Arizona Unit 12B:bison draw odds & harvest
20 hunt codes for bison. 2026: 1 to 20 tags, 109 to 1,750 applicants per hunt.
At a glance
Bison hunt codes
20
General spring bison · general bison · limited opportunity (general) bison
Tags · 2026
80
across 11 hunts
Applicants · 2026
4,991
62 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- ElkNo draw result yet
- Deer3% drew
- Bighorn sheep0% drew
- Bison10% drew
- Pronghorn2% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0%
- Deer0%
- Bighorn sheep67–100%
- Bison0–100%
- Pronghorn0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 12B2026 draw
70041 tag, 190 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest bison draws: 1st hardest of 36 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Bison huntsin Unit 12B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7003 | Designated bull bison · general spring bison · Jan 29–Feb 2 | 1 of 328 drew | 1 | 100% |
| 7004 | Designated cow bison · general spring bison · Jan 8–Jan 12 | 0 of 190 drew | 1 | 25–100% |
| 7005 | Designated cow bison · general spring bison · Jan 15–Jan 19 | 1 of 334 drew | 2 | 33–100% |
| 7006 | Designated yearling bison · general spring bison · Jan 8–Jan 12 | 0 of 109 drew | 2 | 13–100% |
| 7007 | Designated yearling bison · general spring bison · Jan 15–Jan 19 | 1 of 166 drew | 2 | 20–100% |
| 7008 | Designated yearling bison · general spring bison · Jan 22–Jan 26 | 3 of 1,750 drew | 20 | 14–100% |
| 7009 | Bull bison only · general spring bison · Mar 26–Jun 3 | 0 of 800 drew | 20 | 10% |
| 7010 | Bull bison only · general spring bison · Jun 25–Jul 15 | 10 of 121 drew | 0% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 12B.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% success7003100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
20192020202120232025
700425–100%
44%
75%
100%
100%
25%
20192020202120232025
700533–100%
70%
90%
100%
53%
33%
20192020202120232025
700613–100%
56%
88%
100%
13%
2019202020212023
700720–100%
30%
20%
100%
50%
2019202020212023
700814–100%
22%
33%
100%
14%
2019202020212023
751020–100%
20%
100%
100%
202220242025
75110–100%
14%
100%
0%
202220242025
702535–90%
90%
35%
20192022
702618–70%
70%
18%
20192022
702722–64%
22%
64%
20192022
700910%
10%
2021
70100%
0%
2021
701157%
57%
2021
701250%
50%
2021
70130%
0%
2021
702822%
22%
2022
751267%
67%
2025
7513100%
100%
2025
7514100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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…”
- Leftovers
- “Spring Bison Nov. 2, 2026 Nov. 9, 2026”
- Tag fee
- “Bison – Bull/Any Hunt Permit-tag5 $1,113 $5,415 $1,113 $5,415”
- 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 · 2027
- 7003GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 29–Feb 2
- 7004GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 8–Jan 12
- 7005GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 15–Jan 19
- 7006GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 8–Jan 12
- 7007GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 15–Jan 19
- 7008GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 22–Jan 26
- 7009GENERAL SPRING BISONMar 26–Jun 3
- 7010GENERAL SPRING BISONJun 25–Jul 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Unit 12B hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bison hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 12B · 7003
1 of 328 drew
Success100%
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Source: AZGFD