Arizona Unit 7:deer draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 07. 2026: 20 to 1,200 tags, 70 to 3,376 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 72026 draw
101020 tags, 1,121 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 11th hardest of 219 in 2026.
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
3
General deer · champ (general) deer (challenged hunter access mobility permit required, see r12-4-217)
Tags · 2026
1,250
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
4,567
3.7 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
10–22%
Bucks / 100 does 2024
19
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 7
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Oct 30–Nov 8Unit 7 and 9 | 154 of 3,376 drew | 1,200 | 23–28% |
| 1010 | Any antlered deer · general deer · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 7 and 9 | 3 of 1,121 drew | 20 | 38–86% |
| 1180 | Any deer · champ (general) deer (challenged hunter access mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 7 and 9 | 2 of 70 drew | 30 | 30–46% |
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 hunters6–13%
7%
7%
13%
10%
6%
20192020202320242025
100923–100%
23%
100%
23%
35%
23%
25%
28%
2019202020212022202320242025
101019–86%
22%
22%
19%
33%
38%
41%
86%
2019202020212022202320242025
118027–93%
58%
61%
27%
93%
46%
30%
38%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 07
Bucks / 100 does 2024
19
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
- 1009GENERAL DEEROct 30–Nov 8
- 1010GENERAL DEERDec 11–Dec 31
- 1180CHAMP (GENERAL) DEER (CHALLENGED HUNTER ACCESS MOBILITY PERMIT REQUIRED, SEE R12-4-217)Oct 23–Oct 29
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD