The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has posted the 2015 Big Game Digest to its Web site.

The 64-page document can be downloaded online for free at www.dfg.ca.gov/publications/digest/ .

The popular guide contains season, quota and harvest information for deer, elk, pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep, as well as tag drawing information, bear and wild pig hunting information and big game hunting regulations for the 2015-16 seasons.

Printed copies of the Big Game Digest will automatically be mailed in late April to hunters who purchased a big game tag or applied for the Big Game Drawing in California in 2014.

"As printing costs continue to rise, more funding for big game conservation will be available if the department reduces printing and mailing costs," said Dan Yparraguirre, CDFW's deputy director of wildlife and fisheries. "Making the Big Game Digest available online also means that hunters can access this information sooner."

Hunting licenses, tags and drawing applications will be available on April 15.

Purchases may be made through the Online License Service, at any CDFW License Sales Office or license agent, or by telephone at 800-565-1458.

The deadline to apply for the big game drawing is midnight on June 2.