1537RES + NRPreference draw

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Answer card2015 draw · Resident

In 2015, 715 of 2,254 residents applying drew. Everyone with 3 or more points drew.

Draw result · 2015

32%

715 of 2,254 drew

Applicants · 2015

2,459

Odds by point level · 2015 · Resident

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Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2015 results	Verdict
4+	7	7	100%
2–3	402	395	98%	Likely
1	876	313	36%	Coin flip
0You · 0 pts	969	0	<1%	Long shot

Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: the cutoff is one number, while odds count everyone who applied at each level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2015	Nonresident	72 of 141 drew	141	72	51%
2015	Resident	715 of 2,254 drew	2,254	715	32%
2014	Nonresident	59 of 117 drew	117	59	50%
2014	Resident	666 of 2,278 drew	2,278	666	29%
2013	Nonresident	65 of 109 drew	109	65	60%
2013	Resident	731 of 2,332 drew	2,332	731	31%
2012	Nonresident	78 of 119 drew	119	78	66%
2012	Resident	787 of 2,302 drew	2,302	787	34%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Lifetime nonresident	2015	5	5
Lifetime resident	2015	59	59

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

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Before you apply

Points: “Each time you apply for a general-season buck deer permit and don’t draw one, you’ll receive a preference point.”
Tag fee: “GENERAL-SEASON BUCK DEER Permit fee: Resident $46, Nonresident $599”
Tag fee: “LIMITED-ENTRY BUCK DEER Permit fee: Resident $94, Nonresident $1,070”
Application fee: “Application fees (per species): Resident: $10 • Nonresident: $21”

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Source: DWR