Deer Management
- Big Game Hunting Booklet
- Current Year Season Dates, Quotas, Regulations
- Zone Maps and General Zone Information
- Additional Hunt Information
- Deer Harvest Information
- Related Links and Additional Information
- Current Issues of Concern
- Private Lands Management
- Publications
- Population Information
- Application for Cooperative Deer Hunting Area Permit (PDF)
CDFW Wildlife Branch
1812 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 445-0411
Game Management Programs
Special Announcements
- Waterfowl Reservation Drawing Results
- Fund-Raising Auction Tags
- Avian Influenza
- Waterfowl Hunt Results on Public Hunt Areas
- Bear Harvest Number to Date
- Fire Closure Information
Other CDFW Programs
A Sportsman's Guide to Improving Deer Habitat in California
All files below are in PDF format
- Section 1 - Table of Contents / Introduction / Mule Deer in California
- Section 2 - Mule Deer in California (contd.) / Who Manages Deer and Deer Habitats?
- Section 3 - Who Manages Deer and Deer Habitats (contd.) / The Land-Management Planning Process
- Section 4 - The Land-Management Planning Process (contd.) / Habitat Improvements
- Section 5 - Mule Deer in Bioregions of California
- Section 6 - Mule Deer in Bioregions of California (contd.)
- Section 7 - Mule Deer in Bioregions of California (contd.) / Acknowledgements / Apendices