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Siskiyou General Methods BullGeneral methods · Oct 7, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026
Big Game Drawing →301Marble Mountains General Methods - AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 9, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026
Big Game Drawing →302Marble Mountains General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Sep 9, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026
Big Game Drawing →303Marble Mountains Muzzleloader/Archery - Either-sexMuzzleloading rifle · Oct 31, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026
Big Game Drawing →304Northeastern General Methods - AntlerlessGeneral methods · Nov 11, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026
Big Game Drawing →305Northeastern General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Sep 16, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →311Lone Pine Period 1 Archery - BullArchery · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →312Tinemaha Period 1 - Archery - BullArchery · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →315West Tinemaha Period 1 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →317West Tinemaha Period 2 - General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →323Whitney Period 2 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →324Whitney Period 3 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 17, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →328Mendocino General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026
Big Game Drawing →329Bear Valley General Methods - AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 10, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026
Big Game Drawing →330Bear Valley General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Oct 10, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026
Big Game Drawing →337Lone Pine Period 1 Archery Antlerless (Tule)Archery · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →343Whitney Period 1 - Archery Only - BullArchery · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →348Bishop Period 4 - General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026
Big Game Drawing →355Northwestern General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026
Big Game Drawing →357Grizzly Island Period 8 General Methods Spike BullGeneral methods · Sep 3, 2026 to Sep 6, 2026
Big Game Drawing →358Grizzly Island Period 9 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 8, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →359Grizzly Island Period 10 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 13, 2026
Big Game Drawing →360Grizzly Island Period 11 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026
Big Game Drawing →362Grizzly Island Period 12 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Sep 17, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026
Big Game Drawing →363Grizzly Island Period 13 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →365Goodale Period 2 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →366Goodale Period 3 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 17, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →367Independence Period 1 Muzzleloader BullMuzzleloading rifle · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →368Independence Period 2 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →369Independence Period 2 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →370Independence Period 3 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 17, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →371Independence Period 3 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Oct 17, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →373Goodale Period 1 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →374Northwestern General Methods - AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026
Big Game Drawing →375Central Coast General Methods - AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026
Big Game Drawing →376Central Coast General Methods BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026
Big Game Drawing →377Gabilan General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Nov 14, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026
Big Game Drawing →378Gabilan General Methods BullGeneral methods · Nov 14, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026
Big Game Drawing →379Tehachapi General Methods - AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 5, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026
Big Game Drawing →380Tehachapi General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Sep 5, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026
Big Game Drawing →381Grizzly Island Period 13 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →382Central Coast Archery Antlerless (Tule)Archery · Sep 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026
Big Game Drawing →383Central Coast Archery Bull (Tule)Archery · Sep 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026
Big Game Drawing →384Siskiyou Archery BullArchery · Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
Big Game Drawing →385La Panza Archery Bull (Tule)Archery · Sep 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026
Big Game Drawing →386La Panza Archery Antlerless (Tule)Archery · Sep 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026
Big Game Drawing →387Lake Pillsbury Period 1 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Aug 29, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
Big Game Drawing →388Lake Pillsbury Period 2 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 5, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →389Lake Pillsbury Period 3 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026
Big Game Drawing →390Lake Pillsbury Period 4 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Sep 26, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026
Big Game Drawing →391Lake Pillsbury Period 5 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026
Big Game Drawing →392Tinemaha Mountain Period 1 - General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →393Tinemaha Mountain Period 2 - General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →394West Tinemaha Period 3 - General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Oct 17, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →396Bishop Period 2 Apprentice - General - BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Apprentice drawing →401Siskiyou General Methods - AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 9, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026
Big Game Drawing →406Cache Creek Period 1 General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Oct 10, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →408Marble Mountains Apprentice - Either-sex (Roosevelt)General methods · Sep 9, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026
Apprentice drawing →409Northeastern Apprentice - Either-sex (Rocky Mountain)General methods · Sep 16, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Apprentice drawing →411Northeastern Archery - Either-sex (Rocky Mountain)Archery · Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 13, 2026
Big Game Drawing →416Cache Creek Period 2 General Methods - AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 17, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026
Big Game Drawing →417La Panza Period 1 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Oct 10, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026
Big Game Drawing →418La Panza Period 2 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Nov 14, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026
Big Game Drawing →419La Panza Period 1 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Oct 10, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026
Big Game Drawing →420La Panza Period 2 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Nov 14, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026
Big Game Drawing →422Owens Valley Multiple Zone Archery - Bull (Tule)Archery · Aug 8, 2026 to Aug 16, 2026
Big Game Drawing →426Tinemaha Period 2 - General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →433Grizzly Island Period 1 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Aug 11, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026
Big Game Drawing →437Grizzly Island Period 2 General Methods Spike BullGeneral methods · Aug 13, 2026 to Aug 16, 2026
Big Game Drawing →447Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Dec 22, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Big Game Drawing →448Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Nov 21, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026
Big Game Drawing →449Fort Hunter Liggett Archery Either-sex (Tule)Archery · Aug 1, 2026 to Aug 9, 2026
Big Game Drawing →450Fort Hunter Liggett Archery Antlerless (Tule)Archery · Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026
Big Game Drawing →461East Park Reservoir General Methods BullGeneral methods · Sep 5, 2026 to Oct 1, 2026
Big Game Drawing →463East Park Reservoir General Methods AntlerlessGeneral methods · Sep 5, 2026 to Oct 1, 2026
Big Game Drawing →464La Panza Apprentice Period 1 - Spike Bull (Tule)General methods · Oct 10, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026
Apprentice drawing →466Grizzly Island Apprentice - Period 1 - Antlerless (Tule)General methods · Aug 11, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026
Apprentice drawing →469Grizzly Island Apprentice - Period 2 - Spike Bull (Tule)General methods · Aug 13, 2026 to Aug 16, 2026
Apprentice drawing →471Fort Hunter Liggett Apprentice - Antlerless (Tule)General methods · Dec 22, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Apprentice drawing →472Fort Hunter Liggett Apprentice - Bull (Tule)General methods · Dec 22, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027
Apprentice drawing →483Northwestern General Methods - Either-sexGeneral methods · Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026
Big Game Drawing →484Cache Creek Apprentice - Bull (Tule)General methods · Oct 10, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Apprentice drawing →486Lone Pine Period 2 General Methods BullGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Big Game Drawing →487Bishop Period 1 - Muzzleloader - BullMuzzleloading rifle · Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Big Game Drawing →490Bishop Period 3 - General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Oct 17, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →496Lone Pine Period 3 - General Methods - BullGeneral methods · Oct 17, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
Big Game Drawing →497San Luis Reservoir General Methods Either-sexGeneral methods · Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026
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