News Release

FREDERICTON (GNB) – Antlerless deer draw results for New Brunswick residents are now available.

"I congratulate the 2,646 New Brunswick hunters who had their names selected in a random, computerized draw for antlerless deer validation stickers," said Natural Resources Minister Paul Robichaud. "These successful applicants will be notified by mail and will receive their stickers by the end of September."

Quotas for antlerless deer licences are based on scientific evidence gathered by staff. Big game biologists and wildlife managers make recommendations designed to ensure the population of antlerless deer is managed responsibly.

Applicants can determine if they will receive a validation sticker by visiting the department website and entering their six-digit 2014 resident deer hunting licence number.

Hunters who have an antlerless deer sticker may harvest a deer of either sex within the zone indicated 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 licenced hunter (exception: Grand Manan Special Bow Hunt, refer to the 2014 Hunt and Trap summary of regulations or contact the department for details). 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 and 25.

For further regulatory details, refer to the 2014 Hunt and Trap summary of regulations.

Following is a list of zones and the 2014 quota of antlerless permits allocated in each:

●    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 - 50;

●    WMZ 17 - 50;

●    WMZ 18 - 50;

●    WMZ 19 - 0 (bucks only);

●    WMZ 20 - 100;

●    WMZ 21 - 100;

●    WMZ 22 - 1,000;

●    WMZ 23 - 800;

●    WMZ 24 - 50;

●    WMZ 25 - 0 (bucks only);

●    WMZ 26 - 50; and

●    WMZ 27 - 450.