1579RES + NRPreference draw

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Answer card2015 draw · Resident

In 2015, 143 of 488 residents applying drew. Everyone with 2 or more points drew.

Draw result · 2015

29%

143 of 488 drew

Applicants · 2015

547

Odds by point level · 2015 · Resident

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Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2015 results	Verdict
3	6	6	100%
2	58	58	100%	Likely
1	185	60	32%	Coin flip
0You · 0 pts	239	19	8%	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	18 of 23 drew	23	18	78%
2015	Resident	143 of 488 drew	488	143	29%
2014	Nonresident	13 of 24 drew	24	13	54%
2014	Resident	154 of 417 drew	417	154	37%
2013	Nonresident	24 of 27 drew	27	24	89%
2013	Resident	187 of 424 drew	424	187	44%
2012	Nonresident	19 of 19 drew	19	19	100%
2012	Resident	201 of 378 drew	378	201	53%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Lifetime nonresident	2015	2	2
Lifetime resident	2015	34	34

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