California
The database contains a ranking of all the California deer zones during the main firearm season ranked best to worst by a combination of trophy potential, hunter success, hunter pressure, elk density and bulls per hunter. Orders are processed through PayPal to ensure secure transactions.
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California Deer Rankings
- 44 of California's deer zones
- Includes deer density and sex ratio information from population surveys the CDFG does not make available to the general public
- Draw odds for each unit so you can receive top value for your preference points
- Find which zones are a waste of points
- Includes all the same great proprietary statistics including: 2 measures of trophy potential, bucks/hunter, deer/hunter, 5 year success avg and hunter density, and more.
- $25
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Draw Process
Applications for all big game species are due in early June. There is a preference system, with 90% of the tags going to those with the most points, and 10% going to a random draw for the so-called Premium Deer Tags. The Premium Deer Tags are primarily in the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades for mule deer. The elk tags are a long shot at best for a nonresident and ridiculously priced like Nevada. Those tags not considered premium are available first-come, first served. A $141 hunting license is required before applying, and the full $242 deer license fee is required up front. Elk, antelope and sheep tags do not require the full fee up front, just a $7.50 application fee. Elk tags, if drawn are $1,062 and only one is available to nonresidents per year.
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