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California Mule Deer
Zone X12 General Season - Buck  ·  X12 - Zone X12 General Season - Buck
ANY BUCK DEER · GENERAL · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
--
(2026 draw)
Harvest Success
58.7%
(2025)
Applications
4,377
Season
Sep 20 – Oct 13

Harvest success by year

Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202559%—193
202440%—130
I-5I-80I-15SacramentoLos AngelesSan FranciscoSan Diego
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