The Family, Junior, and Women's Special Pheasant Hunts are designed to:
RECRUIT new hunters,
RETAIN current hunting families, and
RETURN past hunters to the field

This year's program consists of 40 special pheasant hunts to be held in Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. Most hunt dates include an a.m. and p.m. hunt session, with the exception of the junior hunts in San Diego County which are all day.

Los Angeles County
• Family Hunts - November 9, 10, and 23; January 4 and 5, 2003
• Women's Hunts - October 13
• Junior Hunts - October 12

San Diego County
• Family Hunts - October 5 and 6; November 3; January 11 and 12, 2003
• Women's Hunts - November 2
• Junior Hunts - December 7 and 8

Ventura County
• Family Hunts - December 14

Santa Barbara County
• Family Hunts - September 28 and 29; December 21 and 22; January 18, 2003

Applications are available via the Department of Fish and Game web site in the "Hunting in Southern California" section, at Department of Fish and Game offices in San Diego and Los Alamitos, from Region 5's Hunter Education instructors, and by calling the Department's Game Bird Heritage hotline at (562) 590-5100.

Upland Game Bird Stamp revenues support a portion of this effort.

The public may contact Mr. Scott Sewell through the 24-hour Game Bird Heritage Hotline: (562) 590-5100.