Dove · California
Dove hunts are fast, social field shoots, so the details that matter are the field, how many guns share it and how shells and bird cleaning are handled.
From CDFW - Hunting, CDFW - Big Game Hunting Tags, read October 24, 2026. Seasons, units and quotas change every year; the agency's current regulations decide. See the California draw deadlines.
| Service level | What it means here | Outfitters | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided | A guide accompanies the hunter in the field. Lodging, meals and transport may or may not be included, so read the contract. | 3 | Frontera Hunting, Garcia's Hunting Preserves, Twisselman Outfitters |
| Fully outfitted | The outfitter supplies the guide plus camp or lodging, meals and field logistics (for example vehicles or boats) as one package. | 2 | Central Coast Outfitters, Oak Stone Outfitters |
| Semi-guided | Guide help is partial: for example scouting, a shared guide, or help only at set points such as stand placement or recovery. | – | none listed |
| Drop camp | The outfitter sets up or drops off a camp and transports hunters and gear, but does not guide the hunt. | – | none listed |
| Hunt type | Guided | Fully outfitted | Semi-guided | Drop camp | Listings | Sponsored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingshooting | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – |
| Rifle | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Archery | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – |
| Total (a listing counts in each row it matches) | 3 | 6 | – | – | 9 | – |
California outfitter licensing, with sources: licensing in California. All species: guided hunts in California.
Filter the 5 outfitters below. Pick one option in each group; if nothing shows, no listing matches all of them.
Santa Maria-based outfitter (guiding since 1995 per its site) offering tule elk on Peachtree Ranch with landowner tags, plus black bear, blacktail,…
Central Coast Outfitters website
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
San Ardo outfit running one- and two-day guided wild pig hunts year-round on private Central Coast ranches, plus tule elk, aoudad, blacktail deer…
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
Lincoln-area preserve offering pheasant and chukar day hunts plus guided waterfowl, spring turkey, wild pig and dove hunts on private ground.
Garcia's Hunting Preserves website
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
Bradley-based outfitter guiding blacktail, wild pig, tule elk, predator, upland bird, Rio Grande turkey, dove and band-tailed pigeon hunts on…
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
Family ranch outfit hunting about 80,000 acres of private land in the coastal hills between Los Angeles and San Francisco for tule elk, wild pig,…
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
| Outfitter | Service level | Species | Hunt types | License on file | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Outfitters | Fully outfitted | Elk, Black bear, Wild hog, Upland birds, Turkey, Mule… | Rifle, Archery, Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Frontera Hunting | Guided | Wild hog, Elk, Mule deer, Exotics and high fence, Dove | Rifle | Not checked | |
| Garcia's Hunting Preserves | Guided | Upland birds, Waterfowl, Turkey, Wild hog, Dove | Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Oak Stone Outfitters | Fully outfitted | Wild hog, Elk, Upland birds, Turkey, Mule deer, Predators,… | Rifle, Archery, Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Twisselman Outfitters | Guided | Elk, Wild hog, Upland birds, Dove, Predators | Wingshooting | Not checked |
Central Coast Outfitters, Frontera Hunting, Garcia's Hunting Preserves, Oak Stone Outfitters, and Twisselman Outfitters. The service-level table above shows which are guided, fully outfitted, semi-guided or drop-camp.
Which field, and how many guns per field? Are shells, cleaning and lunch included?
Start with California Department of Fish and Wildlife. See the California section on its state page for what we could confirm and the date we read it.
