Unit 3 pronghorn,apprentice hunts season

Season Apprentice Hunts - Applicants must be under 16 years of age and possess a Junior Hunting License. Licensed adult chaperone required (T14 CCR §708.11(b)(2)). Aug 23–Aug 31·Units: 3·5 tags in 2024

Answer card2024 draw · All applicants

5 tags, 246 applied, 2% drew in 2024. 18th hardest of 18 California pronghorn draws in 2024.

Draw result · 2024

5 tags

Harvest success

20–100%

Range, 2022–2024

Applicants · 2024

246

49 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Applicants	Tags
2024	246	5

California prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Report an error

Save this hunt

What it is

Hunt: Zone 3 Likely Tables Period 1 Either-sex Apprentice
Tags: 0 (2025)

Season dates, 2025

Apprentice Hunts - Applicants must be under 16 years of age and possess a Junior Hunting License. Licensed adult chaperone required (T14 CCR §708.11(b)(2)).: Aug 23–Aug 31

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 734

2018–2024

1860%1980%2080%2160%2280%2320%24100%

Other pronghorn hunts in Unit 3

Ask FarWide

Answers use the same figures as this page.

What did 734 take to draw in California?Which California pronghorn hunts in Unit 3 have the best success?Easiest California pronghorn hunts to draw as a nonresident?

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