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FREDERICTON (CNB) – Antlerless deer draw results for New Brunswick residents are now available, Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northrup said today.

"I wish to congratulate the 2,931 New Brunswick hunters who had their names selected in a random computerized draw for antlerless deer validation stickers,'' said Northrup. "These successful applicants will be notified by mail and will receive their stickers by the end of September.''

The quota for antlerless deer licences is based on scientific evidence gathered by the Department of Natural Resources.
 
Of the 9,005 New Brunswick residents who applied for antlerless deer permits, 32.57 per cent were successful. Applicants can determine if they are eligible to receive a validation sticker by visiting the department website and checking the last two digits of their 2011 resident deer hunting licence number against the two-digit numbers listed for the wildlife management zone in which they applied.

Hunters who have an antlerless deer sticker may harvest a deer of either sex within the wildlife management zone designated on their tag or an antlered deer in any area of the province open for the deer hunting season. Only one deer can be harvested by each licensed hunter. Those applicants not selected in the draw are only permitted to hunt antlered deer.

Deer hunting season remains closed in zones 3, 4, 5, and 9 while hunters are allowed to harvest only deer with visible antlers (bucks only) in zones 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 25.  For further regulatory details, refer to the 2011 Hunt and Trap summary of regulations.

Following is a list of wildlife management zones (WMZ) and the 2011 quota of antlerless permits allocated for each zone:

WMZ 1 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 2 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 3 - deer season closed
WMZ 4 - deer season closed
WMZ 5 - deer season closed
WMZ 6 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 7 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 8 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 9 - deer season closed
WMZ 10 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 11 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 12 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 13 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 14 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 15 - 50
WMZ 16 - 50
WMZ 17 - 50
WMZ 18 - 50
WMZ 19 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 20 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 21 - 200
WMZ 22 - 1,000
WMZ 23 - 1,000
WMZ 24 - 50
WMZ 25 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 26 - 50
WMZ 27 - 400

LINK:

●    Department of Natural Resources: www.gnb.ca/naturalresources