Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
400 tags, 550 applied, 9% drew in 2026. 160th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
9%
52 of 550 drew
Harvest success
28–43%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
400
Bucks / 100 does
22
18a, 2025
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 550 | 52 | 400 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 18A
- Legal animal
- Any antlered deer
- Tags
- 400 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Deer: Oct 23–Nov 1
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1026
2019–20251980%2062%2120%2227%2336%2443%2528%
2025: 70 taken by 254 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