Arizona Unit 3B Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 3B2026 draw

10 tags, 159 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 22nd hardest of 219 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 3B

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
1182	Any antlered deer · muzzleloader deer · Oct 23–Nov 1Unit 3B	11 of 158 drew	100	23–44%
1183	Any antlered deer · muzzleloader deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 3B	1 of 159 drew	10	31–64%

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 hunters0–11%

7%

11%

0%

9%

3%

20192020202320242025

118219–46%

33%

46%

19%

44%

23%

25%

2019202020212022202320242025

118319–85%

29%

35%

85%

19%

31%

64%

36%

2019202020212022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 03b

2023–2025

Bucks / 100 does 2025

60

Bucks per 100 doesRising

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

1182MUZZLELOADER DEEROct 23–Nov 1
1183MUZZLELOADER DEERDec 11–Dec 31

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Map

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Unit 3B

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Unit 3B 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 3B · 1182

11 of 158 drew

Success23–44%

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Arizona Unit 3B:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 3B

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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