California Deer G8 — G8

Fort Hunter Liggett Antlerless - General Methods

What you may take
Fort Hunter Liggett Antlerless - General Methods
Weapon
Rifle
Where
Season (2022)
Oct 1–10, 2022
Tags (2022)
20
for 262 first-choice applicants

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Odds by point level — 2022 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 18 tags, 262 first-choice applicants. Source: 2022 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics · p. 1.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0 <1% 123 plus 7 party applications averaging just under 1 points
1 <1% 43
2 <1% 48
3 <1% 15 plus 2 party applications averaging just under 4 points
4 50% 12 plus 2 party applications averaging just under 5 points
5 100% 5
6 100% 2
7 100% 0
8 100% 2
9 100% 0
10 100% 0
11 100% 0
12 100% 0
13 100% 1
14 100% 0
15 100% 0
16 100% 0
17 100% 0
18 100% 0
19 100% 0
20 100% 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. How we compute these.

What it costs (2025 nonresident fees)

Cash to apply
$588.01
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$588.01
Total if drawn
$588.01
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0

At the 2022 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $588.01 (enough points to draw) to $71,734.78 (lowest published odds).

Nonresident hunting license · paid at application $219.81 source
Nonresident First-Deer Tag Drawing Application (full tag price fronted at application) · paid at application $368.20 source

Next application window: opens Apr 15, closes Jun 2, 2027 (expected) · results ~June 15. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

Point creep & years to draw

Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.

Seasons (2022)

Split 1: Oct 1–10, 2022 p. 1

Year by year

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 Applicants per tag Points needed Random pass Source
2022 20 262 13.1 2 tags 2022 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics · p. 1
2021 20 208 10.4 2 tags 2021 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics · p. 1
2020 20 194 9.7 2 tags 2020 Deer Tag Drawing... · p. 2
2019 10 151 15.1 1 tag 2019 Deer Tag Drawing... · p. 1
2018 10 136 13.6 1 tag 2018 Deer Tag Drawing... · p. 1
2017 10 162 16.2 1 tag 2017 Deer Tag Drawing... · p. 1

Legal cartridges for deer in California

From the California hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.

.22-250 Remington
.223 Remington from $0.42/rd
.243 Winchester from $1.11/rd
.25-06 Remington
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 Grendel
.270 Winchester from $0.16/rd
7mm-08 Remington
7mm Remington Magnum
.30-06 Springfield
.300 AAC Blackout from $0.56/rd
.300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd
.30-30 Winchester
.308 Winchester
.338 Winchester Magnum
.350 Legend from $1.07/rd
.35 Whelen
.360 Buckhammer
.400 Legend
.444 Marlin
.450 Bushmaster from $2.00/rd
.45-70 Government from $1.97/rd
.50 Beowulf
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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

Not an application service

This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.