Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
15 tags, 750 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 17th hardest of 219 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
<1%
3 of 750 drew
Harvest success
48–79%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
15
Bucks / 100 does
42
12a, 2025
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 750 | 3 | 15 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 12A East (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)
- Legal animal
- Any antlered deer
- Tags
- 15 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Deer: Nov 20–Nov 29
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1014
2019–20251981%2081%2153%2277%2374%2479%2548%
2025: 16 taken by 33 hunters.
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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