Unit 16A any antlered deer, youth-only (muzzleloader) (Nov 20 - Nov 29)

Hunt code
1198
Unit
16A, 16A (excluding Mohave County Park Lands)
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Season
Youth-Only (Muzzleloader), Nov 20 - Nov 29
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 14 of 34 residents drew (41%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 11 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2026, 1 of 17 nonresidents drew (6%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The winner held 5 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 20%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
311100%
21253 random42%
1178random47%
0400%
All341441%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
511random100%
2600%
1600%
0400%
All1716%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20261634142171–
20252230182142–
202422291841126
20232220183132–
202222221712323
03620222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202520420%
2024151067%
202318528%

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.

  • 20221 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (1 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 16A

Units listed next to it

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