Arizona Unit 12B Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 12B2026 draw

15 tags, 302 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 1st hardest of 219 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer 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
1017	Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 12B	0 of 302 drew	15	44–91%
1018	Any antlered deer · general deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 12B	3 of 996 drew	20	70–100%
1019	Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 12B West	5 of 409 drew	110	53–100%
1020	Any antlered deer · general deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 12B West	2 of 1,738 drew	75	62–76%
1186	Any antlered deer · muzzleloader deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 12B West	2 of 196 drew	15	19–41%
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

101744–91%

74%

81%

80%

86%

91%

44%

82%

2019202020212022202320242025

101840–100%

95%

84%

53%

40%

70%

100%

92%

2019202020212022202320242025

101953–100%

64%

61%

57%

70%

80%

53%

100%

2019202020212022202320242025

102038–93%

77%

93%

38%

52%

62%

72%

76%

2019202020212022202320242025

118615–41%

22%

23%

15%

23%

41%

35%

19%

2019202020212022202320242025

120420–54%

20%

44%

54%

202120242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 12b

Bucks / 100 does 2025

35

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

1017GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
1018GENERAL DEERNov 20–Nov 29
1019GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
1020GENERAL DEERNov 20–Nov 29
1186MUZZLELOADER 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 12B hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

Unit boundary
Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 12B · 1017

0 of 302 drew

Success44–91%

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Arizona Unit 12B:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 12B

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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