Don't get out the barbecue sauce just yet, however. Before you get a sage grouse, you have to get a sage grouse permit, and you get the permit through a special drawing. Also include your choice of sage grouse hunting areas. Mail the postcard to the Department of Fish and Game, Attention Sage Grouse, at 3211 S Street, Sacramento, California 95816. Hunters who apply incorrectly will be disqualified from the drawings.
Falconers can also enjoy sage grouse hunting.
The falconry-only season for all four areas will be October 14 through December 12, 1995. The drawing will be held on August 16, 1995. This drawing will be held on September 13, 1995. The August and September drawings are both open to the public. Sage grouse hunters must also remember they will need a 1995 Upland Game Bird stamp.