California Deer — Zone X9C
California Zone X9C covers 5,575,089 acres and lies 106 miles east of Visalia. 90% of it is public land, mostly national park (41%) and BLM (34%). In 2025, hunters took 77 deer here. The 2025 draw put up 325 tags here for 521 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Zone X9C, 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-
14% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X9C ↗ Zone X9C General Season - Buck | 14% Point builder | — | 325 / 521 | Oct 18 – Nov 9, 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 X9C
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 Park Service 2,298,423 ac · 41%
- BLM 1,898,939 ac · 34%
- National Forest 545,699 ac · 10%
- County or city land 223,575 ac · 4%
- State land 75,799 ac · 1%
- Other public 614 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 6 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 532,031 ac · 10%
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 | 77 | 24% |
| 2024 | 60 | 19% |
| 2023 | 37 | 12% |
| 2022 | 60 | 19% |
| 2021 | 88 | 28% |
Boundary: Deer Hunt Zones - Title 14, Section 360 [ds342]
Harvest: 2025 California Deer Harvest Statistics
Harvest: 2024 California Deer Harvest Statistics