9004 · Either sex
Unit 28 sandhill crane,Unit 28
Season General Sandhill Crane Dec 2 – Dec 4, 2026·Units: 28·17 tags in 2026
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
17 tags, 65 applied, 3% drew in 2026. 9th hardest of 22 Arizona sandhill crane draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
3%
2 of 65 drew
Tags · 2026
17
Applicants · 2026
65
3.8 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 2 | 17 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Draw | Applicants | Tags | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 of 65 drew | 65 | 17 | 2 | 3% |
| 2025 | 17 of 69 drew | 69 | 17 | 25% | |
| 2024 | 120 of 199 drew | 199 | 120 | 60% | |
| 2023 | 100 of 248 drew | 248 | 100 | 40% | |
| 2022 | 100 of 223 drew | 223 | 100 | 45% | |
| 2021 | 100 of 322 drew | 322 | 100 | 31% | |
| 2020 | 251 applicants | 251 | 90 |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 28
- Legal animal
- Any sandhill crane
- Tags
- 17 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Sandhill Crane: Dec 2 – Dec 4, 2026
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Other sandhill crane hunts in Unit 28
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Before you apply
- Points
- “a. The Department shall reserve a maximum of 20% of the hunt permit-tags for each hunt number, except as established under subsection (C)(2)(b), for bear, deer, elk, javelina, pronghorn, Sandhill crane, and turkey and reserve a maximum of 20% of the hunt permit-tags for all…”
- 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 · Updated Nov 13, 2026