HuntingRulebook

California · Deer · 2026

Weather needs a spot

Wind, temperature and the scent cone are a forecast for somewhere. Drop a pin and this fills in for that exact spot, hour by hour.

California deer seasons, 2026

California’s 2026 deer seasons run July 11, 2026 to November 29, 2026, and what is open on a given day depends on the deer hunt zone your stand is in. Drop a pin above and this app reads the deer hunt zone off it, then answers the rest from there — the dates, the legal arms, the bag limits and the shooting hours, transcribed page by page from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife digest. It is a planning aid, not the law: check the digest before you hunt.

Every screen for California

  • Today in California — Whether the season is open at your pin this morning, what you may take, and the legal light either end of the day.
  • Map in California — Drop a pin and see the unit, the public land and the property lines under it.
  • Weather in California — Wind, temperature and the scent cone over your ground, hour by hour, for the days you can still choose between.
  • Calendar in California — Every day your tags are good for in your unit, from opening day to the end of the season.
  • Rut in California — When the rut runs where you hunt, and which week is worth taking off.
  • Rules in California — The legal arms, bag limits, antler restrictions and shooting hours that apply at your pin.
  • Tags in California — The licences and permits you hold — what turns the published season into your season.

The other states

Every state — the app opens on whichever one your own pin falls in.