California Antelope (Pronghorn) — Zone 1
Mount Dome
California Zone 1 covers 1,518,352 acres and lies 204 miles north of Roseville. 51% of it is public land, mostly national forest (41%) and BLM (4%). In 2023, 2 people hunted pronghorn here and took 1 — 50% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 2 tags here for 439 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in Zone 1, 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-
<1% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710 ↗ Zone 1 - Mount Dome - General Methods - Buck | <1% Point builder | — | 2 / 439 | Aug 23–31, 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 | $227.94 | $227.94 | $841.54 |
Application window: opens Apr 15, closes Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 626,771 ac · 41%
- BLM 57,130 ac · 4%
- National Wildlife Refuge 47,412 ac · 3%
- State land 30,351 ac · 2%
- National Park Service 13,070 ac · 1%
- County or city land 1,606 ac · 0%
- Other public 901 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 741,110 ac · 49%
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. California Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Boundary: Pronghorn Hunt Zones [ds787]
Harvest: 2023 Pronghorn Harvest Statistics
Harvest: 2022 Pronghorn Harvest Statistics
Harvest: 2021 Pronghorn Harvest Statistics