I'm no expert, but as far as I know you still have to hunt in season with tags on private land. The animals on your property dont belong to you. Private ranches that you can hunt on year round without tags are "domesticated" animals. They will be farm raised deer, pig, elk, pheasants, etc. and are exempt from game regulations, because they are bought or raised for hunting and "belong" to the ranch.

Thanks for the response, and clearly I'm no expert either! I figured that the same season and tag requirements would apply, but was more wondering if private land owners that fell within certain zones would have any special privileges in receiving tags for that area?

I know the X-zone tags in Ca are done by a yearly draw, and people accumulate points each year. The more points, the higher the likelihood of drawing an X-zone tag. Would be pretty weak to own property in X-zone and only be able to hunt it every 3-5 years.

If that were the case, we'd certainly be checking out other areas where tags are sold over the counter.

As a land owner in CA you won't get special privilages on getting tags. X-Zones you do need points, but the land may qualify for a land owner tag or two. They are not easy to get. Some requirements are, 640 acres minimum, and the owner has to show the deer are a detrament tot the crop or property. If you are looking, look for listings that say, X zone land owner buck tags. I see several listings in Lassen and Modoc counties that are proud to list they have a land owner tag because it becomes a selling point. The catch is unlike other states only the person issued the land owner tag can use it in the state of CA. So it can't be sold. But don't take my word for it confirm with DFG.

Good luck