Arizona Unit 16A Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 16A2026 draw

15 tags, 24 applied, 4% drew.

91st hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 16A

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
1023	Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 16A (excluding Mohave County Park Lands)	28 of 543 drew	175	55–69%
1198	Any antlered deer · youth-only (muzzleloader) deer · Nov 20–Nov 29Unit 16A (excluding Mohave County Park Lands)	1 of 24 drew	15	32–44%

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 hunters6–21%

6%

14%

21%

8%

7%

20192020202320242025

102328–70%

28%

37%

63%

70%

69%

55%

64%

2019202020212022202320242025

119826–50%

28%

50%

41%

26%

32%

34%

44%

2019202020212022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 16a

2023–2025

Bucks / 100 does 2025

19

Bucks per 100 doesFalling

20232025

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

1023GENERAL DEEROct 23–Nov 1
1198YOUTH-ONLY (MUZZLELOADER) DEERNov 20–Nov 29

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Unit 16A hunt pack

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Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 16A · 1023

28 of 543 drew

Success55–69%

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Arizona Unit 16A:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 16A

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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