By Hunt Page 1 2023 California Deer Harvest Statistics
2023 California Deer Harvest Statistics
Table 1 (Pages 1-5) 2023 Statewide Deer Harvest and Hunter Success by Hunt
This table provides the reported and estimated deer harvest for 2023 based on hunter license reports received by the Department as of April 4, 2024. The
table does not include harvest within Section 554 Landowner Programs or Private Lands Management (PLM) programs.
Notes:
(a) Hunter success is total estimated deer kill divided by tags issued.
(b) B-zone, C-zone, and D3-5-zone tags are issued for use in any of a group of zones. For these tags, while harvest is specific to zone, figures
provided for Quota and Percent Hunter Success are totals for each group of zones.
Zone or
Hunt Code
Percent Non-
Reporting Rate
(NRR)
Tag Quota Reported
Does
Reported
Bucks
Total
Reported
Estimated
Does
Estimated
Bucks
Total
Estimated
Percent
Hunter
Success (a)
AO 30.8% 100,000 2 528 530 2 763 765 9.9%
A 31.1% 65,000 0 4,924 4,925 0 7,146 7,148 25.8%
B1 28.3% (b) 35,000 (b) 0 1,846 1,846 0 2,576 2,576 21.9% (b)
B2 28.3% (b) 35,000 (b) 0 1,725 1,726 0 2,407 2,409 21.9% (b)
B3 28.3% (b) 35,000 (b) 0 507 507 0 708 708 21.9% (b)
B4 28.3% (b) 35,000 (b) 0 198 198 0 278 278 21.9% (b)
B5 28.3% (b) 35,000 (b) 0 559 559 0 781 781 21.9% (b)
B6 28.3% (b) 35,000 (b) 0 664 664 0 927 927 21.9% (b)
C1 19.7% (b) 8,150 (b) 0 188 188 0 234 234 22.1% (b)
C2 19.7% (b) 8,150 (b) 0 223 223 0 278 278 22.1% (b)
C3 19.7% (b) 8,150 (b) 0 338 338 0 421 421 22.1% (b)
C4 19.7% (b) 8,150 (b) 0 696 696 0 867 867 22.1% (b)
D3 27.3% (b) 33,000 (b) 0 1,194 1,194 0 1,643 1,643 12.1% (b)
D4 27.3% (b) 33,000 (b) 0 394 394 0 543 543 12.1% (b)
D5 27.3% (b) 33,000 (b) 0 1,308 1,310 0 1,800 1,803 12.1% (b)
D6 21.9% 10,000 0 565 565 0 723 723 7.2%