All premium deer hunt tags and elk, antelope and bighorn sheep tags are distributed through the DFG Big Game Drawing.
Under a Modified Preference Point System drawing, tag quotas for each hunt are split into two portions: one portion awarded by preference point drawings; the other portion awarded in Draw-By-Choice drawings. Quota splits vary, depending on the species, total number of available tags, or other special criteria (such as those for Apprentice Hunts).
The maximum number of preference points for any species a hunter can have is eight.
Instructions for completing elk, antelope …

Many California deer hunting seasons have come to a close but there are still many that remain open. With recent storms and snow in the high country deer are on the move to winter ranges and many have already arrived in lower elevations. Hunters can still find a big old buck hanging out up high in the mountains but many big bucks have already starting showing signs of the upcoming rut. Many reports came in recently of bucks being taken that were hanging out with does, necks starting to swell, …