Arizona Unit 23:deer draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 23. 2026: 75 to 250 tags, 836 to 2,730 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 23
Unit 23Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
6–13%
Herd · 2025
23
bucks / 100 does
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk89% drew
- Deer51% drew
- Javelina90% drew
- Turkey32% drew
- Bighorn sheep1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk9–92%
- Deer6–13%
- Javelina17–72%
- Turkey13–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 232026 draw
108775 tags, 1,970 applied, 4% drew.
26th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 23
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1038 | Antlered mule deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 5Unit 23 | 350 of 1,381 drew | 26–78% |
| 1085 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 23 | 175 of 421 drew | 26–64% |
| 1086 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 23 | 175 of 345 drew | 18–41% |
| 1087 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 23 | 75 of 928 drew | 29–38% |
| 1161 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 23 | 100 of 667 drew | 54–94% |
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%
11%
10%
13%
7%
5%
20192020202320242025
103813–88%
26%
28%
13%
88%
78%
41%
26%
2019202020212022202320242025
108519–69%
69%
39%
19%
41%
64%
46%
26%
2019202020212022202320242025
108618–54%
42%
36%
54%
29%
41%
34%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
108724–42%
27%
24%
26%
42%
29%
38%
32%
2019202020212022202320242025
116139–94%
48%
61%
50%
39%
54%
94%
87%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 23
Bucks / 100 does 2025
23
Bucks per 100 doesFalling
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.
Season dates · 2026
- 1038GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 5
- 1085GENERAL DEEROct 23–Oct 29
- 1086GENERAL DEERNov 6–Nov 12
- 1087GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
- 1161YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 9–Oct 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Members
Unit 23 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 23 · 1038
350 of 1,381 drew
Success26–78%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026