GMU 21 Deer Report — 2026 season
4 limited hunt codes valid in this unit. CPW 2026 brochure, 2026 primary draw recap, 2025 harvest survey. Points: resident / nonresident.
Every hunt code in the unit
| Dates | GMUs | Pts 23→26 res / nonres | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-M-021-O1-A | archery | male | Sept. 2–30 | 21, 30 | A | 60 | 175 | 1 | 8 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/8 | 41% | 22.5 |
| D-M-021-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 21, 30 | A | 25 | 95 | 2 | 7 | -/-/-/2-/-/-/7 | 50% | 9.4 |
| D-M-021-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 21 | A | 325 | 1,289 | 3 | 10 | -/-/-/3-/-/-/10 | 85% | 4.7 |
| D-M-021-O3-R | rifle | male + | Nov. 7–15 | 21 | A | 110 | 555 | 7 | 21 | -/-/-/7-/-/-/21 | 90% | 4.7 |
Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)
- D-M-021-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 60 tags, 175 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /8 nonres, success 41%, List A
With your points
Likely draws (0)
Coin flips (1)
- D-M-021-O1-A (1)
Not this year (3)
- D-M-021-O1-M (2)
- D-M-021-O2-R (3)
- D-M-021-O3-R (7)
Based on the last draw's drawn-out-at points. Codes with no draw at that residency are left out. Point creep can push a code up a bucket.
Drawn-out-at = preference points held by the last successful applicant at that residency. "0 (2nd)" = the code filled with 2nd-choice applicants, so any 1st-choice applicant drew with 0 points. Success % and days/harvest are from CPW's 2025harvest survey, by hunt code.
FAQ
- Which deer hunt codes are valid in GMU 21?
- 4 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-M-021-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); D-M-021-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-021-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-021-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 21?
- D-M-021-O1-A (archery, male, Sept. 2–30) drew out at 1 for residents and 8 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 60 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-021-O3-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-021-O3-R tag went at 7 resident points and 21 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/7; nonresident: -/-/-/21.