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California Deer · Zone C2

California Zone C2 covers 592,988 acres and lies 35 miles west of McArthur and 64 miles north-east of Hayfork. 50% of it is public land, mostly national forest (49%) and state land (1%). In 2025, hunters took 455 deer here; hunter counts not published. Its most applied-for hunt, C, put up 8,150 tags (all residencies) in the 2025 draw for 5,965 first-choice applicants (one pool for residents and nonresidents).

Tags, 2025
8,150

1 license

Applicants
5,965

first choice, NR

Hunter Success
30%

2025, all licenses

Public Land
50%

98% Forest Service

Size
927 mi²

592,988 acres

McArthur Hayfork C2
30%hunter success 2025

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Best Bets at 0 Points

Ranked by your odds times how often that license type's hunters filled their tag in 2025. Nonresident, first choice, 2025 draw; licenses with at least 10 tags that anyone can buy.

C
Standard · buck
100%
C Zones General Seasons - Buck
Success
30%
Season
Sep 20 – Oct 26
Tags / Apps
8,150 / 5,965
If Drawn
$588.01

Every License in Zone C2

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it
C 100% —

First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2025 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.

Draw results: CDFW 2025 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.

If you draw (2025 nonresident fees): $588.01 ($588.01 to apply). Open Apr 15 – Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

Harvest

Year Deer Success
2025 455 30%
2024 328 21%
2023 278 22%
2022 253 21%
2021 369 21%

What California Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. Hunter counts not published for 2025. Source: CDFW 2025 Deer Harvest Statistics; CDFW 2024 Deer Harvest Statistics; CDFW 2023 Deer Harvest Statistics.

The Ground

National Forest 290,044 ac 49%
State land 4,042 ac <1%
Other public 2,326 ac <1%
BLM 110 ac <1%
County or city land 0 ac <1%
Private or other non-public land 296,464 ac 50%

Source: GreenInfo Network 2026 Protected Areas Database a.

Next Door

▸ Sources 9
  1. CDFW 2025 Deer Tag Drawing Statistics draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  2. CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  3. CDFW 2025 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  4. CDFW 2024 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  5. CDFW 2023 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  6. CDFW 2022 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  7. CDFW 2021 Deer Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  8. CDFW 2014 Deer Hunt Zones boundary, area description, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  9. GreenInfo Network 2026 Protected Areas Database a land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026

About These Numbers

Odds are from the 2025 draw, the latest on file, computed from California Department of Fish and Wildlife's published results. 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. How we compute these.

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We don't take applications: check California Department of Fish and Wildlife's site and apply there.

Prior-draw odds from California Department of Fish and Wildlife's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All California deer hunts