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Nonresident Iowa deer drawing results: 2008

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Nonresident deer drawing results: 2008 provided by Willie Suchy

There were 11,470 applications for 6,000 either-sex deer licenses. All of the quotas were filled in the initial drawing. There are no left over either-sex licenses available in any zone. The quota of 3,500 optional nonresident antlerless licenses will go on sale on July 26th. Nonresidents can check to see their results for the nonresident drawing on line at http://www.iowadnr.gov .

Table 1. Results from the 2008 nonresident deer drawing.
Bow Odds of Gun Odds of
Zone___Quota___Applied_Drawing_Quota___Applied_Drawing
1_______63______104_____61%_____117_____133_____88%
2_______63______96______66%_____117_____130_____90%
3_______196_____432_____45%_____364_____462_____79%
4_______448_____1,192___38%_____832_____1,528____54%
5_______560_____1,521___37%_____1,040___1,766____59%
6_______280_____699_____40%_____520_____684_____76%
7_______126_____347_____36%_____234_____442_____53%
8_______84______166_____51%_____156_____171_____91%
9_______210_____590_____36%_____390_____737_____53%
10______70______128_____55%_____130_____142_____92%
Total__2,100___5,275___40%___3,900___6,195___63%

Forty six percent of the nonresident applications were for an archery license. Forty percent of those that applied for an archery license drew a license. The odds of drawing a license ranged from 36% in Zones 7 and 9 to 66% in Zone 2. One hundred twenty four hunters drew bow licenses in Zones 1, 2 and 10 without a preference point. One hundred fourteen hunters in zone 5 and 9 did not draw licenses even with 2 preference points. It took 2 preference points to be guaranteed of drawing a license in Zones 3, 4, 6 and 7. Everyone with a preference point was awarded a license in Zones 1, 2, 8 and 10.


Fifty four percent of the applications were for a firearms license. Sixty three percent of those that applied were successful in drawing a license. The odds of drawing a license for a firearm ranged from 53% in zones 7 and 9 to 91% in Zone 8. Everyone who applied with a preference point was awarded a license for the firearms season and 48% of those without a preference point drew a license for the firearms season.

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