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Known for Black bear

California (CA)

California is widely known for black bear and deer-zone hunting.

Agency links, deadlines, unit maps, and species opportunities are tied to official sources below.

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Unit Map / Units

Official GIS polygon layers render here when available. Click a unit polygon to ask Jeremiah for practical hunting background; seeded unit cards appear only when no GIS layer has been imported yet.

6 GIS layers

California Deer Hunt Zones (Title 14 Section 360)

Official GIS source
species units
46 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

B6 (B)C1 (C)X2 (X)X3b (X)B2 (B)C2 (C)X5b (X)X4 (X)X5a (X)X6a (X)X6b (X)D3 (D)A (North Unit 160) (A)B3 (B)X7a (X)X7b (X)D4 (D)X8 (X)X12 (X)X9b (X)D9 (D)D10 (D)D12 (D)D14 (D)B4 (B)D15 (D)D19 (D)D16 (D)D15 (D)A (South Unit 110) (A)B5 (B)D7 (D)D8 (D)X1 (X)C4 (C)C3 (C)X3a (X)X10 (X)D6 (D)D5 (D)X9c (X)D17 (D)D13 (D)D11 (D)B1 (B)X9a (X)BXBXXXAXDXDDBDDBDCXDXDB
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Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

California Deer Hunt Zones - Additional Hunts (Title 14 Section 360)

Official GIS source
special permit
44 polygons

Special hunt, limited-entry, controlled, archery, or permit-only boundary — not a general statewide hunt unit.

Late Season Buck Hunt for Zone C4 (G1)Goodale Buck Hunt (G3)Beale Either-Sex Deer Hunt (G7)Fort Hunter Liggett Antlerless Deer Hunt (G8)Camp Roberts Antlerless Deer Hunt (G9)Vandenberg Either-Sex Deer Hunt (G11)Gray Lodge Shotgun Either-Sex Deer Hunt (G12)San Diego Antlerless Deer Hunt (G13)Sutter-Yuba Wildlife Areas Either-Sex Deer Hunt (G19)Ventana Wilderness Buck Hunt (G21)Kern River Deer Herd Buck Hunt (G6)Anderson Flat Buck Hunt (G37)Camp Pendleton Either-Sex Deer Hunt (G10)X10 Late Season Buck Hunt (G38)Round Valley Late Season Buck Hunt (G39)D-7 Late Season Buck Hunt (G40)Tehama Wildlife Area Apprentice Buck Hunt (J3)Carson River Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J7)Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J8)Little Dry Creek Apprentice Shotgun Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J9)Fort Hunter Liggett Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J10)San Bernardino Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J11)Los Angeles Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J13)Riverside Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J14)Bucks Mountain/Nevada City Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J16)Blue Canyon Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J17)Lake Sonoma Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J1)Shasta-Trinity Apprentice Buck Hunt (J4)Pacific-Grizzly Flat Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J18)Zone X7a Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J19)Zone X7b Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J20)East Tehama Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt (J21)Round Valley Apprentice Buck Hunt (J12)Anderson Flat Apprentice Buck Hunt (J15)Doyle Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt (M3)Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt (M4)East Lassen Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt (M5)Ventura Muzzleloading Rifle Either-Sex Hunt (M7)Bass Hill Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt (M8)Devil's Garden Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt (M9)San Luis Obispo Muzzleloading Rifle/Archery Either-Sex Deer (MA1)Santa Barbara Muzzleloading Rifle/Archery Buck Hunt (MA3)San Diego Muzzleloading Rifle Either-Sex Deer Hunt (M6)Northwestern California Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt (M11)G1G3G7G8G9G11G12G13G19G21G6G37G10G38G39G40J3J7J8J9J10J11J13J14J16J17J1J4J18J19J20J21J12J15M3M4M5M7M8M9MA1MA3M6M11
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
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400 series
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Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

California Deer Hunt Zones - Archery Hunts (Title 14 Section 361)

Official GIS source
special permit
31 polygons

Special hunt, limited-entry, controlled, archery, or permit-only boundary — not a general statewide hunt unit.

C Zones Archery Only Hunt (C1) (A1)C Zones Archery Only Hunt (C2) (A1)C Zones Archery Only Hunt (C3) (A1)C Zones Archery Only Hunt (C4) (A1)Zone X1 Archery Hunt (A3)Zone X2 Archery Hunt (A4)Zone X3a Archery Hunt (A5)Zone X3b Archery Hunt (A6)Zone X4 Archery Hunt (A7)Zone X5a Archery Hunt (A8)Zone X5b Archery Hunt (A9)Zone X6a Archery Hunt (A11)Zone X6b Archery Hunt (A12)Zone X7a Archery Hunt (A13)Zone X7b Archery Hunt (A14)Zone X8 Archery Hunt (A15)Zone X9a Archery Hunt (A16)Zone X9b Archery Hunt (A17)Zone X9c Archery Hunt (A18)Zone X10 Archery Hunt (A19)Zone X12 Archery Hunt (A20)Anderson Flat Archery Buck Hunt (A21)San Diego Archery Either-Sex Deer Hunt (A22)Monterey Archery Either-Sex Deer Hunt (A24)Bass Hill Archery Buck Hunt (A26)Los Angeles Archery Either-Sex Deer Hunt (A31)Ventura/Los Angeles Late Season Archery Either-Sex Deer Hunt (A32)Fort Hunter Liggett Late Season Archery Either-Sex Deer Hunt (A33)Covelo Archery Buck Hunt (A30)Lake Sonoma Archery Either-Sex Deer Hunt (A25)Devil's Garden Archery Buck Hunt (A27)A1A1A1A1A3A4A5A6A7A8A9A11A12A13A14A15A16A17A18A19A20A21A22A24A26A31A32A33A30A25A27
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
500 series
600 series
Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

California Elk Hunt Zones

Official GIS source
species units
26 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

East Park Reservoir (7)Cache Creek (9)Grizzly Island (10)San Luis Reservoir (13)Alameda (11)Santa Clara (12)Bear Valley (8)Lake Pillsbury (6)Mendocino (5)Central Coast (15)Fort Hunter Liggett (16)Gabilan (14)La Panza (17)Tehachapi (18)Northeastern (4)Northwestern (1)Marble Mountains (2)Siskiyou (3)Lone Pine (26)Goodale (24)Bishop (19)Tinemaha Mountain (20)Whitney (25)West Tinemaha (21)Tinemaha (22)Independence (23)7910131112865151614171841232624192025212223
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
500 series
600 series
Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

California Bighorn Sheep Hunt Zones

Official GIS source
species units
13 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

Marble/Clipper Mountains (1)Kelso Peak/Old Dad Mountains (2)Clark/Kingston Mountain Ranges (3)Orocopia Mountains (4)San Gorgonio Mountains (5)White Mountains (7)South Bristol Mountains (8)Cady Mountains (9)Newberry, Rodman and Ord Mountains (10)Sheep Hole Mountains (6)Castle Mountains and Piute Range (13)Granite and North Bristol Mountains (11)Providence, Woods, and Hackberry Mountains (12)12345789106131112
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
500 series
600 series
Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

California Pronghorn Hunt Zones

Official GIS source
species units
6 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

Mount Dome (1)Likely Tables (3)Surprise Valley (6)Big Valley (5)Lassen (4)Clear Lake (2)136542
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
500 series
600 series
Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

GIS unit polygons are loaded for CA. Click any polygon on the map to open Jeremiah with unit background and opportunity notes.
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Agency source

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Opportunities

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Applications

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Unit map

GIS

ArcGIS REST FeatureServer

Agency portals

Official agency, license/application, regulations, draw odds, and harvest stats.

No agency data yet. Add agency portal, regulation URL, and official-source notes when researched.

Deadlines

Application, draw, reporting, and point purchase reminders.

No deadlines seeded yet.

Unit boundary source

Official map/GIS source for the future clickable unit-level map.

machine readable
CDFW BIOS hunt zone FeatureServer layers (confirmed live 2026-05-12)
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
deer zone
deer additional hunts
deer archery hunts
elk zone
pronghorn zone
bighorn sheep zone

Format: ArcGIS REST FeatureServer

Conversion: Import confirmed live layers: biosds342_fpu/0 (Deer Hunt Zones A/B/C/D/X, 46 polygons), biosds3241_fpu/0 (Additional Hunts, 44 polygons), biosds3242_fpu/0 (Archery Hunts, 31 polygons), biosds786_fpu/0 (Elk Hunt Zones, 26 polygons), biosds784_fpu/0 (Bighorn Sheep Hunt Zones, 13 polygons), biosds787_fpu/0 (Pronghorn Hunt Zones, 6 polygons). Boundaries are approximations per Title 14 CCR — hunters responsible for exact legal descriptions.

License/source notes: Official CDFW BIOS FeatureServer services on services2.arcgis.com; source URL pattern https://services2.arcgis.com/Uq9r85Potqm3MfRV/arcgis/rest/services/biosds[ID]_fpu/FeatureServer. Confirmed live 2026-05-12.

Open boundary source

Species available

Starter list for this jurisdiction.

No species data yet.

Applications

State/province-specific plans, submitted applications, draw status, and spend.

No applications yet.