Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
15 tags, 548 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 15th hardest of 219 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
<1%
2 of 548 drew
Harvest success
24–35%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
15
Bucks / 100 does
11
36a, 2023
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 548 | 2 | 15 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 36A
- Legal animal
- Antlered mule deer
- Tags
- 15 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Deer: Dec 11–Dec 31
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1059
2019–20251934%2052%2120%2223%2324%2435%2532%
2025: 35 taken by 109 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