General

• Agency: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal. Fire)
• CDFW Region: Region 4, Central California
  
• County: Tulare County
• Location: Southern Sierra Nevada range, 22 miles east of Porterville, California
• Phone: (559) 539-2321 summer and (559) 539-2855 winter
• Webpage: http://www.fire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_stateforests_mtnhome.php

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Hunting

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  Bear Black Hunting

  Access: foot and horse

• Authorized Species: all legal species, but the following are common:

1. Big Game: black bear and deer
2. Small Game: tree squirrel
3. Upland Game Birds: blue grouse and California and mountain quail

• Camping:

1. Availability: May through October, depending on snow conditions
2. Location: overnight camping is allowed in the Golden Trout Wilderness, which has five public campground
3. Permit: required and available from the USFS Tule Ranger District Office in Springville

• Dogs: link to our summary of regulations for hunting dogs and training
• Fishing: allowed in back-county lakes and in three ponds, which are stocked with trout for public fishing
• Horses & Pack Animals: NOT allowed in the campgrounds but may be kept in the public corrals near Shake Camp
• Hunting Days: during open season except that the forest is closed during the winter
• Off-Road Vehicles: limited and NOT recommended
• Permits: see “Horses” above
• Pets: must be under control and on a leash (see “Dogs”) aboveRegulations: in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws.  Warning Shot!!!  Link to our summary of general use regulations for visiting State forests.

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Links

• Management Plan