Arizona Unit 18B:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 18b. 2026: 50 to 225 tags, 207 to 920 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 18B
Unit 18BNeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
10–13%
Herd · 2024
20
bucks / 100 does
Hardest draw in Unit 18B2026 draw
115650 tags, 207 applied, 24% drew.
129th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 18B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1027 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 18B | 350 of 575 drew | 27–44% |
| 1156 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 18B | 75 of 43 drew | 27–44% |
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 hunters3–11%
3%
6%
10%
11%
8%
20192020202320242025
102724–73%
26%
28%
73%
24%
29%
44%
27%
2019202020212022202320242025
115627–69%
69%
39%
56%
41%
39%
44%
27%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 18b
Bucks / 100 does 2024
20
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
- 1027GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
- 1156YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEERNov 20–Nov 29
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
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Members
Unit 18B 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 18B · 1027
350 of 575 drew
Success27–44%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026