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California Mule Deer
Zone X5A General Season - Buck  ·  X5A - Zone X5A General Season - Buck
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Draw Odds
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(2026 draw)
Harvest Success
68.1%
(2025)
Applications
649
Season
Oct 04 – Oct 19

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202568%—47
202458%—38
I-5I-80I-15SacramentoLos AngelesSan FranciscoSan Diego
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