Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt

About Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt

Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt is a deer hunt area in California, United States, set by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. It covers about 1,406 km² (543 mi²). No town of the HuntGrid list lies inside it; the nearest is Susanville, about 9.3 km from its edge.

HuntGrid draws its boundary from California Department of Fish and Wildlife's data for the 2026 season. The agency uses this unit system for Mule deer.

Unit code

M-4

Area

1,406 km²

Area (miles)

543 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 1,034 km² of public or protected land inside it, 74% of the unit. Some protected land is privately owned (a conservation group's, for one). By manager, as the source names it:

Boundaries are approximate and aren't legal descriptions. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there: check your local regulations and posted signs.

Public land: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Seasons and regulations

Seasons for this unit that a person has checked against California Department of Fish and Wildlife's regulations:

The official regulations have the final word: check them before you hunt.

Official regulations: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Units around it

Next to it in the same unit system

• East Lassen Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt
• Bass Hill Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• Zone 4 - Lassen (pronghorn hunt zone)
• Zone X5a Archery Hunt (archery deer hunt area)
• Northeastern California Zone (waterfowl zone)
• Zone Q1 (quail zone)
• Zone X-5a (deer zone)

What HuntGrid shows for Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt

• Its boundary on the map; tap inside it for the unit's card with the agency's regulations link.
• Public land and the other hunting units in the same view, each with its source.
• Season dates once a person has checked them, and legal shooting hours where the rule is checked.
• Hourly wind with a scent cone for every stand, and official weather alerts.
• Offline maps: download the area and use the map, your pins and the forecast with no signal.

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Questions

How big is Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt (deer hunt area)?

About 1,406 km² (543 mi²), as HuntGrid maps California Department of Fish and Wildlife's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 1,034 km² of public or protected land, 74% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Bureau of Land Management. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt?

This page lists 2 seasons a person has checked against California Department of Fish and Wildlife's regulations; the official regulations have the final word.

Which units are next to Horse Lake Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt?

In the same unit system: East Lassen Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt and Bass Hill Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt.

More on huntgrid.net

• Hunting map of California
• Deer hunting
• HuntGrid, the hunting app

Sources

Unit boundary: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (BIOS), CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (CDFW BIOS ds3241 "Deer Hunt Zones, Additional Hunts - Title 14, Section 360"). Boundaries for the 2026 season.

• The agency's boundary data
• Official regulations

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The official regulations and maps have the final word.