1543RES + NRPreference draw

Deer,draw hunt

Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

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Answer card2015 draw · Resident

In 2015, 1,460 of 1,535 residents applying drew. Everyone with 3 or more points drew.

Draw result · 2015

95%

1,460 of 1,535 drew

Applicants · 2015

1,636

Odds by point level · 2015 · Resident

You are in the 0–2 row

Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2015 results	Verdict
3+	3	3	100%
0–2You · 0 pts	1532	1457	95%	Likely

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	24 of 27 drew	27	24	89%
2015	Resident	1,460 of 1,535 drew	1,535	1,460	95%
2014	Nonresident	35 of 35 drew	35	35	100%
2014	Resident	1,445 of 1,456 drew	1,456	1,445	99%
2013	Nonresident	40 of 40 drew	40	40	100%
2013	Resident	1,639 of 1,663 drew	1,663	1,639	99%
2012	Nonresident	66 of 66 drew	66	66	100%
2012	Resident	1,693 of 1,715 drew	1,715	1,693	99%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Lifetime nonresident	2015	12	12
Lifetime resident	2015	62	62

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