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Unit 42 deer,youth-only (general) deer season
Season Youth-Only (General) Deer Nov 20–Nov 29·Units: 42·75 tags in 2026
Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
75 tags, 59 applied, 19% drew in 2026. 210th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
19%
11 of 59 drew
Harvest success
20–57%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
75
Bucks / 100 does
19
42, 2025
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 11 | 75 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 42 (excluding Skyline and White Tank Mountain Regional Parks)
- Legal animal
- Any antlered deer
- Tags
- 75 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- Youth-Only (General) Deer: Nov 20–Nov 29
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1177
2019–20251918%2021%2140%2238%2320%2457%2537%
2025: 40 taken by 107 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