Arizona Unit 17B Javelina: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 17B2026 draw

175 tags, 221 applied, 16% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest javelina draws: 9th hardest of 114 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Javelina huntsin Unit 17B

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
5004	Any javelina · general spring javelina · Feb 19–Feb 25	500 of 365 drew		20–32%
5036	Any javelina · youth-only (general) spring javelina · Jan 22–Jan 31	50 of 21 drew		36–77%
5053	Any javelina · ham spring javelina · Feb 5–Feb 15	150 of 121 drew		15–38%
5084	Any javelina · archery-only spring javelina · Jan 1–Jan 21	1,400 of 1,080 drew		26–34%
5503	Any javelina · youth-only (general) javelina · Oct 9–Oct 18Units 17B, 19A, 19B, and 20A	35 of 221 drew	175	10–27%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 17B.

Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025

% success

550310–27%

14%

21%

17%

11%

25%

27%

10%

2019202020212022202320242025

500420–32%

28%

31%

27%

20%

32%

25%

202020212022202320242025

505315–38%

28%

30%

15%

24%

38%

202020212022202320242025

508426–41%

41%

31%

26%

29%

34%

202020212022202320242025

503631–77%

41%

31%

36%

71%

77%

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

5004GENERAL SPRING JAVELINAFeb 19–Feb 25
5036YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) SPRING JAVELINAJan 22–Jan 31
5053HAM SPRING JAVELINAFeb 5–Feb 15
5084ARCHERY-ONLY SPRING JAVELINAJan 1–Jan 21

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

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Unit 17B

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Unit 17B 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

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Unit 17B · 5004

500 of 365 drew

Success20–32%

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Arizona Unit 17B:javelina draw odds & harvest

Javelina huntsin Unit 17B

How hunters didin Unit 17B.

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