Arizona Unit 23 Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 232026 draw

75 tags, 980 applied, 1% drew.

35th hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 23

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
1038	Antlered mule deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 5Unit 23	35 of 1,464 drew	250	26–78%
1085	Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 23	21 of 423 drew	175	26–64%
1086	Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 23	16 of 331 drew	175	18–41%
1087	Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 23	11 of 980 drew	75	29–38%
1161	Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 23	20 of 488 drew	125	54–94%

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 hunters5–13%

11%

10%

13%

7%

5%

20192020202320242025

103813–88%

26%

28%

13%

88%

78%

41%

26%

2019202020212022202320242025

108519–69%

69%

39%

19%

41%

64%

46%

26%

2019202020212022202320242025

108618–54%

42%

36%

54%

29%

41%

34%

18%

2019202020212022202320242025

108724–42%

27%

24%

26%

42%

29%

38%

32%

2019202020212022202320242025

116139–94%

48%

61%

50%

39%

54%

94%

87%

2019202020212022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 23

2023–2025

Bucks / 100 does 2025

23

Bucks per 100 doesFalling

202320242025

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

1038GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 5
1085GENERAL DEEROct 23–Oct 29
1086GENERAL DEERNov 6–Nov 12
1087GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
1161YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 9–Oct 15

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

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Unit 23 hunt pack

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Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 23 · 1038

35 of 1,464 drew

Success26–78%

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Arizona Unit 23:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 23

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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