Unit 12AW antlerless deer, youth-only (general) (Oct 9 - Oct 12)

Hunt code
1154
Unit
12AW, 12A West (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
Youth-Only (General), Oct 9 - Oct 12
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 98 of 424 residents drew (23%). The bonus-point pool reached 4 points. 78 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 2 of 59 nonresidents drew (3%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The lowest held 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 83%.

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
73267%
64375%
59556%
421155 random71%
3375random14%
212330random24%
115030random20%
0778random10%
All4249823%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
3300%
2200%
1271random4%
0271random4%
All5923%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026200424984592–
202515042165443104
202412038545457154
202350392235662–
2022504402044955
03520222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025594983%
2024544889%
2023211886%

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.

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Other hunts in unit 12AW

Units listed next to it

In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.