Arizona Unit 15A:deer draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 15a/15b/15c/. 2026: 25 to 125 tags, 30 to 260 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 15A
Unit 15ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
8–20%
Herd · 2025
32
bucks / 100 does
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk46% drew
- Deer91% drew
- Bighorn sheep6% drew
- Pronghorn4% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk15–88%
- Deer8–20%
- Javelina7–32%
- Bighorn sheep100%
- Pronghorn0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 15A2026 draw
1187125 tags, 260 applied, 48% drew.
192nd hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 15A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1187 | Any antlered deer · muzzleloader deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Units 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 15 of 162 drew | 24–73% |
| 1188 | Any antlered deer · muzzleloader deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Units 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 65 of 19 drew | 7–29% |
| 1197 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (muzzleloader) deer · Oct 2–Oct 11Units 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 20 of 22 drew | 20–50% |
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 hunters7–19%
19%
8%
9%
7%
2020202320242025
11870–84%
84%
0%
23%
50%
73%
24%
26%
2019202020212022202320242025
11880–42%
36%
42%
0%
19%
29%
17%
7%
2019202020212022202320242025
119714–59%
48%
34%
14%
59%
50%
46%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 15a/15b/15c/
Bucks / 100 does 2025
32
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
- 1187MUZZLELOADER DEEROct 23–Nov 1
- 1188MUZZLELOADER DEERNov 6–Nov 12
- 1197YOUTH-ONLY (MUZZLELOADER) DEEROct 2–Oct 11
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Unit 15A 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 15A · 1187
15 of 162 drew
Success24–73%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026