Which deer hunt codes are valid in GMU 23?

17 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-011-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-E-012-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-E-023-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-011-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-F-012-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-F-023-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-011-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-012-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-023-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-F-012-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-012-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-012-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); D-M-012-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-012-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-E-011-P2-R (rifle either, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-E-011-P3-R (rifle either, Nov. 7–15); D-E-012-P4-R (rifle either, Nov. 18–22).

What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 23?

D-F-011-O1-M (muzzleloader, female, Sept. 12–20) drew out at 0 for residents and – for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 25 tags.

How many points does it take to draw D-E-011-O1-A?

In the 2026 primary draw the last D-E-011-O1-A tag went at 0 resident points and 0 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/0; nonresident: -/-/-/0.

GMU 23 Deer Report — 2026 season

17 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-E-011-O1-A	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 an	A	250	245	0	0	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	21%	37.5
D-E-012-O1-A	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	12, ■23, ■24	A	100	175	0	2	-/-/-/0-/-/-/2	12%	61.5
D-E-023-O1-A	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	■23, ■24	A	175	164	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	10%	85.8
D-F-011-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 an	A	25	17	0	–	-/-/-/0–	100%*	2.0
D-F-012-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	12, ■23, ■24	A	25	21	0 (2nd)	–	-/-/-/0–	80%*	5.8
D-F-023-O1-MLeftover likely	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	■23, ■24	A	17	15	–	–	–––	33%*	8.0
D-M-011-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 an	A	150	184	0	1	-/-/-/0-/-/-/1	50%	9.8
D-M-012-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	12, ■23, ■24	A	50	54	0	2	-/-/-/0-/-/-/2	14%	40.3
D-M-023-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	■23, ■24	A	75	65	0 (2nd)	0	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	20%	25.9
D-F-012-O2-R	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	12, 13, 23, 24	A	100	100	0	0	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	56%*	10.0
D-M-012-O2-R	rifle	male	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	12, 13, 23, 24	A	950	756	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	43%	11.8
D-F-012-O3-R	rifle	female	Nov. 7–15	12, 13, 23, 24	A	100	55	0 (4th)	0 (4th)	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	38%*	10.7
D-M-012-O3-R	rifle	male	Nov. 7–15	12, 13, 23, 24	A	800	611	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	42%	11.5
D-M-012-O4-R	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	12, 13, 23, 24	A	75	133	0	2	-/-/-/0-/-/-/2	61%	5.8
D-E-011-P2-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	either	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211	A	419	223	–	–	–––	65%	6.9
D-E-011-P3-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	either	Nov. 7–15	11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211	A	548	255	–	–	–––	70%	5.9
D-E-012-P4-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	either	Nov. 18–22	12, 13, 23, 24	A	145	64	–	–	–––	55%	6.1

* Low sample: CPW flags these hunt codes "few hunters responded".

Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)

D-F-011-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 25 tags, 17 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /– nonres, success 100% (low sample), List A
D-F-012-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 25 tags, 21 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /– nonres, success 80% (low sample), List A
D-M-012-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 75 tags, 133 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 61%, List A
D-F-012-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 100 tags, 100 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 56% (low sample), List A
D-M-011-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 150 tags, 184 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /1 nonres, success 50%, List A
D-M-012-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 950 tags, 756 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 43%, List A
D-M-012-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 800 tags, 611 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 42%, List A
D-F-012-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 100 tags, 55 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (4th choice) res /0 pts (4th choice) nonres, success 38% (low sample), List A
D-E-011-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 250 tags, 245 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 21%, List A
D-M-023-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 75 tags, 65 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success 20%, List A
D-M-012-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 50 tags, 54 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 14%, List A
D-E-012-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 100 tags, 175 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 12%, List A
D-E-023-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 175 tags, 164 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 10%, List A

Leftover likely

These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-F-023-O1-M, D-E-011-P2-R, D-E-011-P3-R, D-E-012-P4-R.

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Not this year (0)

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 23?: 17 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-011-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-E-012-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-E-023-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-011-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-F-012-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-F-023-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-011-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-012-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-023-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-F-012-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-012-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-012-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); D-M-012-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-012-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-E-011-P2-R (rifle either, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-E-011-P3-R (rifle either, Nov. 7–15); D-E-012-P4-R (rifle either, Nov. 18–22).
What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 23?: D-F-011-O1-M (muzzleloader, female, Sept. 12–20) drew out at 0 for residents and – for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 25 tags.
How many points does it take to draw D-E-011-O1-A?: In the 2026 primary draw the last D-E-011-O1-A tag went at 0 resident points and 0 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/0; nonresident: -/-/-/0.