California Deer — Zone X10
California Zone X10 covers 604,967 acres and lies 70 miles east of Visalia and 96 miles north of Lancaster. 95% of it is public land, mostly national forest (54%) and BLM (40%). In 2025, hunters took 59 deer here. The 2025 draw put up 400 tags here for 436 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Zone X10, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
88% Likely draw
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X10 ↗ Zone X10 General Season - Buck | 88% Likely draw | — | 400 / 436 | Sep 27 – Oct 12, 2025 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2025 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $588.01 | $588.01 | $588.01 |
Application window: opens Apr 15, closes Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Zone X10
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2025 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 324,086 ac · 54%
- BLM 241,749 ac · 40%
- National Park Service 3,501 ac · 1%
- State land 2,839 ac · 0%
- County or city land 2,186 ac · 0%
- Other public 554 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 30,049 ac · 5%
Source: California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026a -- Holdings by Agency Classification
How the hunting has gone
What California Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast.
| Season | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 15% |
| 2024 | 39 | 10% |
| 2023 | 33 | 8% |
| 2022 | 29 | 7% |
| 2021 | 49 | 13% |
Boundary: Deer Hunt Zones - Title 14, Section 360 [ds342]
Harvest: 2025 California Deer Harvest Statistics
Harvest: 2024 California Deer Harvest Statistics