Unit 20B any antlered deer, muzzleloader (Oct 23 - Oct 29)

Hunt code
1189
Unit
20B
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Season
Muzzleloader, Oct 23 - Oct 29
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 46 of 64 residents drew (72%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 34 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 5 of 5 nonresidents drew (100%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 4 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 7%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
422100%
388100%
220108 random50%
12921random72%
055random100%
All644672%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
711100%
111random100%
033random100%
All55100%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20267164462557
2025714539265–
2024716751243–
20237173592146–
20228262482542
04720222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20255547%
2024501224%
2023611321%

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.

  • 202614 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (13 R, 1 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202521 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (20 R, 1 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202411 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (10 R, 1 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202223 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (21 R, 2 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 64 in the point rows vs 62 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 47 in the point rows vs 48 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 20B

Units listed next to it

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