North Carolina · Upland

California quail

Not present in North Carolina

0 windows on one classification

Season windows

Awaiting survey — No dated season on record

This state's classification carries no date range for the species.

What you may take, and when

Bag limitAwaiting survey

HIP requiredAwaiting survey

Exceptions posted at the boundary

Western US species with no NC range; absent from NCWRC's small-game season list (NC's only huntable quail is northern bobwhite).

Population outlook

Awaiting survey — North Carolina 2026

Issuing agencyNorth Carolina Wildlife Resources Commissionwww.ncwildlife.govRecord year 2026