California Deer Hunting by County

California reports its deer harvest by management unit rather than by county, so county-level harvest totals aren't available here. Public land and terrain are still broken out by county below.

See California season dates or the California wildlife agency for unit-level harvest data.

Updated August 2026

Mono County100%
Alpine County98%
Inyo County94%
Tuolumne County82%
Sierra County81%
Trinity County81%
Plumas County81%
Del Norte County79%
Modoc County76%
San Bernardino County72%
Imperial County69%
Riverside County69%
Siskiyou County68%
Lassen County66%
Ventura County58%
El Dorado County57%
Mariposa County56%
Lake County56%
Placer County55%
San Diego County52%
Tulare County51%
Marin County51%
Shasta County47%
Santa Barbara County44%
Nevada County44%
Fresno County42%
Madera County38%
San Mateo County37%
Los Angeles County34%
Contra Costa County33%
Napa County32%
Glenn County31%
Orange County31%
Tehama County30%
Alameda County29%
Amador County28%
Humboldt County28%
San Luis Obispo County28%
Santa Clara County28%
Calaveras County26%
Santa Cruz County26%
Kern County25%
Butte County23%
San Francisco County23%
Monterey County21%
Colusa County20%
Mendocino County20%
Yuba County20%
San Benito County13%
Merced County12%
Solano County12%
Sacramento County11%
Sonoma County10%
Yolo County9%
Stanislaus County6%
Sutter County5%
San Joaquin County2%
Kings County1%

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