Arizona Unit 12A:bison draw odds & harvest
24 hunt codes for bison. 2026: 1 to 12 tags, 122 to 2,639 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 12A
Unit 12ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 12A2026 draw
75031 tag, 342 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest bison draws: 1st hardest of 36 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Bison huntsin Unit 12A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7003 | Designated bull bison · general spring bison · Jan 29–Feb 2 | 1 of 365 drew | 100% | |
| 7004 | Designated cow bison · general spring bison · Jan 8–Jan 12 | 20 of 1,601 drew | 25–100% | |
| 7005 | Designated cow bison · general spring bison · Jan 15–Jan 19 | 20 of 816 drew | 33–100% | |
| 7006 | Designated yearling bison · general spring bison · Jan 8–Jan 12 | 10 of 311 drew | 13–100% | |
| 7007 | Designated yearling bison · general spring bison · Jan 15–Jan 19 | 10 of 309 drew | 20–100% | |
| 7008 | Designated yearling bison · general spring bison · Jan 22–Jan 26 | 8 of 124 drew | 14–100% | |
| 7009 | Bull bison only · general spring bison · Mar 26–Jun 3 | 10 of 366 drew | 10% | |
| 7010 | Bull bison only · general spring bison · Jun 25–Jul 15 | 10 of 121 drew | 0% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 12A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% success7003100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
20192020202120232025
700425–100%
44%
75%
100%
100%
25%
20192020202120232025
700533–100%
70%
90%
100%
53%
33%
20192020202120232025
700613–100%
56%
88%
100%
13%
2019202020212023
700720–100%
30%
20%
100%
50%
2019202020212023
700814–100%
22%
33%
100%
14%
2019202020212023
7503100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
7504100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
75080–100%
0%
50%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
75090–100%
0%
0%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
751020–100%
20%
100%
100%
202220242025
75110–100%
14%
100%
0%
202220242025
702535–90%
90%
35%
20192022
702618–70%
70%
18%
20192022
702722–64%
22%
64%
20192022
700910%
10%
2021
70100%
0%
2021
701157%
57%
2021
701250%
50%
2021
70130%
0%
2021
702822%
22%
2022
751267%
67%
2025
7513100%
100%
2025
7514100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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…”
- Deadline
- “The Department will accept Hunt Permit-tag Applications for big game listed above in early to mid-September”
- 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.
Season dates · 2027
- 7003GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 29–Feb 2
- 7004GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 8–Jan 12
- 7005GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 15–Jan 19
- 7006GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 8–Jan 12
- 7007GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 15–Jan 19
- 7008GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 22–Jan 26
- 7009GENERAL SPRING BISONMar 26–Jun 3
- 7010GENERAL SPRING BISONJun 25–Jul 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Unit 12A hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bison hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 12A · 7003
1 of 365 drew
Success100%
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Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026