"PREMIUM DEER TAGS Any hunt that filled on or before the first business day after July 1, of the previous year is a premium deer hunt. Premium deer hunt tags are issued through the Big Game Drawing. For a complete list of deer hunts and their classifications, please refer to the 2020 California Big Game Hunting Digest, available online at
www.wildlife.ca.gov/ Publications/Hunting-Digest. To apply for a premium deer tag issued through the Big Game Drawing,
applicants must use a First-Deer Tag Drawing Application, except for junior hunters may apply for apprentice hunts on their Second-Deer Tag Application."
PREMIUM DEER HUNTS are any hunt where the quota filled on or before the first business day after July 1, of the previous year.
Hunters may only obtain one premium hunt tag per license year. To apply for a premium deer hunt tag, hunters must apply in the Big Game Drawing using a First-Deer Tag Drawing Application. Except junior hunters who may also apply for premium Apprentice Hunts using a Second-Deer Tag Drawing Application.
Premium Deer Tags for 2021 are: General Zone Hunts: C, D6, D9, D12, D14,
D16 and D17; X Zone Hunts: X1, X2, X3A, X3B, X4, X5A, X5B, X6A, X6B, X7A, X7B, X8, X9A, X9B, X9C, X10 and X12; General Method Hunts: G1, G3, G6, G8, G12, G13, G19, G21, G37, G38 and G39; Muzzleloader Hunts: M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M11, MA1 and MA3; Area-Specific Archery Hunts: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, A18, A19, A20, A21,
A22, A24, A25, A26, A27, A30, A31, A32 and A33;