California Antelope (Pronghorn) 734
Zone 3 - Likely Tables Apprentice - General Methods - Either - sex in Zone 3 — Likely Tables, any legal weapon, Aug 24 – Sep 1, 2024. 65% public land, mostly National Forest.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2024.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife held its 2025 pronghorn draw without 734. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2024 draw
about 1 in 246
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 5
- Applicants
- 246
- Success
- 36%
First-choice nonresidents; nonresidents capped at 1 tag statewide. Success: 730 hunters, 2023.
Points Needed to Draw
No cut was published in enough years to chart one.
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 $8.13 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing Application is not refunded. The $219.81 nonresident hunting license is not refunded. Drawing adds the $613.60 nonresident pronghorn tag (paid only if drawn).
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing Application · paid at application $8.13 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
- Nonresident hunting license · paid at application $219.81 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
- Nonresident pronghorn tag (paid only if drawn) · paid if drawn, refundable $613.60 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2024 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 ← you | <1% (small sample) random pass only | 205 | — |
| 3 | 11% (small sample) | 39 | — |
| 4–10 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | — | — |
Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means California Department of Fish and Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. California runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, 734 drew no one in 2024, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CDFW 2024 Pronghorn Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2023
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 730 | 23 | 9 | 36% |
| 732 | 21 | 11 | 44% |
| 734 | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| 738 | 14 | 1 | 7% |
| All of Zone 3 | 61 | 22 | 36% |
Adding up California Department of Fish and Wildlife's published lines for Zone 3 gives 61 hunters and 22 pronghorn taken in 2023, and 36% of them took a pronghorn (sum of published hunt rows). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: CDFW 2023 Pronghorn Harvest Statistics; CDFW 2022 Pronghorn Harvest Statistics.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 7 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 | 5 | 246 | 49.2 | — | 1 tag of 246 | CDFW 2024 Pronghorn Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 325 | 65 | — | 1 tag of 325 | CDFW 2023 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 346 | 69.2 | — | 1 tag of 346 | CDFW 2021 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 390 | 78 | — | 1 tag of 390 | CDFW 2020 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 423 | 84.6 | — | 1 tag of 423 | CDFW 2019 Big Game Drawing Bighorn Sheep, p. 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 534 | 106.8 | — | 1 tag of 534 | CDFW 2018 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 483 | 96.6 | — | 1 tag of 483 | CDFW 2017 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 |
Earlier Years, When This Number Was a Different Hunt
California reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years 734 stood for another zone or weapon, so they are listed here rather than counted as this hunt's history or in its point-creep trend.
| Year · What It Was | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · rifle | 5 | 344 | 68.8 | — | CDFW 2022 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Zone 3
- 730 Zone 3 - Likely Tables Period 1 - General Methods - Buck Aug 23–31 · 5 tags · 2,773 applied <1% (small sample)
- 732 Zone 3 - Likely Tables Period 2 - General Methods - Buck Sep 7–15 · 5 tags · 1,561 applied <1% (small sample)
- 738 Zone 3 - Likely Tables - Archery - Buck Aug 10–18 · 5 tags · 273 applied <1% (small sample)
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for California pronghorn
23 cartridges on file are legal for pronghorn with a rifle in California (this license takes any legal weapon). Rules and sources: California hunting laws.
▸ Sources 14
- CDFW 2024 Pronghorn Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 · draw results, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2023 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2021 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2020 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2019 Big Game Drawing Bighorn Sheep, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2018 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2017 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, 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 2023 Pronghorn Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2022 Pronghorn Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2021 Pronghorn Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2025 Pronghorn 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. How we compute these.
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