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DMP Availability and Probability of Selection

DMP Application Deadline is October 1

map of the Wildlife Management Units with and without Deer Management Permits in 2012 in New York

DMP Selection Probabilities Remain the Same through the Entire Application Period.

See Wildlife Management Units for WMU boundary descriptions.

2012 DMP Target Issuance and Chances of Selection
WMU Area (mi2) DMP Target DMPs per mi2 Chances of DMP Selection
Residents Non-Residents
1st DMP 2nd DMP 1st DMP 2nd DMP
1C 903.3 Not Set Not Set High High High High
3A 694.3 0 0.0 None None None None
3C 316.1 2,600 8.2 High None None None
3F 331.7 6,000 18.1 High Medium High None
3G 457.1 4,000 8.8 High None None None
3H 554.1 1,700 3.1 PP Req None None None
3J 355.6 5,500 15.5 High Medium High None
3K 381 750 2.0 PP Req None None None
3M 749.2 Not Set Not Set High High High High
3N 222.8 4,200 18.9 High Medium High None
3P 125.1 1,700 13.6 High None None None
3R 206.1 1,500 7.3 High High High High
3S 430.8 Not Set Not Set High High High High
4A 430.1 1,000 2.3 PP Req None None None
4B 161.5 2,200 13.6 High PP Req High None
4C 164.8 700 4.2 PP Req None None None
4F 1161 8,500 7.3 Medium None None None
4G 370.5 2,600 7.0 Low None None None
4H 289.8 1,000 3.5 PP Req None None None
4J 148.9 Not Set Not Set High Medium High None
4K 255.9 200 0.8 PP Req None None None
4L 220.8 0 0.0 None None None None
4O 760.5 1,400 1.8 PP Req None None None
4P 361.4 2,200 6.1 Low None None None
4R 290.2 2,000 6.9 High None None None
4S 220 700 3.2 High None None None
4T 131.8 4,100 31.1 High High High None
4U 127 0 0.0 None None None None
4W 443.2 2,200 5.0 Low None None None
4Y 176.5 3,100 17.6 High PP Req High None
4Z 250.7 0 0.0 None None None None
5A 609.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA
5C 1125.7 NA NA NA NA NA NA
5F 1328.3 NA NA NA NA NA NA
5G 1112.6 NA NA NA NA NA NA
5H 3046.5 NA NA NA NA NA NA
5J 674.3 NA NA NA NA NA NA
5R 373 8,600 23.1 High High High High
5S 421.9 2,000 4.7 Medium None None None
5T 223.4 400 1.8 PP Req None None None
6A 1471.7 0 0.0 NA NA NA NA
6C 976.7 1,400 1.4 PP Req None None None
6F 1213 NA NA NA NA NA NA
6G 933.2 9,000 9.6 High None None None
6H 172.6 700 4.1 Medium None None None
6J 1576.3 NA NA NA NA NA NA
6K 1161.2 3,700 3.2 Low None None None
6N 491.4 NA NA NA NA NA NA
6P 203 2,800 13.8 High Medium High None
6R 541.8 4,800 8.9 High None None None
6S 589.1 3,800 6.5 High None None None
7A 544.9 4,900 9.0 High None None None
7F 687.2 23,100 33.6 High High High High
7H 357.2 11,500 32.2 High High High High
7J 838.9 23,600 28.1 High High High None
7M 1242.3 13,000 10.5 High None None None
7P 484.8 2,400 5.0 Medium None None None
7R 739.3 25,300 34.2 High High High None
7S 662.7 8,900 13.4 High PP Req High None
8A 419 14,600 34.8 High High High High
8C 138.1 Not Set Not Set High High High High
8F 733 38,400 52.4 High High High High
8G 686.2 38,600 56.3 High High High High
8H 574 31,500 54.9 High High High High
8J 711.9 25,200 35.4 High High High High
8M 307.4 4,700 15.3 High None None None
8N 314.3 24,500 78.0 High High High High
8P 356.2 4,600 12.9 High None High None
8R 270 13,300 49.3 High High High High
8S 256.2 3,000 11.7 High Low High None
8T 385.2 2,600 6.7 Low None None None
8W 439.5 5,200 11.8 High None PP Req None
8X 400.5 6,500 16.2 High None High None
8Y 354.2 5,400 15.2 High Medium High None
9A 461.6 21,300 46.1 High High High High
9F 277 11,100 40.1 High High High High
9G 229.9 6,400 27.8 High High High None
9H 973.1 26,000 26.7 High High High None
9J 693.6 13,900 20.0 High Medium High None
9K 446.4 4,200 9.4 Medium None None None
9M 329.7 6,500 19.7 High None None None
9N 207.1 4,900 23.7 High PP Req High None
9P 581.5 4,000 6.9 PP Req None None None
9R 217.6 1,500 6.9 High None None None
9S 91.5 700 7.7 High None None None
9T 248.4 1,200 4.8 PP Req None None None
9W 250.1 3,300 13.2 Medium None None None
9X 219.1 800 3.7 PP Req None None None
9Y 124.8 2,200 17.6 High None None 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.
PP Req = only applicants with preference points have a chance of receiving a DMP. Preference points do not guarantee selection.
LO/DV = only qualifying landowners (greater than 50 acres) and veterans with disabilities will receive a DMP.
None = No DMPs are available.
NA = DEC is not authorized to issue DMPs in these units.

Notes:

  • Preference points are won and lost on 1st permit selection. Preference points increase the chances of selection but do not guarantee DMP issuance.
  • Qualifying Landowners and Disabled Veterans will receive their 1st choice DMP in all open WMUs.
  • Non-residents with 3 or more preference points are eligible for DMP selection in all units where DMPs are available to residents unless the odds of selection are listed as LO/DV.
  • WMU 1C is bowhunting-only from October - December. A special permit is Required during the January Firearms Season.
  • WMUs 3S, 4J, and 8C are bowhunting-only during all deer seasons.
  • DMP targets are not established for Long Island (WMU 1C), bowhunting-only units (WMUs 3S, 4J, 8C) or Adirondack units where DMPs cannot be offered.
  • Bonus Permits are available in WMUs 1C, 3S, 4J, and 8C and possibly other units.

To learn how DMP quotas and probabilities are determined, see Understanding DMPs: Quota Setting and Permit Selection.