California Antelope (Pronghorn) 780
Zone 5 - Big Valley Apprentice - General Methods - Either - Sex in Zone 5 — Big Valley, any legal weapon, Aug 23–31, 2025. 54% public land, mostly National Forest.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw
about 1 in 102
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 1
- Applicants
- 102
- Success
- 55%
First-choice nonresidents; nonresidents capped at 1 tag statewide. Success: 750 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
Closes Jun 2 · 227 daysThe $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).
- Opens
- Apr 15, 2027
- Closes
- Jun 2, 2027
- Results
- about Jun 15
Next application window: Open Apr 15 – Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until California Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes 2027.
▸ 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 · 2025 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | <1% (small sample) random pass only | — | — |
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, 780 drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CDFW 2025 Pronghorn Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2023
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 750 | 18 | 11 | 55% |
| 755 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 780 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| All of Zone 5 | 20 | 12 | 60% |
Adding up California Department of Fish and Wildlife's published lines for Zone 5 gives 20 hunters and 12 pronghorn taken in 2023, and 60% 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 102 | 102 | — | 1 tag of 102 | CDFW 2025 Pronghorn Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 100 | 100 | — | 1 tag of 100 | CDFW 2024 Pronghorn Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 108 | 108 | — | 1 tag of 108 | CDFW 2023 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 113 | 113 | — | 1 tag of 113 | CDFW 2022 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 120 | 120 | — | 1 tag of 120 | CDFW 2021 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 113 | 113 | — | 1 tag of 113 | CDFW 2020 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 147 | 147 | — | 1 tag of 147 | CDFW 2019 Big Game Drawing Bighorn Sheep, p. 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 124 | 124 | — | 1 tag of 124 | CDFW 2018 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 123 | 123 | — | 1 tag of 123 | CDFW 2017 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Zone 5
- 750 Zone 5 - Big Valley - General Methods - Buck Aug 23–31 · 5 tags · 758 applied <1% (small sample)
- 755 Zone 5 - Big Valley - Archery - Buck Aug 9–17 · 1 tag · 63 applied 2% (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 16
- CDFW 2025 Pronghorn Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 · draw results, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2024 Pronghorn Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2023 Pronghorn Antelope Tag Drawing…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2022 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 2025 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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Prior-draw odds from California Department of Fish and Wildlife's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All California pronghorn hunts