Unit 12A/12B any antlered deer, archery-only (Aug 21 - Sep 10)

Hunt code
1204
Unit
12A/12B, 12A (excluding Grand Canyon National Park) and 12B
Weapon
Archery
Season
Archery-Only, Aug 21 - Sep 10
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 270 of 1,219 residents drew (22%). The bonus-point pool reached 8 points. 225 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 30 of 963 nonresidents drew (3%). The bonus-point pool reached 16 points. 15 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

Harvest success in 2025 was 40%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
1511100%
1311100%
126467%
1188100%
10111091%
91212100%
8292011 random69%
77324random33%
69422random23%
510218random18%
415139random26%
321732random15%
228651random18%
116924random14%
0594random7%
All1,21927022%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
26100%
2411100%
2311100%
2211100%
2111100%
2011100%
1833100%
1744100%
169333%
15900%
141100%
131400%
12262random8%
112600%
104200%
9624random6%
8584random7%
75600%
67300%
5521random2%
44300%
31102random2%
210200%
11152random2%
014200%
All963303%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20263301,21927089633016
20253021,46924889742715
20243021,41124888942713
20233301,49027078833013
20223301,4462676652336
081620222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20251797140%
202423314663%
20232548433%

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.

  • 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1439 in the point rows vs 1446 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 257 in the point rows vs 267 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 659 in the point rows vs 652 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 12A/12B

Units listed next to it

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