Welcome to Vandenberg iSportsman Service!!

NOTICE:

Vandenberg iSportsman Hunting/Fishing Permit DOES NOT give you base access. BEFORE PURCHASING A PERMIT, You first must have a Base Access Pass or appropriate identification to gain access to hunt or fish the installation. No Base Access = No Hunt/Fish

Hunting/Fishing Program

Hunting Permit: $25.00, 365 days of hunting, NO REFUNDS

Fishing Permit: FREE, 365 days of fishing

HUNTING and Fishing Instructions/Conservation Management and Enforcement 30SWI32-7001 click here

HUNTING:

30SWI32-7001, 5.1. California Department of Fish and Wildlife laws, federal laws, and local regulations apply on VAFB. Hunters must possess all applicable federal, state, and Vandenberg iSportsman Permit, tags, and valid state licenses before hunting on VAFB.

California Mammal Hunting Regulations Click Here

California Waterfowl, Upland Game Regulations Click Here

California Hunter Education Click Here

FISHING:

30SWI32-7001, 13.1. Anglers must possess a valid state fishing license and all applicable federal and state fishing stamps while fishing on VAFB.

California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Click Here

California Fresh Water Fishing Regulations Click Here

A Vandenberg Fishing Permit will be required to fish the coast and inland waters. The Use Fee at this time is FREE. There will be a fee to cover maps, Outdoor Locator Cards, and other administrative costs when the new requirement is added to the Space Wing Instructions. This new requirement will help us to locate persons in cases of emergency, contingency, and mission operations. Fishermen will be required to use the Vandenberg iSportsman Web-service to Check-in and Check-out of Fishing Zones.

click here for the iSportsman User Guide

TELEPHONY FEATURE: this feature allows you to check-in and check-out using a touch tone phone. the number to call is 877-253-0344, follow the prompts.

If you need to speak with a Conservation Officer contact the Base Defense Operations Center at 805-606-3911.

You may also email me at wayne.moses.1@spaceforce.mil

2024 Vandenberg Deer Season

A Zone Archery begins 13 July ends 4 August

A Zone General begins 10 August ends 22 September

G11 Vandenberg Either Sex Hunt begins 26 August ends 1 October.

85 tags will be avalable for sale on 2 August at the Camp Pendleton MCX and the Vandenberg Base Exchange. EITHER SEX

Conservation Office Hours: open everyday at 0900-1000 & 1500-1600

Deer Tag Countersign - bring head with completed deer tag attached to the antler to the Conservation Office / Bldg13848

278 South Dakota Ave

Building 13848

Vandenberg SFB, CA 93437

CLEO will sign the tag

Please leave cattle gates in the position you find them

5. Deer/pig Hunters must wear orange vest or orange outer garment and orange hat or cap. Archery hunters checked-in to an archery area are exempt. orange broken up by camouflage is acceptable.

6. Hunters must display a completed Outdoor Located Card in their vehicle before going to hunt. It must be placed in a position so it can be easily seen through the vehicle windshield from outside of the vehicle, e.g., the vehicle dashboard or affixed to the sun-visor.

7. NEW Vandenberg Visitors Center Hours of Operation: OPEN Monday - Friday 7am - 4pm, CLOSED weekends and holidays

INSTALLATION GATES EARLY CLOSURE

SOLVANG GATE (13th St & W. Ocean Ave) Operating Hours: 6am - 8pm

LOMPOC GATE ( off Santa Lucia Cyn Rd) Operating Hours: 6am - 6pm

Hunting Golf Course is PROHIBITED

HUNTING AREA C3 CLOSED from 15 April through 25 May; Training

Report Hazards

In the link below users can drop a point to report UXO findings, Fires, and Medical Emergencies.

HazRDS Tool

Report Hunting Activity

In the link below users can drop a point to report hunting activity.

LOST: Bone Knife (pic above). Knife was left at the skinning rack in the Rod & Gun Club. Contact this office or Curtis Wright at

curtis.wright.14@us.af.mil with any information

Outdoor Recreation

Town Hall

Discussion: Hunting, Fishing, Outdoor Recreation

2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Dove

Species		Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
Mourning Dove and White-winged Dove	Statewide	Sep 1 - 15 & Nov 11 - Dec 25	15, up to 10 of which may be white-winged doves	Triple the daily bag
Spotted Dove, and Ringed Turtle Dove		Sep 1 - 15 & Nov 11 - Dec 25	No limit
Eurasian Collared-dove		All Year	No limit

2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Quail

Season / Area (Zone Map (PDF)(opens in new tab))	Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
Zone Q3 (All Quail)	Oct 21 - Jan 28	10	Triple the daily bag

2023 - 2024 SEASONS AND LIMITS - WILD TURKEY

Season / Area		Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
Fall		Nov 11 - Dec 10	1 either sex	2 per season
Spring	General	Mar 30 - May 5, 2024	1 bearded	3 per season, combined
	Archery Only	Mar 30 - May 19, 2024
	Additional Junior	Mar 23 - 24, 2024 & May 6 - 19, 2024

2023 - 2024 Seasons and Limits - Band-tailed Pigeon

Season / Area (Zone Map (PDF)(opens in new tab))	Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
South	Dec 16 - 24	2per day	Triple the daily bag
		2per day	Triple the daily bag

2023 - 2024 Season and Limits - American Crow

Non-game	Area	Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
American Crow
American Crow	Balance of the State	Dec 2 - April 3	24	Double the daily bag

Waterfowl Hunting 2023-2024

AREA	SPECIES	SEASONS	DAILY BAG & POSSESSION LIMITS

Southern California Zone	Ducks	Oct 21 – Jan 31	7/day, which may include: 7 mallards (no more than 2 females), 1 pintail, 2 canvasback, 2 redheads, 2 scaup. Possession limit triple the daily bag.
	Scaup	Nov 7 – Jan 31
	Geese	Oct 21 – Jan 31	23/day, which may include: 20 white geese, 3 dark geese. Possession limit triple the daily bag.