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THE CAMP PENDLETON HUNTING PROGRAM

has re-opened with limited opportunities. 

Due to the ongoing personnel shortages the hunting program is open for Active Duty and their dependents until 1200 Sat and Sun. We will open the hunting program to other customer types in the near future, so please check iSportsman home page frequently.

 

Our Conservation Law Enforcement officers will still be offering a fishing program, enforcement of environmental regulations, and wildlife conflict management. Current fishing information is available on the iSportsman Home Page at pendleton.isportsman.net (scroll down below the Eagle Globe and Anchor) Fishing availability will be updated COB Thursdays. Any questions related to the hunting and fishing programs can be directed to Resource Management at 760-725-4637

 

The Mission of the Conservation Law Enforcement Section (CLS) is to provide Camp Pendleton and Environmental Security with resource, cultural, environmental mission program support, and Conservation Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) investigations of specific violations. We also manage wildlife conflict; manage and administer the recreational hunting and fishing programs while providing quality of life to customers; and ensuring compliance to applicable laws.


Compliance is accomplished by providing base-wide CLEO responses, patrols and investigations into resource and environmental related violations along with providing technician support to minimize human/wildlife conflict on base while ensuring today’s and future generations of Marines, Sailors, their families and others are able to safely enjoy recreational fishing and hunting activities.

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CAMP PENDLETON BISON HERD

In 1973, plains bison were introduced onto Camp Pendleton as a gift from the San Diego Zoo. From 1973-1979, 14 total bison were presented to the base. The bison herd was last surveyed in 2015, and now consist of approximately 90 individuals. It along with another herd on Santa Catalina Island are the only two wild conservation herds of bison in California.

The base has a robust bison herd management plan that was written in 2015, it is included in 2018's Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan and is around 15 pages in length.

Bison can weigh up to 2,000 pounds, run up to 35 miles per hour and are extremely agile.  Use caution should if you encounter a bison aboard Camp Pendleton and stay at least 150 feet away.

On occasion, bison are injured on base. If you come across an injured bison, give it space and stay at least 150 feet away. If a bison turns sideways and shakes it's head, that is bison body language for "Stay Away!"

Although the base conducts some animal management activities to ensure the health of the ecosystem and specific populations, as long as animals are not a threat to the public, the ecosystem, or the Marine Corps' ability to train they are mostly left alone to live and die naturally.

We understand that some people in the community may find this policy insensitive or cruel, but our priority here at Camp Pendleton is to provide safe training areas to the Marine Corps in a way that complies with federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Excessive management or interference with the animals on the base does not support this objective.

Please use the following address to contact the CLS Office in writing:
Environmental Security: Conservation Law Enforcement Section
P.O. Box 555008
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5008

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton