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Unit 3 pronghorn,general methods hunts season
Season General Methods Hunts Aug 22–Aug 30·Units: 3·5 tags in 2026
Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
5 tags, 2,761 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. One of California's hardest pronghorn draws: 2nd hardest of 18 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
5 tags
Harvest success
36–100%
Range, 2023–2025
Applicants · 2026
2,761
552 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,761 | 5 |
California prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Zone 3 Likely Tables Period 1 General Methods Buck
- Tags
- 5 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Methods Hunts: Aug 22–Aug 30
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 730
2018–20251877%1962%2062%2169%2260%2336%2475%25100%
Other pronghorn hunts in Unit 3
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Before you apply
- Points
- “Elk, pronghorn and bighorn sheep – earn one preference point for each species you apply for and was not drawn for the tag.”
- Application fee
- “Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn Sheep Tag Drawing Applications $8.38 per application”
- Tag fee
- “Pronghorn Antelope Tag $205.77 Resident $628.85 Nonresident”
Rules for 2026.
Source: CDFW