Apply to the 2025 Antlerless Deer Permit Lottery today!

A licensed hunter with an antlerless deer permit can harvest an antlerless deer in the designated district and an antlered deer statewide. Antlerless deer permits may be acquired through the lottery, and any remaining permits will be available for purchase on the MDIFW website.

Lottery applications must be completed online by 11:59 pm (ET) on July 31, 2025. There is no fee to apply to the antlerless deer permit lottery. If you receive a permit, you must pay the $12 permit fee and $2 agent fee to claim the permit. 

Applicants have the option to pay for their permit at time of application, if their first choice WMD is a WMD where the applicant is almost certain to receive a permit based on the number of permits available in that WMD. WMDs/subunit eligible for pre-payment option include: WMD 15-17, 20-25, 26a, and 29. If for some reason you do not receive a permit in the lottery, we will refund your payment in full.

Proceeds from the antlerless deer permit fee help fund the purchase and management of deer wintering areas (DWAs), a critical habitat for white-tailed deer living at the northern end of their range. Since 2022, these funds have helped acquire and manage over 10,000 acres of DWAs, learn more.