Arizona Unit 8:javelina draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for javelina. 2026: 27 to 1,033 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 8
Unit 8Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 82026 draw
5001200 drew, 1,033 applied.
13th hardest of 114 Arizona javelina draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Javelina huntsin Unit 8
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5001 | Any javelina · general spring javelina · Feb 19–Feb 25 | 200 of 516 drew | 12–24% |
| 5035 | Any javelina · youth-only (general) spring javelina · Jan 22–Jan 31 | 150 of 155 drew | 32–34% |
| 5049 | Any javelina · champ (general) spring javelina (challenged hunter access mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · Jan 22–Jan 31 | 100 of 153 drew | 22–25% |
| 5082 | Any javelina · ham spring javelina · Feb 5–Feb 15 | 575 of 334 drew | 13–25% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 8.
Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2025
% success500112–39%
24%
39%
25%
12%
24%
14%
202020212022202320242025
50496–63%
27%
63%
6%
25%
22%
24%
202020212022202320242025
508213–36%
36%
29%
21%
25%
22%
13%
202020212022202320242025
503532–48%
48%
32%
33%
34%
2020202220242025
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
- 5001GENERAL SPRING JAVELINAFeb 19–Feb 25
- 5035YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) SPRING JAVELINAJan 22–Jan 31
- 5049CHAMP (GENERAL) SPRING JAVELINA (CHALLENGED HUNTER ACCESS MOBILITY PERMIT REQUIRED, SEE R12-4-217)Jan 22–Jan 31
- 5082HAM SPRING JAVELINAFeb 5–Feb 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Members
Unit 8 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 8 · 5001
200 of 516 drew
Success12–24%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026