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
Deer Management Program Publications
- North American Mule Deer Conservation Plan (PDF)
- Habitat Guidelines for Mule Deer - California Woodland Chaparral Ecoregion
- Habitat Guidelines for Mule Deer - Southwest Deserts Ecoregion
- A Gardener's Guide to Preventing Deer Damage. (PDF)
- A Sportsman's Guide to Improving Deer Habitat in California
- An Assessment of Mule and Black-tailed Deer Habitats and Populations in California
- California Wildlife Conservation Bulletin No. 11
- Does Deer Habitat Management Have A Place In the New Emphasis on “Ecosystem Management”?
- Guide to Hunting Deer in California (PDF)