Arizona Unit 16A:javelina draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for javelina. 2026: 30 tags, 30 to 551 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 16A
Unit 16ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
11–68%
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk57% drew
- Deer74% drew
- Javelina65% drew
- Bighorn sheep6% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk35–100%
- Deer17–21%
- Javelina11–68%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 16A2026 draw
550230 tags, 30 applied, 10% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest javelina draws: 3rd hardest of 114 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Javelina huntsin Unit 16A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5003 | Any javelina · general spring javelina · Feb 19–Feb 25 | 150 of 232 drew | 20–40% | |
| 5037 | Any javelina · youth-only (general) spring javelina · Jan 22–Jan 31 | 125 of 52 drew | 32–60% | |
| 5052 | Any javelina · ham spring javelina · Feb 5–Feb 15 | 50 of 39 drew | 20–68% | |
| 5083 | Any javelina · archery-only spring javelina · Jan 1–Jan 21 | 450 of 399 drew | 16–20% | |
| 5502 | Any javelina · youth-only (general) javelina · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 16A (excluding Mohave County Park Lands) | 3 of 30 drew | 30 | 11–57% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 16A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% success550211–57%
23%
56%
13%
44%
57%
18%
11%
2019202020212022202320242025
500312–40%
12%
24%
17%
20%
40%
30%
202020212022202320242025
50528–68%
8%
32%
17%
20%
27%
68%
202020212022202320242025
508316–35%
35%
35%
16%
17%
16%
20%
202020212022202320242025
503732–60%
43%
40%
32%
60%
58%
20202021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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…”
- Deadline
- “The Department will accept Hunt Permit-tag Applications for big game listed above in early to mid-September”
- Leftovers
- “Spring Javelina Nov. 2, 2026 Nov. 9, 2026”
- Tag fee
- “Javelina Nonpermit-tag $25 $100”
Rules for 2027.
Season dates · 2027
- 5003GENERAL SPRING JAVELINAFeb 19–Feb 25
- 5037YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) SPRING JAVELINAJan 22–Jan 31
- 5052HAM SPRING JAVELINAFeb 5–Feb 15
- 5083ARCHERY-ONLY SPRING JAVELINAJan 1–Jan 21
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Unit 16A hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each javelina hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 16A · 5003
150 of 232 drew
Success20–40%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026