Arizona Unit 16A:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 16a. 2026: 15 to 175 tags, 51 to 902 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 16A
Unit 16ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
17–21%
Herd · 2025
19
bucks / 100 does
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk57% drew
- Deer74% drew
- Javelina65% drew
- Bighorn sheep6% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk35–100%
- Deer17–21%
- Javelina11–68%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 16A2026 draw
1023175 tags, 902 applied, 19% drew.
105th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 16A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1023 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 16A (excluding Mohave County Park Lands) | 65 of 6,469 drew | 55–69% |
| 1198 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (muzzleloader) deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 16A (excluding Mohave County Park Lands) | 160 of 216 drew | 32–44% |
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 hunters6–21%
6%
14%
21%
8%
7%
20192020202320242025
102328–70%
28%
37%
63%
70%
69%
55%
64%
2019202020212022202320242025
119826–50%
28%
50%
41%
26%
32%
34%
44%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 16a
Bucks / 100 does 2025
19
Bucks per 100 doesFalling
20232025
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
- 1023GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
- 1198YOUTH-ONLY (MUZZLELOADER) DEERNov 20–Nov 29
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Unit 16A 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 16A · 1023
65 of 6,469 drew
Success55–69%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026