Unit research · California Zone X3b

Zone X3b — California

63% public across 987,590 ac. Road access is easy — only 15% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. Almost none of the public land is landlocked.

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4,350–9,860 ft

elevation range

63%

public land

15%

of public >1 mi from a road

3,067 ac

landlocked public

1.13

road miles per mi²

117 mi

maintained trails

Computed from primary government data by the open pipeline. See the code →

Tags & season

Draw hunts on this ground.

One limited-entry deer hunt is drawn on Zone X3b: apply in the California draw, by the agency's deadline below.

Deer tag · 1 draw hunt (2026-27)$42.38 resident · $377.35 nonresident

Plus: California annual hunting license (2026-27)$64.54 resident · $225.46 nonresident

Season dates: see California Department of Fish and Wildlife's regulations

2026 California Big Game Digest (rev. 2026-04-17) ↗

California deer draw calendar

Apr 15, 2027 — applications open
Jun 2, 2027 — application deadline

CDFW big game hunting tags ↗Draw odds for California deer →How the California draw works →

Fees and draw dates from California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2026-27, verified 2026-08-05. Tag type from the agency's published draw statistics: a zone that appears in none of them has no limited-entry hunt we know of. Source: CDFW license items and fees (2026-27) · 2026 California Big Game Digest (rev. 2026-04-17) · CDFW big game hunting tags.

Land & access

■ USFS 34%■ BLM 27%■ SFW 1%■ Other public 1%□ Private 37%

Unit area987,590 ac

Public land622,833 ac (63%)

Landlocked public3,067 ac (0.5%)

Walk-in access6,632 ac

Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)1,748 mi

Maintained trails117 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road96,124 ac (15% of public)

Road density1.13 mi/mi²

Managed byUSFS 334k ac · BLM 270k ac · SFW 7k ac

Elevation4,350–9,860 ft

Median elevation5,360 ft

Median slope5°

Where the ground sits

4,350 ft9,860 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 20%

E 25%

S 21%

W 34%

Share of ground steeper than 5° — flat ground has no facing

North slopes hold shade, cover and snow; south slopes open first.

USGS 3DEP 1 arc-second (30 m), slope at native resolution in a local metric projection, sampled on a 200 m grid. See the code →

Unit intelligence report

138,396 ac of this zone has burned — 14% of the unit. USGS migration corridors cover 15%. The full report assembles it into one printable document and keeps it current as the facts change.

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How these numbers are made

public_land_pct = public_area / unit_area
landlocked = public ∖ reachable(roads, corners)
remote = public ∖ buffer(roads, 1 mi)
# AGPL — read the pipeline →

Computed, not curated: no paid research team, no opinions dressed as data. If a number looks wrong, file an issue — the fix ships for everyone.

Nearby zones

Zone X275% public · 6% remote Zone X3a53% public · 6% remote Zone X5b74% public · 34% remote Zone X462% public · 5% remote Zone X5a74% public · 21% remote Zone X163% public · 8% remote

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What happens nextApr 15 — Deer applications open · details →Jun 2 — Deer application deadline · details →