Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
423 tags, 2,334 applied, 3% drew in 2026. 72nd hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
3%
69 of 2,334 drew
Harvest success
0–36%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
423
Bucks / 100 does
20
05a/05b, 2024
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,334 | 69 | 423 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 5A and 5B
- Legal animal
- Any antlered deer
- Tags
- 423 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Deer: Oct 30–Nov 8
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1006
2019–20251925%2029%2120%2226%2336%2436%250%
2025: 0 taken by 15 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
Other deer hunts in Unit 5A
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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…”
- Tag fee
- “Archery Deer Nonpermit-tag 5 $45 $300”
- Application fee
- “prices shown include a $13 application fee per applicant for residents and a $15 application fee per applicant for non-residents.”
Rules for 2027.
Source: AZGFD