Arizona Unit 17A:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 17a. 2026: 45 to 90 tags, 348 to 1,027 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 17A
Unit 17ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–7%
Herd · 2025
22
bucks / 100 does
Hardest draw in Unit 17A2026 draw
102490 tags, 1,027 applied, 9% drew.
55th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 17A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1024 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 17A | 225 of 539 drew | 34–57% |
| 1207 | Any antlered deer · archery-only hunt permit-tag required deer · Aug 21 - Sep 10, 2026 and Dec 11 - Dec 31, 2026Unit 17A | 280 of 191 drew | 28–37% |
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 hunters0–7%
5%
7%
0%
201920202023
102419–57%
45%
33%
31%
19%
46%
57%
34%
2019202020212022202320242025
120728–37%
37%
28%
20212025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 17a
Bucks / 100 does 2025
22
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.
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Unit 17A 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 17A · 1024
225 of 539 drew
Success34–57%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026