Unit 12A/12B/13A cow bison only, limited opportunity (general) (Sep 11 - Oct 1)
- Hunt code
- 7511
- Unit
- 12A/12B/13A, 12A (excluding the closure area within House Rock Wildlife Area, see note), 12B, and 13A (Kaibab Plateau Herd)
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- Limited Opportunity (General), Sep 11 - Oct 1
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 10 of 429 residents drew (2%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The lowest held 1 point.
In 2026, 0 of 117 nonresidents drew (0%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 67%.
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.
| Points | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 25 | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 23 | 2 | 1random | 50% | – | – | – |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 21 | 2 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 20 | 1 | 1random | 100% | – | – | – |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 12 | 11 | 3random | 27% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | 13 | 1random | 8% | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | 18 | 1random | 6% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 9 | 12 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | 16 | 1random | 6% | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 | 24 | 1random | 4% | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 26 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 37 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 45 | 0 | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 47 | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 74 | 1random | 1% | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 56 | 0 | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 429 | 10 | 2% | 117 | 0 | 0% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 12 | 429 | 10 | – | 117 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 12 | 377 | 10 | – | 92 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | 12 | 266 | 8 | – | 62 | 2 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | 461 | 9 | – | 90 | 1 | – |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
Reading these numbers
Arizona uses bonus points. In each draw, 20% of a hunt's permits first go to the applicants with the most bonus points who listed it as their 1st or 2nd choice. The rest are drawn at random among 1st and 2nd choices together, where each bonus point buys an extra chance, and leftovers go to 3rd-5th choices. Because 1st and 2nd choices compete in the same passes, applicant and permit counts here include both choices, which is how AZGFD prints them. Nonresidents are capped, usually at 10% of a hunt's permits. AZGFD renumbers hunts most years, so a hunt's number can differ from one year to the next.
- 2024AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 267 in the point rows vs 266 in the draw report.
- 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 463 in the point rows vs 461 in the draw report.
Sources
- 20262026 Fall Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20262026 Fall Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20262026 Fall Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20262026 Fall Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20262026 Spring Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20262026 Spring Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20262026 Spring Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20262026 Spring Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Fall Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20252025 Fall Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Fall Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Fall Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Spring Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20252025 Spring Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Spring Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Spring Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20252025 AZ Bison Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20252025 AZ Bison Draw Odds(hunt-table)
- 20242024 Fall Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20242024 Fall Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Fall Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Fall Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Spring Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20242024 Spring Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Spring Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Spring Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20242024 AZ Bison Draw Odds(hunt-table)
- 20232023 Fall Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20232023 Fall Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Fall Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Fall Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Spring Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20232023 Spring Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Spring Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Spring Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20232023 AZ Bison Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20232023 AZ Bison Draw Odds(hunt-table)
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Other hunts in unit 12A/12B/13A
- Unit 12A/12B/13A any desert ram, general (Dec 1 - Dec 31)(desert bighorn sheep)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A bull bison only, general (Jun 16 - Jun 29)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A bull bison only, general (Jun 26 - Jul 16)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A bull bison only, general (Mar 27 - Jun 4)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A cow bison only, general (Aug 4 - Aug 17)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A cow bison only, general (Jul 31 - Aug 20)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A cow bison only, limited opportunity (archery-only) (Aug 25 - Sep 7)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A cow bison only, limited opportunity (general) (Nov 6 - Dec 31)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A cow bison only, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 16 - Oct 29)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A cow bison only, limited opportunity (muzzleloader) (Sep 15 - Oct 5)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 5A/5B designated bull bison, general (Jan 30 - Feb 3)
- Unit 5A/5B designated yearling bison, general (Jan 5 - Jan 9)
- Unit 12A/12AE designated yearling bison, general (Dec 5 - Dec 9)
- Unit 12A/12AE designated yearling bison, general (Dec 12 - Dec 16)
- Unit 12AE designated bull bison, general (Jan 30 - Feb 3)
- Unit 12AE designated bull bison, general (Feb 6 - Feb 10)