CDFW is pleased to offer a special hunt for deer in the Knoxville Wildlife Area, a 22,000-acre property located north of Lake Berryessa, Napa County. This special draw hunt will help improve hunter safety and the quality of the hunt experience on the Knoxville Wildlife Area by limiting hunter density during the opening week of the A-Zone deer hunt season.
Special drawing deer hunt permits will be issued to successfully drawn applicants and their one (1) guest, for one hunt period which covers the first week (7 days) of the A-Zone deer hunt season. The Knoxville Wildlife Area will be closed to all users during this time except for permitted deer hunters. The day after the special draw deer hunt period the Knoxville Wildlife Area will re-open to the general public for hunting and other recreational uses.
- Hunt Period: August 9-15, 2025
- Application Deadline: July 19, 2025
Arastradero Deer.
New for 2025!
- This hunt accommodates 60 permit holders.
- A successfully drawn permit holder may bring ONLY one (1), hunting or non-hunting guest during any of the day(s) of the special 7-day hunt period.
- The permittee and guest must each keep a copy of the hunt permit in their possession at all times while in the field. Only hunters that are named on the permit and their one guest will be allowed on the Knoxville Wildlife Area during this hunt.
- Junior hunters must be accompanied by an adult that is 18 years or older.
To apply, hunters must have a valid annual California hunting license.
A valid A-Zone deer tag and the special deer hunt permit must be in the hunter’s possession during the hunt.
Hunters must apply for Special Hunt Permits in ALDS