California Big Game Application Numbers Jump

California Big Game Application Numbers Jump

Think it was hard to draw a big game tag in 2001? Well, the odds got worse in 2002. With the DFG giving out points to unsuccessful hunters for the first time, the number of applications jumped dramatically. The most significant jump was for antelope tags where hunters turned in 10,000+ more applications this year when compared to last year. This was almost a 100% increase. Many hunters will be hoping for better odds starting in 2003, when the DFG is scheduled to have a new drawing system based on points received from unsuccessful years.

Applications for California Big Game Tag Drawings

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Premium Deer	43,939	43,522	39,057	38,533	42,593	44,591	44,731	46,061	50,159

Pronghorn Antelope	8,738	8,858	9,660	9,564	10,969	11,879	11,339	11,081	21,464

Elk	10,665	11,144	12,531	11,476	14,592	15,529	16,904	16,895	13,625

Nelson Bighorn Sheep	4,692	4,217	4,493	3,925	4,853	5,058	5,445	5,762	7,680

Total	68,034	67,741	65,741	63,498	73,007	77,057	78,419	79,799	92,928

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