Arizona Unit 20A:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 20a. 2026: 225 to 575 tags, 1,120 to 2,614 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 20A
Unit 20ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 20A2026 draw
1155225 tags, 1,120 applied, 20% drew.
109th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 20A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1031 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 20A | 625 of 1,678 drew | 39–83% |
| 1155 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 9–Oct 18Units 17B, 19A, 19B, and 20A | 50 of 125 drew | 50–67% |
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 hunters10–32%
10%
21%
20%
32%
10%
20192020202320242025
103119–83%
45%
36%
19%
38%
46%
83%
39%
2019202020212022202320242025
115545–77%
54%
45%
77%
65%
67%
50%
55%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 20a
Bucks / 100 does 2025
19
Bucks per 100 doesRising
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
- 1031GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
- 1155YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 9–Oct 18
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Unit 20A 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 20A · 1031
625 of 1,678 drew
Success39–83%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026