Arizona Unit 5B:bison draw odds & harvest
10 hunt codes for bison. 2026: 1 to 2 tags, 175 to 1,828 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 5B2026 draw
75052 tags, 549 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest bison draws: 1st hardest of 36 in 2026.
At a glance
Bison hunt codes
10
General spring bison · general bison
Tags · 2026
12
across 7 hunts
Applicants · 2026
5,461
455 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
13–100%
Hunt codes
Bison huntsin Unit 5B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7001 | Designated bull bison · general spring bison · Jan 22–Jan 26 | 1 of 1,642 drew | 1 | 100% |
| 7002 | Designated bull bison · general spring bison · Jan 29–Feb 2 | 1 of 496 drew | 1 | 100% |
| 7020 | 1 of 1,067 drew | 100% | ||
| 7021 | 1 of 268 drew | 42–100% | ||
| 7022 | 2 of 264 drew | 42–100% | ||
| 7501 | Designated cow bison · general bison · Nov 13–Nov 17Unit 5A and 5B (Raymond Herd) | 2 of 1,828 drew | 2 | 100% |
| 7502 | Designated cow bison · general bison · Nov 20–Nov 24Unit 5A and 5B (Raymond Herd) | 2 of 503 drew | 2 | 100% |
| 7505 | Designated yearling bison · general bison · Dec 4–Dec 8Unit 5A and 5B (Raymond Herd) | 0 of 549 drew | 2 | 100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 5B.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% success700175–100%
100%
75%
100%
100%
100%
100%
201920202021202320242025
7002100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
201920202021202320242025
7020100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2019202020212022
702142–100%
100%
74%
42%
100%
2019202020212022
70228–100%
8%
42%
50%
100%
2019202020212022
7501100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
7502100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
7505100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
7506100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
750713–100%
100%
13%
100%
100%
2022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Points
- “a. The Department shall reserve a maximum of 20% of the hunt permit-tags for each hunt number, except as established under subsection (C)(2)(b), for bear, deer, elk, javelina, pronghorn, Sandhill crane, and turkey and reserve a maximum of 20% of the hunt permit-tags for all…”
- Leftovers
- “Spring Bison Nov. 2, 2026 Nov. 9, 2026”
- Tag fee
- “Bison – Bull/Any Hunt Permit-tag5 $1,113 $5,415 $1,113 $5,415”
- 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 · 2027
- 7001GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 22–Jan 26
- 7002GENERAL SPRING BISONJan 29–Feb 2
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Source: AZGFD