Arizona Unit 9 Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 92026 draw

20 tags, 1,121 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest deer draws: 11th hardest of 219 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 9

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

% success

All hunters0–10%

5%

10%

0%

3%

2%

20192020202320242025

100923–100%

23%

100%

23%

35%

23%

25%

28%

2019202020212022202320242025

101019–86%

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 09

Bucks / 100 does 2024

14

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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Unit 9 hunt pack

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Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 9 · 1009

154 of 3,376 drew

Success23–28%

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Arizona Unit 9:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 9

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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