X6a-b and C4. Hunters must draw for a limited
number of tags in the highly-prized X zones.
Both X zones are toward the eastern end of
Plumas County and on into Lassen County.
Bird and waterfowl hunters can have a field day as well in Plumas County.
There is some tremendous mountain quail hunting,
especially during the first week of opener. The
season begins in fall and extends through
January.
Excellent duck and geese hunting is offered
at the north end of Lake Almanor near Chester.
Also good spots for ducks are Lake Davis,
Frenchman Lake, Antelope Lake and Round Valley
Reservoir.
Sportsmen should check their Department of Fish
and Game booklets for the boundaries of these
zones and for season opening dates. Or visit
DFG’s web site.
Visitors who might want to practice their
marksmanship are invited to join local gun clubs
that hold trap and target shooting events and
junior trap shoots. These include the Quincy
Sports Shooters Association (Gopher Hill Range),
(530) 394-8390,
www.quincyshooting.com; Sierra Valley Gun Club
(Beckwourth Range), (530) 832-5959; and the
Westwood Rifle and Pistol Club (Westwood-Lake
Almanor Range), (530) 596-4116. Hunting
Guides EB Guide Service
(530) 249-3825 Bob Johnson's Guide Service
(530) 283-9174 Lassen Gun and Guide Service
(530) 257-7454 |
