California Unit G12:deer draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for deer, Gray Lodge Shotgun Either-Sex Deer Hunt. 2026: 30 tags per hunt.
California · Unit G12
Unit G12Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
18–35%
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit G12
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G12 | Sep 19–Sep 27Gray Lodge Shotgun Either-Sex Deer Hunt | 30 tags | 30 | 18–35% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successG1218–72%
43%
72%
42%
39%
18%
35%
28%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points 2020
50%
Before you apply
- Points
- “Deer – earn one preference point if you apply for the premium deer tag drawing but are not drawn for your first choice premium tag.”
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident First-Deer Tag or First-Deer Tag Drawing Application $377.35”
- Tag fee
- “Resident First-Deer Tag or First-Deer Tag Drawing Application $42.38”
Rules for 2026.
Map & access
Unit G12and the units around it
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Members
Unit G12 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit G12 · G12
30 tags
Success18–35%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- Unit J9Little Dry Creek Apprentice Shotgun Either-Sex Deer Hunt · 1 deer hunt
- Unit G19Sutter-Yuba Wildlife Areas Either-Sex Deer Hunt · 1 deer hunt
- Unit J8Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt · 1 deer hunt
- Unit J16Bucks Mountain/Nevada City Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt · 1 deer hunt
- Unit J17Blue Canyon Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt · 1 deer hunt
- Unit C40 deer hunts
Source: CDFW · Updated Nov 13, 2026