Bridgeport is located right about in the very middle of deer hunting Zone X-12 (A-20). This section of the Eastern Sierra in California is well known for producing some fine quality Mule Deer.
The A-20 archery season generally starts around the third weekend in August, and the X-12 rifle season the thrid weekend of September, however, these are both limited entry zones and you usually need to have your applications in by around the first of June. Whatever you do, don't delay too long after the new hunting licenses and applications come out to get in on the draw for this great zone.
Zone X-12. (A) Area: That portion of Mono County within a line beginning at the junction of the California-Nevada state line and Highway 167 (Pole Line Road); west on Highway 167 to Highway 395; north on Highway 395 to Virginia Lakes Road; west on Virginia Lakes Road to the Virginia Lakes Trail (Entry Trail D11); northwest on the Virginia Lakes Trail to the Mono-Tuolumne county line; north along the Mono-Tuolumne county line to the Mono-Alpine county line; northeast along the Mono-Alpine county line to Indian Springs Road; northeast on Indian Springs Road to the California-Nevada state line; southeast on the California-Nevada state line to the point of beginning.