Unit 28 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)
- Hunt code
- 1042
- Unit
- 28
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Oct 30 - Nov 5
- Draw years
- 2022–2026
In 2026, 172 of 814 residents drew (21%). The bonus-point pool reached 4 points. 137 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
In 2026, 3 of 27 nonresidents drew (11%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The lowest held 0 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 26%.
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 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | – | – | – |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | 79% | – | – | – |
| 4 | 55 | 274 random | 49% | – | – | – |
| 3 | 152 | 35random | 23% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 257 | 63random | 25% | 6 | 1random | 17% |
| 1 | 208 | 25random | 12% | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 126 | 10random | 8% | 7 | 2random | 29% |
| All | 814 | 172 | 21% | 27 | 3 | 11% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 192 | 814 | 172 | 4 | 27 | 3 | – |
| 2025 | 275 | 1,055 | 240 | 4 | 44 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024 | 302 | 1,028 | 269 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 302 | 902 | 260 | 3 | 48 | 15 | – |
| 2022 | 357 | 900 | 316 | 3 | 38 | 9 | – |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | 51 | 26% |
| 2024 | 228 | 123 | 54% |
| 2023 | 234 | 117 | 50% |
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) 897 in the point rows vs 900 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (R) 62 in the point rows vs 65 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 304 in the point rows vs 316 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 40 in the point rows vs 38 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 8 in the point rows vs 9 in the draw report.
Other hunts in unit 28
- Unit 28 antlered mule deer, general (Nov 13 - Nov 19)
- Unit 28 antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 27 - Dec 6)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 28 any antlered deer, youth-only (general) (Oct 9 - Oct 18)(deer)
- Unit 28 any ram, general (Dec 4 - Dec 31)(desert bighorn sheep)
- Unit 28 any ram, general (Nov 13 - Dec 3)(desert bighorn sheep)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 24B antlered mule deer, general (Nov 13 - Nov 22)
- Unit 27 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 23 - Oct 29)
- Unit 27 antlered mule deer, general (Dec 13 - Dec 31)
- Unit 29 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)
- Unit 29 antlered mule deer, general (Nov 13 - Nov 19)
- Unit 30A antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)
- Unit 30A antlered mule deer, general (Nov 13 - Nov 19)