Unit research · California · Zone X6a

Zone X6a — California

50% public hunting land across 789,651 ac. Road access is easy — only 0% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. Almost none of the public land is landlocked.

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2,910–8,300 ft

elevation range

50%

public hunting land

of public >1 mi from a road

2,560 ac

landlocked public

3.16

road miles per mi²

105 mi

trails on public land

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

Tags & season

Draw hunts on this ground.

One limited-entry deer hunt is drawn on Zone X6a: 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

■ Forest Service 46%■ State wildlife 2%■ BLM 1%■ Other hunting land 1%□ Private 50%

Unit area789,651 ac

Public hunting land394,600 ac (50%)

Parks & other public1,035 ac · Nonprofit preserve

Landlocked public2,560 ac (0.6%)

Walk-in access13,199 ac

Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)3,899 mi

Mapped trails on public land105 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road751 ac (0% of public)

Road density3.16 mi/mi²

Managed byForest Service 361k ac · State wildlife 13k ac · BLM 10k ac

Elevation2,910–8,300 ft

Median elevation5,030 ft

Median slope8°

Where the ground sits

2,910 ft8,300 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 22%

E 25%

S 26%

W 27%

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 · Pro, $5 a month or $49 a year

335,253 ac of this zone has burned — 42% of the unit. USGS migration corridors cover 7%. The full report assembles it into one printable document and keeps it current as the facts change.

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Season conditions — measured, not vibes

Historical temperatures · 2000–2025

Normals for 2000–2025 — tap or hover for a month

Measured at BLUE CANYON - NYACK ARPT, 92 km from the unit’s center. NOAA ISD-Lite hourly observations.

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, tell us at support@openhuntmaps.com — the fix ships for everyone.

Nearby zones

Zone X6b77% public · 1% remote Zone X7a57% public · 2% remote Zone X5a73% public · 21% remote Zone X462% public · 5% remote Zone C431% public · 9% remote Zone D339% public · 2% remote

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