Which deer hunt codes are valid in GMU 711?

9 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-M-071-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); D-M-071-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-071-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-071-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-071-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-F-071-P2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-071-P2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-071-P3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–13); D-M-071-P3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15).

What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 711?

D-M-071-P2-R (rifle, male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1) drew out at 0 pts (3rd choice) for residents and 0 pts (3rd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 90 tags.

How many points does it take to draw D-M-071-O4-R?

In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-071-O4-R tag went at 2 resident points and 6 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/2; nonresident: -/-/-/6.

GMU 711 Deer Report — 2026 season

9 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-071-O1-A	archery	male	Sept. 2–30	71, 711	A	150	323	0	2	-/-/-/0-/-/-/2	27%	31.7
D-M-071-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	71, 711	A	85	166	0	4	-/-/-/0-/-/-/4	28%	18.1
D-M-071-O2-R	rifle	male	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	71, 711	A	400	712	0	2	-/-/-/0-/-/-/2	50%	10.8
D-M-071-O3-R	rifle	male	Nov. 7–15	71, 711	A	560	976	0	3	-/-/-/0-/-/-/3	42%	11.8
D-M-071-O4-R	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	71, 711	A	80	237	2	6	-/-/-/2-/-/-/6	56%	6.2
D-F-071-P2-RNEWPLOLeftover likely	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	71, 711	B	77	23	–	–	–––	–	–
D-M-071-P2-RPLO	rifle	male	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	71, 711	A	90	43	0 (3rd)	0 (3rd)	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	62%	7.2
D-F-071-P3-RNEWPLO	rifle	female	Nov. 7–13	71, 711	B	40	21	0 (2nd)	0	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	–	–
D-M-071-P3-RPLO	rifle	male	Nov. 7–15	71, 711	A	90	58	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	-/-/-/0-/-/-/0	61%	7.4

Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)

D-M-071-P2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 90 tags, 43 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, success 62%, List A (private land only)
D-M-071-P3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 90 tags, 58 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 61%, List A (private land only)
D-M-071-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 400 tags, 712 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 50%, List A
D-M-071-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 560 tags, 976 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /3 nonres, success 42%, List A
D-M-071-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 85 tags, 166 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /4 nonres, success 28%, List A
D-M-071-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 150 tags, 323 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 27%, List A
D-F-071-P3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–13: 40 tags, 21 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success –, List B (private land only)

Stackable tags (List B/C — hold alongside a List A tag)

D-F-071-P2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at – res / – nonres, 77 tags
D-F-071-P3-R rifle female Nov. 7–13 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 nonres, 40 tags

Leftover likely

These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-F-071-P2-R.

With your points

Likely draws (7)

Coin flips (0)

Not this year (1)

D-M-071-O4-R (2)

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 711?: 9 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-M-071-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); D-M-071-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-071-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-071-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-071-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-F-071-P2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-071-P2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-071-P3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–13); D-M-071-P3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15).
What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 711?: D-M-071-P2-R (rifle, male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1) drew out at 0 pts (3rd choice) for residents and 0 pts (3rd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 90 tags.
How many points does it take to draw D-M-071-O4-R?: In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-071-O4-R tag went at 2 resident points and 6 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/2; nonresident: -/-/-/6.