Pronghorn Zone 5, Big Valley: California pronghorn hunting by the numbers
Pronghorn Zone 5 (Big Valley) covers 1,790 square miles of Modoc, Lassen, Shasta and Siskiyou counties. 52.6% is national forest, BLM or CDFW land (CPAD 2026a). CDFW's 2026 regulations list 3 hunts here with 7 tags in all. In 2023, CDFW's pronghorn hunt statistics show 12 pronghorn taken on 22 tags, with 1,359 applications for this zone's hunts.
Data updated October 2026. Hunt statistics: CDFW, 2018 to 2023. 2026 hunts and tags: CDFW's 2026-2027 regulations. Land: CPAD 2026a.
National forestBLMCDFW landState parkOther state or federal landZone 5Neighboring zonesLake or riverHighway
| CDFW region | Region 1, Northern Region |
|---|---|
| Counties | Modoc, Lassen, Shasta and Siskiyou |
| Size | 1,145,642 acres (1,790 square miles) |
| Public land | 52.6% (602,315 acres) |
| Hunts and tags, 2026 | 3 hunts, 7 tags |
| Taken, 2023 | 12 on 22 tags (CDFW) |
| Applications, 2023 | 1,359 for this zone's hunts |
| Towns in and near it | Lookout, Bieber, Adin, Alturas and Johnson Park |
What pronghorn hunts are in Zone 5 in 2026?
CDFW's 2026-2027 regulations list 3 hunts for this zone, 7 tags in all:
| Hunt | Type | 2026 tags | 2026 dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 5 Big Valley Either-sex Apprentice | Apprentice | 1 | August 22 to 30 |
| Zone 5 Big Valley Archery Buck | Archery | 1 | August 8 to 16 |
| Zone 5 Big Valley General Methods Buck | General Methods | 5 | August 22 to 30 |
Source: CDFW 2026-2027 California Mammal Hunting Regulations, page 94.
In CDFW's 2026 Big Game Drawing, 815 applications went to 2 of this zone's 3 hunts (CDFW's tables for the others do not add up, so they are left out):
| Hunt code | Hunt | Tags | By preference points | Applicants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750 | Zone 5 - Big Valley - General Methods - Buck | 5 | 4 | 719 |
| 755 | Zone 5 - Big Valley - Archery - Buck | 1 | 0 | 96 |
Source: CDFW 2026 Big Game Drawing statistics. The rest of each quota goes by draw-by-choice. CDFW also prints applicants at each point level.
How many pronghorn are taken in Zone 5?
In 2023, CDFW's pronghorn hunt statistics show 12 taken on 22 tags; 20 tag holders reported. Year by year, for this zone's hunts:
| Year | Hunts | Tags | Applications | Tag holders who reported | Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 22 | 1,359 | 20 | 12 |
| 2022 | 3 | 22 | 1,422 | 18 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 22 | 1,401 | 19 | 13 |
| 2020 | 2 | 20 | not printed | 20 | 14 |
| 2019 | 3 | 22 | 1,222 | 21 | 13 |
| 2018 | 3 | 22 | 1,371 | 22 | 17 |
Each hunt in 2023:
| Hunt code | Hunt | Applications | Tags | Taken | Success (CDFW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750 | Zone 5 - Big Valley - General Methods - Buck | 1,176 | 20 | 11 | 55% |
| 755 | Zone 5 - Big Valley - Archery only - Buck | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 780 | Zone 5 - Big Valley Apprentice - General Methods - Either-sex | 108 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Source: CDFW Pronghorn Hunt Statistics (2018 to 2023); 2023: CDFW 2023 Pronghorn Hunt Statistics. CDFW's success rate is reported harvest divided by tags. Applications are the sum of the applicant counts CDFW prints for each of this zone's hunts. CDFW's 2020 pronghorn applicant counts do not line up with its rows and are left out.
How much public land is in Zone 5?
52.6% of the zone, 602,315 of 1,145,642 acres, is national forest, BLM or CDFW land. The largest public units: Modoc National Forest (248,185 acres), Lassen National Forest (132,952 acres) and Shasta-Trinity National Forest (76,488 acres).
| Manager | Acres | Share of the zone |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 457,625 | 39.9% |
| BLM | 129,111 | 11.3% |
| CDFW land | 15,579 | 1.4% |
| State park | 6,553 | 0.6% |
| Other state or federal land | 3,198 | 0.3% |
Measured by FilledTag inside CDFW's zone boundary from California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026a. "Public land" on this page means national forest, BLM and CDFW land, the three managers whose ground is open to hunting under their own rules. National Park Service land, state parks and most other public ground are listed but not counted: hunting there is closed or limited. Land held by cities, counties, districts and private groups is not shown.
CDFW lands in the zone: Ash Creek Wildlife Area (14,566 acres), Cinder Flats Wildlife Area (730 acres) and Dutch Flat Wildlife Area (157 acres).
Which deer zones overlap Zone 5?
Zone X1 (625,185 acres; 331 deer taken in 2025), Zone X3a (371,523 acres; 209 deer taken in 2025) and Zone X4 (148,920 acres; 173 deer taken in 2025). Elk zones that overlap it: Northeastern elk zone.
How do you get to Zone 5?
Numbered highways through it, longest stretch first: CA 299, CA 139, CA 89 and CA 8. 8 Census places are inside it, among them Lookout, Bieber, Adin, Fall River Mills, Cassel and McArthur. Nearby: Johnson Park (2 miles), Hat Creek (2 miles), Canby (4 miles) and Alturas (19 miles).
Neighboring pronghorn zones: Pronghorn Zone 1 (Mount Dome), Pronghorn Zone 2 (Clear Lake), Pronghorn Zone 3 (Likely Tables) and Pronghorn Zone 4 (Lassen).
Questions hunters ask
How many pronghorn tags are there in Zone 5?
CDFW's 2026 regulations list 7 tags in 3 hunts: Zone 5 Big Valley Either-sex Apprentice (1), Zone 5 Big Valley Archery Buck (1) and Zone 5 Big Valley General Methods Buck (5). Tags are drawn in CDFW's big game drawing, apart from a few fundraising tags.
How many pronghorn were taken in Zone 5?
CDFW's 2023 pronghorn hunt statistics show 12 taken on 22 tags across 3 hunts. In 2022: 10 on 22 tags.
When are the Zone 5 pronghorn hunts in 2026?
August 22 to 30 and August 8 to 16, by hunt, in CDFW's 2026 regulations.
How much public land is in Zone 5?
52.6%: 602,315 acres of national forest, BLM and CDFW land by CPAD 2026a. The largest public units: Modoc National Forest (248,185 acres), Lassen National Forest (132,952 acres) and Shasta-Trinity National Forest (76,488 acres).
CDFW's boundary of Zone 5
Those portions of Modoc, Lassen, Shasta, and Siskiyou counties within a line beginning at the intersection of Highways 299 and 89; north and northwest on Highway 89 to Bartle-Telephone Flat Road; northeast on Bartle-Telephone Flat Road to Iodine Prairie-Long Bell Road; southeast on Iodine Prairie-Long Bell Road to North Main Road at Long Bell Forest Service Station; northeast on North Main Road and Mud Springs-Mud Lake Road to Modoc County Road 91; south on Modoc County Road 91 to Happy Camp-Cottonwood Flat Road; southeast on Happy Camp-Cottonwood Flat Road to Cottonwood Flat-Canby Bridge Road; southeast on Cottonwood Flat-Canby Bridge Road to Highway 299; south on Highway 299 to Hunters Ridge-Sweagert Flat Road near Lower Rush Creek Recreation Site; east and south on Hunters Ridge-Sweagert Flat Road to Sweagert Flat-Hunsinger Draw Road; south and west on Sweagert Flat-Hunsinger Draw Road to Adin-Madeline Road; southeast on Adin-Madeline Road to Hunsinger Flat-Willow Creek Road; southeast and southwest on Hunsinger Flat-Willow Creek Road to Highway 139; northwest on Highway 139 to Hayden Hill-Snag Hill Road; south and southwest on Hayden Hill-Snag Hill Road to Boyd Hill-Dixie Valley Road; southeast on Boyd Hill-Dixie Valley Road to Dixie Valley-Coyote Canyon Road; southeast on Dixie Valley-Coyote Canyon Road to the State Game Refuge 1S boundary; southeast along the State Game Refuge 1S boundary to U.S. Forest Service Road 35N06; south and west on U.S. Forest Service Road 35N06 to U.S. Forest Service Road 22; west on U.S. Forest Service Road 22 to Highway 89 near the Hat Creek Ranger Station; north on Highway 89 to Highway 299, to the point of beginning.
From CDFW 2026-2027 California Mammal Hunting Regulations, Title 14, Section 363.
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Where these numbers come from
- Hunt statistics: CDFW Pronghorn Hunt Statistics, 2018 to 2023.
- 2026 hunts, tags and dates: CDFW 2026-2027 California Mammal Hunting Regulations.
- Public land: California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026a. Zone boundary: CDFW pronghorn hunt zones (BIOS ds787).
- Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Numbers are copied from CDFW, CPAD and the Census Bureau, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
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