The Sacramento River NWR has over 5,350 acres open to fishing, migratory game bird, upland game, and big game hunting.
- Sacramento River NWR Hunting Access Map = overview of areas open to hunting.- Unit Brochures/Maps = detailed brochures/maps each river unit (with regulations).- Sacramento River NWR Brochure = overview of all areas open to the public.-Visit the California Department of Fish and Game website for information on some of the neighboring units on the Sacramento River. *Please note that some of the regulations can be different on their properties.
•Bogg's Bend will have additional areas open to hunting beginning in March 2018 (map, pdf).
•Beginning March 24, 2018, Rio Vista will have a mobility impaired blind available. Contact the refuge manager for information. Images coming soon on the Mobility Impaired webpage.
•No dogs are permitted for hunting of any big game.
The Sacramento River NWR is a Type-C hunt area. There are no recreation fees, no hunter check stations, and no hunter quotas. Find more information and regulations about hunting the Sacramento River NWR.
Click here to see a Summary of Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits for the Sacramento NWR Complex.
The Complex offers extra hunting opportunities for young hunters. The Codora Unit offers hunting only for Junior Hunters. Visit the maps page to see the Codora map/brochure.
A "mobility impaired hunter” is defined as a person who has been issued one of the following:
**The blue plastic “Mobility Impaired Parking Placard” may not be substituted for the required identification which bears the name of the mobility impaired person. Mobility impaired hunters must provide the registration certificate for DMV issued mobility impaired license plates.
• See Info Sheet (pdf coming soon) for mobility impaired access for hunting on the Sacramento River NWR's Rio Vista and Sul Norte blinds
Reservation Process for Sacramento River NWR:
Please use this form (pdf coming) to make a reservation to access either of the disabled blinds on the Sacramento River NWR. The form must be submitted at least 3 days prior to your reservation. The form can be emailed, faxed, mailed, or dropped of at the visitor center. Hunters must provide proper mobility impaired paperwork listed at the top of the page.
Find detailed information and maps for all of the individual units of the Sacramento River NWR see the link below.
The following species are open to hunting on the Sacramento River NWR. Please see individual unit maps for unit-specific restrictions.
- Migratory game birds: goose, duck, coot, moorhen, dove, snipe. Click here to Learn More. - Upland game: pheasant, turkey, quail. Click here to Learn More. - Big game: black-tailed deer, feral pig. Click here to Learn More.