Statewide
Big game population survey data
February 27, 2020
See the latest and historic data on big game population surveys from 2015 to present.
Bighorn sheep
- California Bighorn Sheep Herd Composition 2015 - 2019 (pdf)
- California Bighorn Sheep Herd Size Estimates 2015 - 2019 (pdf)
- Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Herd Composition 2015 - 2019 (pdf)
- Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Herd Size Estimates 2015 - 2019 (pdf)
Deer
- Black-tailed Deer Herd Composition and Over-Winter Fawn Survival 2015 - 2019 (pdf)
- Mule Deer Population Estimates, Composition, and Over-Winter Fawn Survival 2015 - 2019 (pdf)
Pronghorn
Elk
- Rocky Mountain Elk Population Estimates and Herd Composition 2015 - 2019 (pdf)
- Roosevelt Elk Population Estimates and Herd Composition 2015 - 2019 (pdf)
Rocky Mountain goat
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