9006 · Either sex
Unit 28 sandhill crane,Unit 28
Season General Sandhill Crane Dec 11 – Dec 13, 2026·Units: 28·17 tags in 2026
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
17 tags, 135 applied, 2% drew in 2026. 8th hardest of 22 Arizona sandhill crane draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
2%
3 of 135 drew
Tags · 2026
17
Applicants · 2026
135
7.9 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 135 | 3 | 17 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Draw | Applicants | Tags | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 of 135 drew | 135 | 17 | 3 | 2% |
| 2025 | 17 of 31 drew | 31 | 17 | 55% | |
| 2024 | 120 of 615 drew | 615 | 120 | 20% | |
| 2023 | 100 of 549 drew | 549 | 100 | 18% | |
| 2022 | 100 of 626 drew | 626 | 100 | 16% | |
| 2021 | 14 of 125 drew | 125 | 14 | 11% | |
| 2020 | 87 applicants | 87 | 12 |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 28
- Legal animal
- Any sandhill crane
- Tags
- 17 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Sandhill Crane: Dec 11 – Dec 13, 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