Arizona Unit 36A:deer draw odds & harvest
9 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 36a. 2026: 15 to 375 tags, 61 to 954 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 36A
Unit 36ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 36A2026 draw
105915 tags, 814 applied, 2% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 12th hardest of 219 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 36A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1057 | Antlered mule deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 5Unit 36A | 225 of 699 drew | 22–87% |
| 1058 | Antlered mule deer · general deer · Nov 13–Nov 19Unit 36A | 225 of 377 drew | 15–35% |
| 1059 | Antlered mule deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 36A | 125 of 399 drew | 24–35% |
| 1140 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 36A | 400 of 239 drew | 32–43% |
| 1141 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 36A | 375 of 181 drew | 20–40% |
| 1142 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Nov 27–Dec 6Unit 36A | 75 of 390 drew | 28–36% |
| 1143 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 36A | 725 of 936 drew | 24–40% |
| 1173 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Nov 20–Nov 26Unit 36A | 125 of 193 drew | 51–63% |
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 hunters5–9%
6%
8%
9%
6%
5%
20192020202320242025
105722–87%
27%
33%
48%
24%
22%
87%
25%
2019202020212022202320242025
105814–48%
48%
14%
33%
22%
29%
35%
15%
2019202020212022202320242025
105920–52%
34%
52%
20%
23%
24%
35%
32%
2019202020212022202320242025
114032–58%
49%
58%
37%
37%
43%
40%
32%
2019202020212022202320242025
114120–45%
39%
45%
35%
35%
40%
36%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
114220–48%
48%
46%
25%
20%
31%
36%
28%
2019202020212022202320242025
114324–71%
71%
39%
25%
62%
34%
40%
24%
2019202020212022202320242025
117345–63%
63%
45%
56%
47%
63%
52%
51%
2019202020212022202320242025
119625–67%
25%
31%
33%
38%
50%
67%
39%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 36a
Bucks / 100 does 2023
11
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
- 1057GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 5
- 1058GENERAL DEERNov 13–Nov 19
- 1059GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
- 1140GENERAL DEEROct 23–Oct 29
- 1141GENERAL DEERNov 6–Nov 12
- 1142GENERAL DEERNov 27–Dec 6
- 1143GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
- 1173YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEERNov 20–Nov 26
- 1196MUZZLELOADER DEEROct 9–Oct 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Members
Unit 36A 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 36A · 1057
225 of 699 drew
Success22–87%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026