Arizona Unit 12A Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 12A2026 draw

100 tags, 6,845 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 10th hardest of 219 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 12A

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
1013	Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 12A East (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)	8 of 738 drew	60	27–100%
1014	Any antlered deer · general deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 12A East (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)	3 of 750 drew	15	48–79%
1015	Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 12A West (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)	18 of 3,731 drew	400	78–91%
1016	Any antlered deer · general deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 12A West (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)	15 of 6,845 drew	100	78–85%
1154	Antlerless deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 9–Oct 12Unit 12A West (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)	20 of 333 drew	100	65–86%
1179	Any antlered deer · champ (general) deer (challenged hunter access mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · Sep 18–Sep 24Unit 12A West (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)	2 of 122 drew	10	33–75%
1185	Any antlered deer · muzzleloader deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 12A East (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)	2 of 128 drew	15	19–39%
1204	Any antlered deer · archery-only hunt permit-tag required deer · Aug 21–Sep 10Unit 12A (excluding Grand Canyon National Park) and 12B	34 of 1,210 drew	300	20–54%

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

Harvest & herd

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025

% success

All hunters0%

0%

2023

101322–100%

45%

65%

22%

64%

100%

70%

27%

2019202020212022202320242025

101448–81%

81%

53%

77%

74%

79%

48%

2019202020212022202320242025

101558–91%

58%

69%

91%

63%

80%

78%

91%

2019202020212022202320242025

101642–85%

84%

42%

59%

78%

85%

78%

2019202020212022202320242025

115438–92%

84%

92%

38%

90%

86%

71%

65%

2019202020212022202320242025

117926–75%

47%

26%

28%

30%

33%

75%

2019202020212022202320242025

118512–39%

18%

12%

35%

25%

39%

19%

2019202020212022202320242025

120420–54%

20%

44%

54%

202120242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 12a

Bucks / 100 does 2025

42

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…”
Tag fee: “Archery Deer Nonpermit-tag 5 $45 $300”
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.

Season dates · 2026

1013GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
1014GENERAL DEERNov 20–Nov 29
1015GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
1016GENERAL DEERNov 20–Nov 29
1154YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 9–Oct 12
1179CHAMP (GENERAL) DEER (CHALLENGED HUNTER ACCESS MOBILITY PERMIT REQUIRED, SEE R12-4-217)Sep 18–Sep 24
1185MUZZLELOADER DEERNov 6–Nov 12
1204ARCHERY-ONLY HUNT PERMIT-TAG REQUIRED DEERAug 21–Sep 10

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

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Unit 12A · 1013

8 of 738 drew

Success27–100%

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Arizona Unit 12A:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 12A

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