Arizona Unit 27:deer draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 27. 2026: 25 to 500 tags, 493 to 4,245 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 27
Unit 27Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
5–20%
Herd · 2025
12
bucks / 100 does
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk43% drew
- Deer52% drew
- Javelina78% drew
- Turkey100% drew
- Bighorn sheep1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–88%
- Deer5–20%
- Javelina15–61%
- Turkey13–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 272026 draw
109825 tags, 859 applied, 3% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 18th hardest of 219 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 27
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2023 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1041 | Antlered mule deer · general deer · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 27 | 500 of 1,836 drew | 58–67% |
| 1096 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 5Unit 27 | 300 of 573 drew | 37–61% |
| 1097 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 27 | 300 of 279 drew | 31–43% |
| 1098 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 27 | 30 of 587 drew | 44–71% |
| 1162 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 27 | 25 of 57 drew | 38–83% |
| 1208 | Antlered mule deer · archery-only hunt permit-tag required deer · Aug 21–Sep 10Unit 27 | 25 of 158 drew | 57% |
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 hunters8–17%
17%
15%
15%
17%
8%
20192020202320242025
104115–69%
54%
48%
15%
69%
67%
61%
58%
2019202020212022202320242025
109630–83%
73%
60%
30%
83%
61%
51%
37%
2019202020212022202320242025
109730–55%
33%
40%
55%
39%
40%
43%
30%
2019202020212022202320242025
109838–71%
53%
38%
39%
61%
44%
71%
46%
2019202020212022202320242025
116238–95%
95%
88%
41%
89%
83%
55%
38%
2019202020212022202320242025
120857%
57%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 27
Bucks / 100 does 2025
12
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
- 1041GENERAL DEEROct 23–Oct 29
- 1096GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 5
- 1097GENERAL DEERNov 6–Nov 12
- 1098GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
- 1162YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 9–Oct 15
- 1208ARCHERY-ONLY HUNT PERMIT-TAG REQUIRED DEERAug 21–Sep 10
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Unit 27 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
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- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 27 · 1041
500 of 1,836 drew
Success58–67%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026