7512 · Cow
Unit 12A bison,limited opportunity (general) bison season
Season Limited Opportunity (General) Bison Oct 16–Oct 29·Units: 12A·5 tags in 2026
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
5 tags, 122 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 122 drew
Harvest success
67%
Range, 2025
Tags · 2026
5
Applicants · 2026
122
24 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 122 | 0 | 5 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Draw | Applicants | Tags | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 of 122 drew | 122 | 5 | 0 | <1% |
| 2025 | 10 of 157 drew | 157 | 10 | 6% | |
| 2024 | 10 of 235 drew | 235 | 10 | 4% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Units 12A (excluding the closure area within House Rock Wildlife Area, see note), 12B, and 13A (Kaibab Plateau Herd)
- Legal animal
- Cow bison only
- Tags
- 5 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- Limited Opportunity (General) Bison: Oct 16–Oct 29
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 7512
2025–20252567%
2025: 6 taken by 9 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