California Hunt G8: draw, harvest & access

The draw in Hunt G82022 draw

20 tags, 262 applied, 8% drew.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Hunt G8

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2022	Tags	Success 3-yr
G8		20 of 262 drew	20	74–79%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest

Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2022

% success

G874–80%

80%

75%

79%

74%

2019202020212022

45%+28–45%Under 28%

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”

Rules for 2026.

Map & access

Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.

Offline maps

Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

Free

Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Hunt G8

Members

Hunt G8 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

Hunt G8 · G8

20 of 262 drew

Success74–79%