Deer Management Permit Probabilites and Selection Process
DMP Application Deadline is October 1
Map of NYS showing hunting areas for Deer Management Permits
Map showing WMUs where DMPs are available for 2008
No DMPs will be issued, and therefore, you cannot apply for a DMP, in the following Wildlife Management Units for 2008:4K, 4L, 4M, 4X, 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6F, 6J, 6N
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.
Note: The chances of receiving a DMP are the same throughout the entire application period.
2008 Deer Management Permit Selection Probabilities
WMU RESIDENTS NON-RESIDENTS
1st DMP 2nd DMP 1st DMP 2nd DMP
1C HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
3A PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
3C HIGH LOW HIGH NONE
3F HIGH MED HIGH NONE
3G HIGH NONE NONE NONE
3H PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
3J HIGH MED HIGH NONE
3K MED NONE NONE NONE
3M HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
3N HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
3P HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
3R HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
3S HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
4A PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
4B MED NONE NONE NONE
4C LO/DIS VET NONE NONE NONE
4F LOW NONE NONE NONE
4G PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
4H PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
4J HIGH MED HIGH NONE
4K NONE NONE NONE NONE
4L NONE NONE NONE NONE
4M NONE NONE NONE NONE
4N MED NONE NONE NONE
4O PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
4P MED NONE NONE NONE
4R HIGH NONE NONE NONE
4S PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
4T HIGH PP REQ HIGH NONE
4U PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
4W PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
4X NONE NONE NONE NONE
4Y HIGH NONE PP REQ NONE
4Z PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
5K PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
5N PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
5P PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
5R HIGH NONE NONE NONE
6A PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
6C PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
6G HIGH NONE NONE NONE
6H LOW NONE NONE NONE
6K PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
6P MED NONE NONE NONE
6R MED NONE NONE NONE
6S MED NONE NONE NONE
7A MED NONE NONE NONE
7F HIGH MED HIGH NONE
7H HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
7J HIGH MED HIGH NONE
7M HIGH NONE NONE NONE
7R HIGH HIGH HIGH NONE
7S HIGH LOW HIGH NONE
8A HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
8C 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 HIGH HIGH NONE
8N HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
8P HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
8R HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
8S PP REQ NONE NONE NONE
8T HIGH PP REQ HIGH NONE
8W HIGH MED HIGH NONE
8X HIGH HIGH HIGH MED
8Y HIGH MED HIGH NONE
9A HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
9F HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
9G HIGH HIGH HIGH NONE
9H HIGH LOW HIGH NONE
9J HIGH LOW HIGH NONE
9K HIGH NONE NONE NONE
9M HIGH HIGH HIGH NONE
9N HIGH LOW HIGH NONE
9P MED NONE NONE NONE
9R LOW NONE NONE NONE
9S LOW NONE NONE NONE
9T MED NONE NONE NONE
9W HIGH NONE NONE NONE
9X MED NONE NONE NONE
9Y HIGH MED 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
NOTE: Preference points increase your chances of selection but do not assure DMP issuance. Having 2 or 3 preference points does not guarantee being selected for a DMP. Preference points are won and lost on your first permit selection.
Qualifying Landowners and Disabled Veterans will receive their FIRST choice DMP in all open WMUs.
* 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.
Categories for the DMP Selection Process
From highest to lowest, the order of selection for a DMP is as follows:
* First Permit
o Landowners (50 or more acres of land within the WMU) and Disabled Veterans (40% or greater service related disability)
o Residents and Nonresidents with 3 or more preference points
o Residents
+ Residents with 2 preference points.
+ Residents with 1 preference points.
+ Residents with 0 preference points.
o 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.
For more information regarding Deer Management Permits, you may call our DMP Information Hotline at 1-866-472-4332.
