Arizona Unit 5B:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 05a/05b. 2026: 47 to 423 tags, 672 to 4,495 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 5B2026 draw
115247 tags, 672 applied, 7% drew.
39th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
3–10%
Herd · 2024
20
bucks / 100 does
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 5B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1006 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 8Unit 5A and 5B | 9 of 344 drew | 0–36% |
| 1152 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 5A and 5B | 65 of 351 drew | 34–67% |
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 hunters3–10%
4%
3%
10%
4%
3%
20192020202320242025
10060–36%
25%
29%
20%
26%
36%
36%
0%
2019202020212022202320242025
115234–78%
44%
78%
39%
43%
67%
34%
61%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 05a/05b
Bucks / 100 does 2024
20
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
- 1006GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 8
- 1152YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 9–Oct 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026