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Deer Zone X1: public land and hunting map

Deer Zone X1 is one of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, BIOS’s 45 deer hunting zones in California. It covers about 2,900 square miles (1,856,277 acres), and roughly 62% of it is public land: Forest Service 51%, Fish & Wildlife Service 4.4%, BLM 4.3%.

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

Who manages the land

  • Bureau of Land Management4.3%
  • U.S. Forest Service51%
  • National Park Service2.6%
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4.4%

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 X1 and the units around itDeer Zone B2 · 75% publicDeer Zone C1 · 25% publicDeer Zone C2 · 50% publicDeer Zone X2 · 75% publicDeer Zone X3a · 53% publicDeer Zone X4 · 62% public
Deer Zone X1 in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Deer Zone X1

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 X1 is public land?

About 62% of Deer Zone X1 (1,158,317 of 1,856,277 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in Deer Zone X1?

U.S. Forest Service: 51%; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 4.4%; Bureau of Land Management: 4.3%; National Park Service: 2.6%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Deer Zone X1?

Deer Zone B2, Deer Zone C1, Deer Zone C2, Deer Zone X2, Deer Zone X3a and Deer Zone X4.

Where are the season dates and rules for Deer Zone X1?

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.