Arizona Unit 5B:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 05a/05b. 2026: 47 to 423 tags, 359 to 2,334 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 5B2026 draw
115247 tags, 359 applied, 1% drew.
42nd hardest of 219 Arizona deer draws in 2026.
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
2
General deer · youth-only (general) deer
Tags · 2026
470
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2026
2,693
5.7 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
3–10%
Bucks / 100 does 2024
20
Hunt codes
Deer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1006 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 8Unit 5A and 5B | 69 of 2,334 drew | 423 | 0–36% |
| 1152 | Any antlered deer · youth-only (general) deer · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 5A and 5B | 5 of 359 drew | 47 | 34–67% |
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
% successAll hunters3–10%
4%
3%
10%
4%
3%
20192020202320242025
10060–36%
25%
29%
20%
26%
36%
36%
0%
2019202020212022202320242025
115234–78%
44%
78%
39%
43%
67%
34%
61%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 05a/05b
Bucks / 100 does 2024
20
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
- 1006GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 8
- 1152YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEEROct 9–Oct 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Source: AZGFD