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California hunting seasons by deer hunt area

Every California season a person has checked against the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's regulations for 33 units (deer hunt area), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

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Seasons by deer hunt area

50 season rows for 2 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
Black-tailed deerSep 19, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerSep 26, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerSep 26, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026archery, draw source
Black-tailed deerSep 26, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026shotgun, draw source
Black-tailed deerOct 17, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Black-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Black-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 7, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 21, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 21, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 28, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026antlered, archery, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026archery, draw source
Black-tailed deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Black-tailed deerDec 5, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerDec 5, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerDec 5, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026firearm, draw source
Black-tailed deerDec 19, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerSep 19, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, draw source
Mule deerSep 26, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, draw source
Mule deerSep 26, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026archery, draw source
Mule deerSep 26, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026shotgun, draw source
Mule deerOct 17, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw source
Mule deerNov 7, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026firearm, draw source
Mule deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 14, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Mule deerNov 21, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 21, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026firearm, draw source
Mule deerNov 28, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Mule deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Mule deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026antlered, archery, draw source
Mule deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026archery, draw source
Mule deerNov 28, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerDec 5, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Mule deerDec 5, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026antlered, firearm, draw source
Mule deerDec 5, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026firearm, draw source
Mule deerDec 19, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026muzzleloader, draw source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

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