California Big Game Drawing Statistics
If you weren't drawn for a tag in this year's California Big Game Drawing by the Department of Fish and Game, don't feel lonely. Here are some early stats about the number of applications.
Year
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Premium Deer 39,057 38,533 42,593
44,591
44,731
Pronghorn Antelope
9,660
 9,564 10,969 11,879 11,339*
Elk 12,531 11,476 14,592 15,529 16,904
Nelson Bighorn Sheep 4,493 3,925 4,853 5,058 5,445
Total 65,741 63,498 73,007 77,057 78,419
*Doe antelope hunts cancelled for 2000.

Here are a couple of examples of what the odds were like:

A12 (X6b archery) — 60 tags, 91 applications
G3 (Goodale Hunt) — 25 tags, 2,187 applications
X5b (Susanville) — 305 tags, 2,835 applications

We will bring you additional stats as they become available.

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