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Deer Zone C4: public land and hunting map

Deer Zone C4 is one of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, BIOS’s 45 deer hunting zones in California. It covers about 3,859 square miles (2,470,062 acres), and roughly 36% of it is public land: Forest Service 27%, National Park Service 4.3%, state land 2.3%.

Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method

Who manages the land

  • Bureau of Land Management1.4%
  • U.S. Forest Service27%
  • National Park Service4.3%
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceunder 1%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)2.3%

Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.

Outline of Deer Zone C4 and the units around itDeer Zone B3 · 42% publicDeer Zone B5 · 25% publicDeer Zone C3 · 19% publicDeer Zone D3 · 39% publicDeer Zone X4 · 62% publicDeer Zone X6a · 53% public
Deer Zone C4 in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Deer Zone C4

California season dates, 2026

Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.

SpeciesSeason2026 dates
Deer Archery Deer Jul 11 – Aug 2
Deer General Rifle Deer Aug 8 – Sep 20
Black bear General Bear Aug 8 – Dec 27
Turkey Fall Turkey Nov 14 – Dec 13

Full notes on the California page · California regulations.

Questions

How much of Deer Zone C4 is public land?

About 36% of Deer Zone C4 (879,342 of 2,470,062 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies). Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in Deer Zone C4?

U.S. Forest Service: 27%; National Park Service: 4.3%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 2.3%; Bureau of Land Management: 1.4%; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Deer Zone C4?

Deer Zone B3, Deer Zone B5, Deer Zone C3, Deer Zone D3, Deer Zone X4 and Deer Zone X6a.

Where are the season dates and rules for Deer Zone C4?

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, BIOS sets them. Start at the California hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the California page and in the app.

Sources and method

  • Boundary: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, BIOS (owner BIOS_Admin), the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
  • Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
  • Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
  • Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
  • Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.