Unit 12AE any antlered deer, muzzleloader (Nov 6 - Nov 12)

Hunt code
1185
Unit
12AE, 12A East (excluding Grand Canyon National Park)
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Season
Muzzleloader, Nov 6 - Nov 12
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 14 of 170 residents drew (8%). The bonus-point pool reached 13 points. 11 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 2 points.

In 2026, 1 of 90 nonresidents drew (1%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The winner held 6 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 36%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
1911100%
1811100%
13521 random40%
12300%
11200%
10300%
9600%
81000%
7155random33%
6131random8%
5161random6%
41100%
32700%
2393random8%
11200%
0600%
All170148%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
22100%
19100%
18200%
17200%
16100%
15400%
14100%
13200%
12500%
11200%
10700%
9300%
8400%
7500%
691random11%
51000%
4500%
3700%
2800%
1600%
0500%
All9011%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026161701413901–
20251620514131461–
20241619814121311–
2023161741491521–
07132023202420252026
ResidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202511436%
202411764%
202313646%

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.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 12AE

Units listed next to it

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