Arizona Unit 8 Javelina: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 82026 draw

200 tags, 619 applied, 6% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest javelina draws: 4th hardest of 113 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Javelina huntsin Unit 8

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
5001	Any javelina · general spring javelina · Feb 19–Feb 25	40 of 619 drew	200	12–24%
5035	Any javelina · youth-only (general) spring javelina · Jan 22–Jan 31	26 of 193 drew	150	32–34%
5049	Any javelina · champ (general) spring javelina (challenged hunter access mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · Jan 22–Jan 31	6 of 22 drew	30	22–25%
5082	Any javelina · ham spring javelina · Feb 5–Feb 15	60 of 548 drew	300	13–25%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 8.

Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2025

% success

500112–39%

24%

39%

25%

12%

24%

14%

202020212022202320242025

50496–63%

27%

63%

6%

25%

22%

24%

202020212022202320242025

508213–36%

36%

29%

21%

25%

22%

13%

202020212022202320242025

503532–48%

48%

32%

33%

34%

2020202220242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

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…”
Leftovers: “Spring Javelina Nov. 2, 2026 Nov. 9, 2026”
Tag fee: “Javelina Nonpermit-tag $25 $100”
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

5001GENERAL SPRING JAVELINAFeb 19–Feb 25
5035YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) SPRING JAVELINAJan 22–Jan 31
5049CHAMP (GENERAL) SPRING JAVELINA (CHALLENGED HUNTER ACCESS MOBILITY PERMIT REQUIRED, SEE R12-4-217)Jan 22–Jan 31
5082HAM SPRING JAVELINAFeb 5–Feb 15

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

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Draw odds per hunt
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Unit 8 · 5001

40 of 619 drew

Success12–24%

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Arizona Unit 8:javelina draw odds & harvest

Javelina huntsin Unit 8

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