Unit research · California Zone X7a

Zone X7a — California

59% public across 451,316 ac. Road access is easy — only 2% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. Almost none of the public land is landlocked.

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4,340–9,110 ft

elevation range

59%

public land

of public >1 mi from a road

3,034 ac

landlocked public

2.97

road miles per mi²

262 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 X7a: 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 50%■ SFW 4%■ NGO 3%■ Other public 2%□ Private 41%

Unit area451,316 ac

Public land266,585 ac (59%)

Landlocked public3,034 ac (1.1%)

Walk-in access17,717 ac

Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)2,092 mi

Maintained trails262 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road5,506 ac (2% of public)

Road density2.97 mi/mi²

Managed byUSFS 226k ac · SFW 17k ac · NGO 16k ac

Elevation4,340–9,110 ft

Median elevation5,950 ft

Median slope8°

Where the ground sits

4,340 ft9,110 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 27%

E 28%

S 22%

W 23%

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

62,588 ac of this zone has burned — 14% of the unit. USGS migration corridors cover 30%. 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 RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 48 km from the unit’s center and ~1,500 ft below its median elevation — expect the unit to run colder. 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, file an issue — the fix ships for everyone.

Nearby zones

Zone X7b65% public · 3% remote Zone X6b77% public · 1% remote Zone X6a50% public · 0% remote Zone D341% public · 2% remote Zone D428% public · 11% remote Zone X891% public · 36% remote

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