Unit 8 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)
- Hunt code
- 1011
- Unit
- 8
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Oct 30 - Nov 5
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 337 of 2,981 residents drew (11%). The bonus-point pool reached 5 points. 271 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
In 2026, 13 of 128 nonresidents drew (10%). The bonus-point pool reached 5 points. 9 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 45%.
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.
| Points | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 10 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 6 | 27 | 23 | 85% | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 5 | 89 | 4511 random | 51% | 5 | 21 random | 40% |
| 4 | 245 | 33random | 13% | 13 | 1random | 8% |
| 3 | 503 | 64random | 13% | 18 | 1random | 6% |
| 2 | 802 | 83random | 10% | 24 | 1random | 4% |
| 1 | 840 | 63random | 8% | 22 | 3random | 14% |
| 0 | 466 | 17random | 4% | 43 | 2random | 5% |
| All | 2,981 | 337 | 11% | 128 | 13 | 10% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 385 | 2,981 | 337 | 5 | 128 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 275 | 2,981 | 239 | 5 | 117 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 330 | 2,770 | 294 | 5 | 97 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 330 | 2,646 | 291 | 5 | 94 | 9 | 5 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 212 | 95 | 45% |
| 2024 | 229 | 119 | 52% |
| 2023 | 255 | 98 | 38% |
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.
- 2026AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 129 in the point rows vs 128 in the draw report.
Other hunts in unit 8
- Unit 8 antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 6 - Nov 12)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)(elk)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 13 - Sep 26)(elk)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, general (Dec 4 - Dec 10)(elk)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, muzzleloader (Oct 16 - Oct 22)(elk)
- Unit 8 any antlered deer, youth-only (general) (Oct 10 - Oct 16)(deer)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, general (Oct 2 - Oct 11)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, muzzleloader (Oct 3 - Oct 12)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, muzzleloader (Sep 4 - Sep 13)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)(elk)
- Unit 8 bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)(elk)
- Unit 8 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)(elk)
- Unit 8 early bull elk, general (Sep 26 - Oct 2)(elk)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 6A antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)
- Unit 6A antlered mule deer, general (Dec 13 - Dec 31)
- Unit 6B antlered mule deer, general (Nov 7 - Nov 13)
- Unit 21 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)
- Unit 21 antlered mule deer, general (Dec 12 - Dec 31)
- Unit 22 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)
- Unit 22 antlered mule deer, general (Dec 11 - Dec 31)