Arizona Unit 3A:deer draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 03a/03c. 2026: 10 to 60 tags, 548 to 3,979 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 3A
Unit 3ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 3A2026 draw
100410 tags, 2,853 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 2nd hardest of 219 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 3A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2023 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1003 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 3A and 3C | 100 of 2,832 drew | 74–82% |
| 1004 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 3A and 3C | 10 of 1,392 drew | 73–100% |
| 1200 | Any antlered deer · archery-only hunt permit-tag required deer · Aug 21–Sep 10Unit 3A and 3C | 20 of 950 drew | 38–79% |
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 hunters0%
0%
2023
100360–94%
60%
86%
94%
90%
82%
74%
77%
2019202020212022202320242025
100423–100%
23%
23%
64%
100%
73%
100%
82%
2019202020212022202320242025
120015–79%
75%
40%
15%
59%
53%
79%
38%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 03a/03c
Bucks / 100 does 2025
27
Bucks per 100 doesRising
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
- 1003GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
- 1004GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
- 1200ARCHERY-ONLY HUNT PERMIT-TAG REQUIRED DEERAug 21–Sep 10
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Members
Unit 3A 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 3A · 1003
100 of 2,832 drew
Success74–82%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026