[slodave]

George, The requirement to renew in Cali, is to have any expired Cali License. Mine is nine years old, I can walk in tomorrow and get it renewed. I think that if you move out of state, then move back, it would be possible to renew - provided you have kept an expired CA license.

Quote from CDFG:
" Q. Is the license valid if I move out of state, either temporarily or permanently?
A. You must be a resident to purchase the license, but after the purchase, it will be valid for use in California for the rest of your life, regardless of where you reside."

"Q. Do I need to provide proof of hunter safety when purchasing a lifetime hunting license?
A. You must submit one of the following as proof of hunter education when purchasing a lifetime hunting:

• A California certificate of hunter education completion or equivalency with a California hunter education validation stamp;
• An annual California hunting license issued in any prior year;
• A two-day nonresident California hunting license issued after the 1999/2000 license year;
• A written declaration that you had a California hunting license in any prior year, but that license is now lost or destroyed;
• A certificate of successful completion of a California-approved hunter education course from any state or Canadian province;
• A current hunting license or a hunting license issued in either of the two previous years from any state."

Dave