California Deer A19
Archery Hunt in Zone X10 - Buck in Zone X10, archery only, Aug 17 – Sep 1, 2024. 95% public land, mostly National Forest.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2024.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife held its 2025 deer draw without A19. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2024 draw
24 first-choice applicants (all residencies) for 100 tags (all residencies)
24 first-choice applicants for 100 tags (all residencies) in 2024, so every first-choice applicant drew and 76 tags went to the leftover draw. The 100% reflects low demand that year, and a code like this can flip the year demand catches up.
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 100
- Applicants
- 24
- Success
- 15%
First-choice nonresidents. Success: all hunters in Zone X10, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw
Undersubscribed every year on file: 13–31 first-choice applicants for 100 tags, 2018–2024.
Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.
What It Costs · 2025 NR Fees
The $219.81 nonresident hunting license is not refunded. The $368.20 nonresident First-Deer Tag Drawing Application (full tag price fronted at application) is not refunded.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident hunting license · paid at application $219.81 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
- Nonresident First-Deer Tag Drawing Application (full tag price fronted at application) · paid at application $368.20 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2024 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 100% | 18 | — |
| 1 | 100% | 3 | — |
| 2 | 100% | 2 | — |
| 3 | 100% | 1 | — |
| 4 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 5 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 6 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 7 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 8 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 9 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 10 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 11 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 12 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 13 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 14 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 15 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 16 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 17 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 18 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 19 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 20 | 100% | 0 | — |
| 21–22 | 100% same at every level | 0 | — |
Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means California Department of Fish and Wildlife did not publish a count for that level: it prints exact counts around the cut and folds the rest into a band. California runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, A19 drew no one in 2024, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CDFW 2024 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Zone X10 | — | 59 | — |
Across every license type in Zone X10, California Department of Fish and Wildlife counted 59 deer taken in 2025 (hunter counts not published). Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: CDFW 2025 Deer Harvest Statistics; CDFW 2024 Deer Harvest Statistics.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 6 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year. California runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 24 | 0.2 | — | 10 tags | CDFW 2024 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 |
| 2023 | 100 | 22 | 0.2 | — | 10 tags | CDFW 2023 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 2 |
| 2022 | 100 | 24 | 0.2 | — | 10 tags | CDFW 2022 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 2 |
| 2021 | 100 | 31 | 0.3 | — | 10 tags | CDFW 2021 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 2 |
| 2020 | 100 | 27 | 0.3 | — | 10 tags | CDFW 2020 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 6 |
| 2018 | 100 | 13 | 0.1 | — | 10 tags | CDFW 2018 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Zone X10
- X10 Zone X10 General Season - Buck Sep 27 – Oct 12 · 400 tags · 436 applied 88%
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 15
- CDFW 2024 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 · draw results, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2023 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2022 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2021 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2020 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2018 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2026 Big Game Hunting Digest draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2025 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2024 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2023 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2022 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2021 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2014 Deer Hunt Zones boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- GreenInfo Network 2026 Protected Areas Database a land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2024 draw, the latest on file, computed from California Department of Fish and Wildlife's published results (points pass + random pass, from published pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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