1204 · BuckRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 12A deer,archery-only hunt permit-tag required deer season
Season Archery-Only Hunt Permit-Tag Required Deer Aug 21–Sep 10·Units: 12A·300 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Your points
0
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Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
In 2025, 15 of 328 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
3%
30 of 963 drew
Harvest success
20–54%
Range, 2021–2025
Tags · 2026
300
Bucks / 100 does
42
12a, 2025
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–12 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13+ | 56 | 1515 in the bonus pass | 27% | |
| 0–12You · 0 pts | 907 | 15 | 2% | Long shot |
Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: the cutoff is one number, while odds count everyone who applied at each level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 30 of 963 drew | 963 | 30 | 3% |
| 2026 | Resident | 270 of 1,219 drew | 1,219 | 270 | 22% |
| 2025 | All applicants | 15 of 328 drew | 328 | 15 | 5% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 1 of 667 drew | 667 | 1 | <1% |
| 2025 | Resident | 14 of 328 drew | 328 | 14 | 4% |
| 2024 | All applicants | 50 of 143 drew | 143 | 50 | 35% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 5 of 31 drew | 31 | 5 | 16% |
| 2024 | Resident | 45 of 233 drew | 233 | 45 | 19% |
| 2021 | All applicants | 375 of 1,523 drew | 1,523 | 375 | 25% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 12A (excluding Grand Canyon National Park) and 12B
- Legal animal
- Any antlered deer
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Hunt Permit-Tag Required Deer
- Tags
- 300 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Archery-Only Hunt Permit-Tag Required Deer: Aug 21–Sep 10
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1204
2021–20252120%2444%2554%
2025: 7 taken by 13 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
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Before you apply
- Points
- “Bonus points may be accrued for deer, antelope, elk, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, buffalo, and bear. In order to accrue a bonus point for a species, a valid application must be submitted into a drawing for that species and the application must be unsuccessful (not…”
- Tag fee
- “Archery Deer Nonpermit-tag 5 $45 $300”
- Tag fee
- “Deer Hunt Permit-tag $58 $315 $387 (for Youth-Only hunts) $407 (for Youth-Only hunts)”
Rules for 2026.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026