Arizona Unit 21:deer draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 21. 2026: 25 to 200 tags, 316 to 1,437 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 21
Unit 21Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
3–13%
Herd · 2025
23
bucks / 100 does
Hardest draw in Unit 212026 draw
108125 tags, 771 applied, 3% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 21st hardest of 219 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 21
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1035 | Antlered mule deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 5Unit 21 | 250 of 685 drew | 20–44% |
| 1079 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 21 | 225 of 378 drew | 21–37% |
| 1080 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 21 | 225 of 239 drew | 32–50% |
| 1081 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 21 | 25 of 399 drew | 38–67% |
| 1159 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 2–Oct 8Unit 21 | 150 of 338 drew | 42–67% |
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 hunters3–7%
4%
6%
7%
7%
3%
20192020202320242025
103520–44%
22%
37%
20%
27%
39%
44%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
107919–37%
26%
25%
19%
27%
37%
21%
24%
2019202020212022202320242025
108014–53%
51%
53%
14%
46%
38%
50%
32%
2019202020212022202320242025
108129–67%
29%
41%
43%
29%
38%
40%
67%
2019202020212022202320242025
115937–77%
44%
77%
37%
53%
44%
67%
42%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 21
Bucks / 100 does 2025
23
Bucks per 100 doesFlat
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
- 1035GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 5
- 1079GENERAL DEEROct 23–Oct 29
- 1080GENERAL DEERNov 6–Nov 12
- 1081GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
- 1159YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 2–Oct 8
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 21and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Offline maps
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Members
Unit 21 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 21 · 1035
250 of 685 drew
Success20–44%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026