Arizona Unit 18B:javelina draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for javelina. 2026: 100 tags, 90 to 751 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 18B
Unit 18BNeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
10–57%
Hardest draw in Unit 18B2026 draw
5504100 tags, 90 applied, 22% drew.
15th hardest of 114 Arizona javelina draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Javelina huntsin Unit 18B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5005 | Any javelina · general spring javelina · Feb 19–Feb 25 | 450 of 321 drew | 10–45% | |
| 5038 | Any javelina · youth-only (general) spring javelina · Jan 22–Jan 31 | 145 of 165 drew | 37–43% | |
| 5054 | Any javelina · ham spring javelina · Feb 5–Feb 15 | 225 of 154 drew | 28–37% | |
| 5084 | Any javelina · archery-only spring javelina · Jan 1–Jan 21 | 1,400 of 1,080 drew | 26–34% | |
| 5504 | Any javelina · youth-only (general) javelina · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 18B | 20 of 90 drew | 100 | 31–57% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 18B.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% success550426–57%
26%
48%
37%
33%
31%
57%
40%
2019202020212022202320242025
500510–45%
35%
36%
31%
10%
28%
45%
202020212022202320242025
505428–38%
38%
35%
33%
33%
28%
37%
202020212022202320242025
508426–41%
41%
41%
31%
26%
29%
34%
202020212022202320242025
503837–58%
40%
58%
41%
37%
43%
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
- 5005GENERAL SPRING JAVELINAFeb 19–Feb 25
- 5038YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) SPRING JAVELINAJan 22–Jan 31
- 5054HAM SPRING JAVELINAFeb 5–Feb 15
- 5084ARCHERY-ONLY SPRING JAVELINAJan 1–Jan 21
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
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Members
Unit 18B 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 18B · 5005
450 of 321 drew
Success10–45%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026