Arizona Unit 8:deer draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 08. 2026: 25 to 350 tags, 160 to 3,110 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 8
Unit 8Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
4–9%
Herd · 2023
24
bucks / 100 does
Hardest draw in Unit 82026 draw
107725 tags, 257 applied, 10% drew.
61st hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 8
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1011 | Antlered mule deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 5Unit 8 | 1,150 of 3,297 drew | 18–52% |
| 1077 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 6B (except Camp Navajo) and 8 | 25 of 105 drew | 18–43% |
| 1078 | Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 8 | 50 of 74 drew | 9–59% |
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 hunters3–6%
6%
4%
4%
6%
3%
20192020202320242025
101118–70%
42%
34%
70%
23%
38%
52%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
107715–43%
24%
15%
21%
20%
24%
43%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
10785–66%
62%
66%
5%
32%
37%
59%
9%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 08
Bucks / 100 does 2023
24
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
- 1011GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 5
- 1077GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
- 1078GENERAL DEERNov 6–Nov 12
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Members
Unit 8 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 8 · 1011
1,150 of 3,297 drew
Success18–52%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026