7509 · Either sex
Unit 12A bison,general bison season
Season General Bison Dec 11–Dec 15·Units: 12A·2 tags in 2026
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
2 tags, 124 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. One of Arizona's hardest bison draws: 1st hardest of 36 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
<1%
0 of 124 drew
Harvest success
0–100%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
2
Applicants · 2026
124
62 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 124 | 0 | 2 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Draw | Applicants | Tags | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 of 124 drew | 124 | 2 | 0 | <1% |
| 2025 | 2 of 75 drew | 75 | 2 | 3% | |
| 2024 | 2 of 116 drew | 116 | 2 | 2% | |
| 2023 | 5 of 175 drew | 175 | 5 | 3% | |
| 2022 | 7 of 196 drew | 196 | 7 | 4% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit House Rock Wildlife Area only (House Rock Herd) in Unit 12A East
- Legal animal
- Designated yearling bison
- Tags
- 2 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Bison: Dec 11–Dec 15
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 7509
2022–2025220%230%24100%25100%
2025: 2 taken by 2 hunters.
Other bison hunts in Unit 12A
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Before you apply
- Points
- “a. The Department shall reserve a maximum of 20% of the hunt permit-tags for each hunt number, except as established under subsection (C)(2)(b), for bear, deer, elk, javelina, pronghorn, Sandhill crane, and turkey and reserve a maximum of 20% of the hunt permit-tags for all…”
- Leftovers
- “Spring Bison Nov. 2, 2026 Nov. 9, 2026”
- Tag fee
- “Bison – Bull/Any Hunt Permit-tag5 $1,113 $5,415 $1,113 $5,415”
Rules for 2027.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026