Arizona Unit 18A:deer draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for deer. Part of deer herd unit 18a. 2026: 400 tags, 1,098 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 18A
Unit 18ANeighbor units
The draw in Unit 18A2026 draw
1026400 tags, 1,098 applied, 36% drew.
162nd hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 18A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1026 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 18A | 300 of 796 drew | 28–43% |
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 hunters5–13%
12%
13%
5%
8%
8%
20192020202320242025
102620–80%
80%
62%
20%
27%
36%
43%
28%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 18a
Bucks / 100 does 2025
22
Bucks per 100 doesRising
202320242025
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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Members
Unit 18A 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 18A · 1026
300 of 796 drew
Success28–43%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026