Arizona Unit 12B:deer draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 12b. 2026: 15 to 300 tags, 494 to 4,012 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 12B
Unit 12BNeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0%
Herd · 2025
35
bucks / 100 does
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer29% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
- Bison10% drew
- Pronghorn11% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0%
- Deer0%
- Bighorn sheep67–100%
- Bison0–100%
- Pronghorn0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 12B2026 draw
101820 tags, 2,051 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 9th hardest of 219 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 12B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1017 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 12B | 50 of 4,819 drew | 44–91% |
| 1018 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 12B | 15 of 333 drew | 70–100% |
| 1019 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 12B West | 15 of 944 drew | 53–100% |
| 1020 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 12B West | 110 of 373 drew | 62–76% |
| 1186 | Any antlered deer · muzzleloader deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 12B West | 100 of 36 drew | 19–41% |
| 1204 | Any antlered deer · archery-only hunt permit-tag required deer · Aug 21–Sep 10Unit 12A (excluding Grand Canyon National Park) and 12B | 15 of 328 drew | 20–54% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successAll hunters0%
0%
2023
101744–91%
74%
81%
80%
86%
91%
44%
82%
2019202020212022202320242025
101840–100%
95%
84%
53%
40%
70%
100%
92%
2019202020212022202320242025
101953–100%
64%
61%
57%
70%
80%
53%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
102038–93%
77%
93%
38%
52%
62%
72%
76%
2019202020212022202320242025
118615–41%
22%
23%
15%
23%
41%
35%
19%
2019202020212022202320242025
120420–54%
20%
44%
54%
202120242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 12b
Bucks / 100 does 2025
35
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…”
- Deadline
- “The Department will accept Hunt Permit-tag Applications for big game listed above in early to mid-September”
- 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 2027.
Season dates · 2026
- 1017GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
- 1018GENERAL DEERNov 20–Nov 29
- 1019GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
- 1020GENERAL DEERNov 20–Nov 29
- 1186MUZZLELOADER DEERNov 6–Nov 12
- 1204ARCHERY-ONLY HUNT PERMIT-TAG REQUIRED DEERAug 21–Sep 10
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
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Unit 12B hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 12B · 1017
50 of 4,819 drew
Success44–91%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026