California · Deer Hunting Data

California Deer Unit D3

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for California Game Management Unit D3.

Zone D3's defining feature is the mile-deep Feather River Canyon, which slices east to west along State Route 70, and for deer that verticality drives everything: they shift seasonally from oak foothills near 300 feet to the granite Sierra Buttes around 8,590 feet. Early season pins them to shaded canyon bottoms and hidden seeps, while checkerboard railroad-and-timber ownership across the Plumas and Tahoe National Forests pinches legal access into a few corridors. Our pack breaks it down: Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, and a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
271
Total Deer Spotted
47
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
California Deer Unit D3 boundary map
Unit D3 boundary within California · orange area is covered by this data pack

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The California - Deer Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every California Deer unit, including Unit D3. Study the unit on our interactive map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.