B zone blacktail

[Ronnie270]

I’m new to rock slide and just thought I would post a big blacktail to make everyone’s day better.

 

[JNDEER]

Good buck, thanks for posting.

 

[270Hunter]

Here’s a buck I scouted out a couple years ago, lived in a tricky spot. Never got him but that’s how it happens with the big ones!

 

[BrendanHickey]

Here is a b zone buck I got a few years ago in archery

 

[ReddingArcher]

Here is a b zone buck I got a few years ago in archery

Great buck! Congrats.

 

[AME]

Only ever hunted B zone once, during rifle season. Hottest driest deer hunt I have ever been on. I think we may have seen one doe? We'll done for killing something out there.

 

[Wyo_hntr]

I have a general question about California blacktail hunting. Are all the tags draw only? Or are some otc until the quota is full? I've looked on the California dfw website and if it's there I can't seem to find it.

 

[ReddingArcher]

I have a general question about California blacktail hunting. Are all the tags draw only? Or are some otc until the quota is full? I've looked on the California dfw website and if it's there I can't seem to find it.

A zone and B zone are otc. I’m not sure on A zone but B zone sells out before rifle season starts.
Oh I believe D3-5 is otc also, I’ve never hunted it or really even looked into hunting those units so I’m not positive on that.

 

[Wyo_hntr]

A zone and B zone are otc. I’m not sure on A zone but B zone sells out before rifle season starts.
Oh I believe D3-5 is otc also, I’ve never hunted it or really even looked into hunting those units so I’m not positive on that.

Thanks!

 

[stv117]

I’m new to rock slide and just thought I would post a big blacktail to make everyone’s day better.

well you did make my day.

cool photos, thanks for shearing.

 

[AM_Hunter]

Thanks!

California has a lot of OTC deer tags in A Zone, B Zone, and D Zones. I think A and B typically hold mostly Blacktails while the D zones have a mix of blacktails and a bunch of different species of Mule Deer like California Mule Deer, Rocky Mountain, Burro, and a few others I think. Typically though all the OTC tags sport like a 5-10% success rate and 5000-30,000 tags or something. The draw only tags like some D-Zones and all X-Zones usually have a higher success rate, lower hunters, and better class deer but the really good zones could easily take 5-20 years to pull

 

[AME]

California has a lot of OTC deer tags in A Zone, B Zone, and D Zones. I think A and B typically hold mostly Blacktails while the D zones have a mix of blacktails and a bunch of different species of Mule Deer like California Mule Deer, Rocky Mountain, Burro, and a few others I think. Typically though all the OTC tags sport like a 5-10% success rate and 5000-30,000 tags or something. The draw only tags like some D-Zones and all X-Zones usually have a higher success rate, lower hunters, and better class deer but the really good zones could easily take 5-20 years to pull

Yup. Only thing to add is C zone, which geographically is between the B and X zones. Last time I drew a C tag it took 2 years? Easier to draw than X, and a little less pressure than B or D.

 

[AM_Hunter]

Yup. Only thing to add is C zone, which geographically is between the B and X zones. Last time I drew a C tag it took 2 years? Easier to draw than X, and a little less pressure than B or D.

Thats true, as a SoCal hunter I try not to think of those zones too much XD

 

[dster3]

I have a general question about California blacktail hunting. Are all the tags draw only? Or are some otc until the quota is full? I've looked on the California dfw website and if it's there I can't seem to find it.

A, B, D zones are usually OTC and some tend to sell out before the season starts. Any X zone is a draw unit.

I've PM'd you a list of the current tags available. Although these might be differerent for NR.

 

[oldskool67]

A zone and B zone are otc. I’m not sure on A zone but B zone sells out before rifle season starts.
Oh I believe D3-5 is otc also, I’ve never hunted it or really even looked into hunting those units so I’m not positive on that.

Yes D3-5 is also OTC

 

[ko1featherweigh]

Those are some big boys for black tail. A and B zone hunter here

 

[eLightfoot]