Arizona Unit 27 Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 272026 draw

25 tags, 489 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 18th hardest of 219 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 27

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
1041	Antlered mule deer · general deer · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 27	63 of 2,176 drew	500	58–67%
1096	Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 5Unit 27	26 of 430 drew	250	37–61%
1097	Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 27	14 of 267 drew	250	31–43%
1098	Antlered whitetail deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 27	2 of 489 drew	25	44–71%
1162	Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 27	18 of 684 drew	100	38–83%
1208	Antlered mule deer · archery-only hunt permit-tag required deer · Aug 21–Sep 10Unit 27	34 of 259 drew	265	57%

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 hunters8–17%

17%

15%

17%

8%

20192020202320242025

104115–69%

54%

48%

15%

69%

67%

61%

58%

2019202020212022202320242025

109630–83%

73%

60%

30%

83%

61%

51%

37%

2019202020212022202320242025

109730–55%

33%

40%

55%

39%

40%

43%

30%

2019202020212022202320242025

109838–71%

53%

38%

39%

61%

44%

71%

46%

2019202020212022202320242025

116238–95%

95%

88%

41%

89%

83%

55%

38%

2019202020212022202320242025

120857%

57%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 27

2023–2025

Bucks / 100 does 2025

12

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

1041GENERAL DEEROct 23–Oct 29
1096GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 5
1097GENERAL DEERNov 6–Nov 12
1098GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
1162YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 9–Oct 15
1208ARCHERY-ONLY HUNT PERMIT-TAG REQUIRED DEERAug 21–Sep 10

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

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Draw odds per hunt
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Unit 27 · 1041

63 of 2,176 drew

Success58–67%

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Arizona Unit 27:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 27

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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