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

“I congratulate the 3,435 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.
 
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 2012 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, 15, 19, 20 and 25.  For further regulatory details, refer to the 2012 Hunt and Trap summary of regulations.

Following is a list of wildlife management zones (WMZ) and the 2012 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 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 16 - 106
WMZ 17 - 55
WMZ 18 - 54
WMZ 19 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 20 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 21 - 201
WMZ 22 - 1,508
WMZ 23 - 1,017
WMZ 24 - 51
WMZ 25 - 0 (bucks only)
WMZ 26 - 50
WMZ 27 - 393

 


20-08-12