Deer Management Permit Probabilites and Selection Process
DMP Application Deadline is October 1
DMP Selection Probabilities Remain the Same Through the Entire Application Period
2009 Deer Management Permit Selection Probabilities
| WMU | Residents | Non-residents | ||
| 1st DMP | 2nd DMP | 1st DMP | 2nd DMP | |
| 1C * Bow | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 3A | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 3C | HIGH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 3F | HIGH | MED | HIGH | NONE |
| 3G | HIGH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 3H | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 3J | HIGH | MED | HIGH | NONE |
| 3K | LOW | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 3M | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 3N | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | NONE |
| 3P | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 3R | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 3S ** Bow | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 4A | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4B | HIGH | NONE | HIGH | NONE |
| 4C | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4F | LOW | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4G | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4H | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4J ** Bow | HIGH | MED | HIGH | NONE |
| 4K | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4L | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4O | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4P | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4R | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4S | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4T | HIGH | PP REQ *** | HIGH | NONE |
| 4U | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4W | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 4Y | HIGH | NONE | PP REQ | NONE |
| 4Z | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 5R | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 5S | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 5T | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 6A | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 6C | PP REQ | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 6G | HIGH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 6H | HIGH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 6K | LOW | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 6P | HIGH | NONE | HIGH | NONE |
| 6R | LOW | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 6S | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 7A | LOW | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 7F | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | NONE |
| 7H | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | NONE |
| 7J | HIGH | MED | HIGH | NONE |
| 7M | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 7P | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 7R | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | NONE |
| 7S | HIGH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 8A | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 8C ** Bow | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 8F | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 8G | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 8H | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 8J | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 8M | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 8N | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 8P | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 8R | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | NONE |
| 8S | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 8T | HIGH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 8W | HIGH | LO/DIS VET **** | HIGH | NONE |
| 8X | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 8Y | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 9A | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 9F | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
| 9G | HIGH | MED | HIGH | NONE |
| 9H | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 9J | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 9K | HIGH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 9M | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 9N | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 9P | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 9R | LOW | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 9S | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 9T | LOW | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 9W | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| 9X | MED | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| 9Y | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
HIGH = more than 2/3 of applicants receive a DMP
MEDIUM = between 1/3 & 2/3 receive a DMP
LOW = less than 1/3 of applicants will receive a DMP
NONE = No DMPs are available
PP REQ = only applicants with preference points have a chance of receiving a DMP
LO/DIS VET = only qualifying landowners and disabled veterans will receive a DMP
* In WMU 1C deer hunting from October-December is bowhunting only. During the special January firearms season, a special permit is required.
** WMUs 3S, 4J and 8C are bowhunting only Wildlife Management Units.
*** Preference points are won and lost on your 1st permit selection. Only applicants who are denied a 1st permit (and get a preference point) will be eligible for a 2nd permit in WMU 4T.
**** In WMU 8W, only residents who are landowners (50+ contiguous acres) or Disabled Veterans (40% or more service-connected disability) will be elibible for a 2nd permit.
Preference Points:
Preference points are won and lost on your first permit selection.
Preference points increase your chances of selection but do not assure DMP issuance.
If preference points are required, having 2 or 3 preference points does not guarantee being selected for a DMP.
If you apply for and receive a DMP in any WMU, all available preference points will be used. If you do not apply for a DMP this year, your current preference points will remain in the DECALS database for future use.
Qualifying Landowners and Disabled Veterans will receive their FIRST choice DMP in all open WMUs.
Categories for the DMP Selection Process
From highest to lowest, the order of selection for a DMP is as follows:
- First Permit
- Landowners (50 or more acres of land within the WMU) and Disabled Veterans (40% or greater service related disability)
- Residents and Nonresidents with 3 or more preference points
- Residents
- Residents with 2 preference points.
- Residents with 1 preference points.
- Residents with 0 preference points.
- Non-residents
- Non-Residents with 2 preference points.
- Non-Residents with 1 preference points.
- Non-Residents with 0 preference points.
- Second Permit - The order of selection for second permits is the same as first permits
Probabilities
To determine the probability of getting a permit in each selection category, DEC's biologists must first determine the number of DMPs needed to achieve the desired doe harvest in each Wildlife Management Unit (WMU). This number is based upon the size of the deer herd and whether the deer herd is near the population objective set for each WMU.
Next, we estimate how many hunters will likely apply in each category. We can do this because we have handled hundreds of thousands of DMP applications over several decades.
Once established, the probabilities are unchanged throughout the initial application period, so a hunter's chances of being selected in a WMU will be the same on the first day of the application period as it will be on the last day. A more detailed description is available at Understanding Deer Management Permits: Quota Setting and Permit Selection.
For more information regarding Deer Management Permits, you may call our DMP Information Hotline at 1-866-472-4332.