Hunt area 23 deer, type 3 (Any White-Tailed Dee)

Hunt code
D-023-3
Unit
23
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, 117 residents applied as their first choice for 400 licenses, so every first-choice applicant drew.

In 2026, 39 of 39 nonresidents drew (100%). The preference draw reached 0 points.

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.

PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
Over 2, under 322100%
244100%
166100%
02727100%
All3939100%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026677117––39390
2025704121––35350
2024691154––31310
2023657185––27270
2022635187––70700
2021606246––29290
01202120222023202420252026
NonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Reading these numbers

Nonresident elk, deer and antelope, and everyone's moose and bighorn sheep: 75% of each hunt's licenses go to the preference-point draw, highest points first (party points are averaged), and the other 25% are drawn at random among everyone who missed, points ignored. Residents draw elk, deer and antelope at random with no points; mountain goat, bison and the doe/fawn, cow/calf and ewe/lamb licenses are random for everyone. Nonresident 'special' licenses cost more and are drawn as a separate pool (hunt codes ending -S).

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