Zone D-5 located in Amador and Calaveras and portions of Alpine, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties. This is the southern end of the zone using the D3-5 tag and spans from Sacramento south to Ripon and east to Lake Tahoe.

As with most of California, there will be plenty of hunters in the field. Stay safe wear your blaze orange clothing. The D 3-5 tag is an over the counter 2-tag zone close to major urban areas. These factors lend to the crowded hunting conditions in addition to many of the non-hunting outdoor recreational enthusiasts.This is an extreme high use area. Plan on every campground to be full and every flat place in the forest be filled with a camp if you arrive after work. If recognized on the forest roads as a hunter expect to be shown the bird by passing recreational motorists. Do NOT leave valuables in camp unattended. They may not be yours when you get back.