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California Mule Deer
Zone X8 General Season - Buck  ·  X8 - Zone X8 General Season - Buck
ANY BUCK DEER · GENERAL · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
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(2026 draw)
Harvest Success
24.3%
(2025)
Applications
916
Season
Sep 27 – Oct 12

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202524%—49
202421%—41
I-5I-80I-15SacramentoLos AngelesSan FranciscoSan Diego
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