Upland birds · California
Upland guides sell walk-up and dog-work hunts for species like quail, so dog quality, whether birds are wild or released, and how many hunters per group define the day.
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. | 4 | Garcia's Hunting Preserves, Guns & Roosters Hunting Preserve, Lost Valley Outfitters, 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. | 4 | Central Coast Outfitters, Oak Stone Outfitters, Red Bank Outfitters, Skyrose Ranch Hunting |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 8 | – |
| Archery | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Rifle | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Total (a listing counts in each row it matches) | 6 | 8 | – | – | 14 | – |
California outfitter licensing, with sources: licensing in California. All species: guided hunts in California.
Filter the 8 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.
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.
Pheasant preserve north of Porterville near Visalia (operating since 1991 per its site) running reserved day hunts with dog handlers.
Guns & Roosters Hunting Preserve website
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
Paso Robles outfitter offering two-day guided rifle and archery wild pig hunts, tule elk, blacktail deer, Rio Grande turkey, upland bird and…
Lost Valley Outfitters 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.
Red Bluff hunting ranch and lodge (est. 1965 per its site) offering bobwhite, valley and mountain quail, chukar and pheasant hunts, European-style…
License not checked: California requires a guide license, and its public guide list shows no license numbers. Confirm with the outfitter.
San Miguel ranch outfit guiding tule elk, blacktail deer and wild pig hunts and bird hunts, with on-ranch accommodations.
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 | |
| Garcia's Hunting Preserves | Guided | Upland birds, Waterfowl, Turkey, Wild hog, Dove | Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Guns & Roosters Hunting Preserve | Guided | Upland birds | Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Lost Valley Outfitters | Guided | Wild hog, Elk, Turkey, Upland birds, Mule deer, Predators | Rifle, Archery, Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Oak Stone Outfitters | Fully outfitted | Wild hog, Elk, Upland birds, Turkey, Mule deer, Predators,… | Rifle, Archery, Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Red Bank Outfitters | Fully outfitted | Upland birds, Turkey | Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Skyrose Ranch Hunting | Fully outfitted | Elk, Wild hog, Upland birds, Mule deer | Wingshooting | Not checked | |
| Twisselman Outfitters | Guided | Elk, Wild hog, Upland birds, Dove, Predators | Wingshooting | Not checked |
Central Coast Outfitters, Garcia's Hunting Preserves, Guns & Roosters Hunting Preserve, Lost Valley Outfitters, Oak Stone Outfitters, Red Bank Outfitters, Skyrose Ranch Hunting, and Twisselman Outfitters. The service-level table above shows which are guided, fully outfitted, semi-guided or drop-camp.
Are the birds wild, released, or both, and how does the outfit label each? Who supplies the dogs, and how many hunters per guide-and-dog team?
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.
