Unit 18A buck pronghorn, general (Sep 11 - Sep 17)
- Hunt code
- 2021
- Unit
- 18A
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Sep 11 - Sep 17
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 5 of 970 residents drew (0.5%). The bonus-point pool reached 30 points. 4 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 7 points.
In 2026, 1 of 215 nonresidents drew (0.5%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The winner held 19 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 100%.
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 | |
| 32 | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 31 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 30 | 2 | 1 | 50% | – | – | – |
| 29 | 3 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 28 | 3 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 27 | 9 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 25 | 10 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 24 | 8 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 23 | 12 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 22 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 21 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 20 | 11 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 19 | 15 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1random | 33% |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 17 | 14 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 16 | 14 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 15 | 13 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 14 | 22 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 13 | 32 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 12 | 34 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | 39 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | 29 | 2random | 7% | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 9 | 48 | 1random | 2% | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | 34 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 | 66 | 1random | 2% | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 59 | 0 | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 45 | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 47 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 57 | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 76 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 123 | 0 | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 110 | 0 | 0% | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 970 | 5 | 0.5% | 215 | 1 | 0.5% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 7 | 970 | 5 | 30 | 215 | 1 | – |
| 2025 | 5 | 846 | 3 | 30 | 207 | 1 | – |
| 2024 | 5 | 872 | 4 | 29 | 192 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | 703 | 4 | 26 | 179 | 0 | – |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
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.
- 2024AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 874 in the point rows vs 872 in the draw report.
Sources
- 20262026 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20262026 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20262026 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20262026 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20252025 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20252025 AZ Pronghorn Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20252025 AZ Pronghorn Draw Odds(hunt-table)
- 20242024 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20242024 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20242024 AZ Pronghorn Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20242024 AZ Pronghorn Draw Odds(hunt-table)
- 20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20232023 AZ Pronghorn Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20232023 AZ Pronghorn Draw Odds(hunt-table)
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Other hunts in unit 18A
Units listed next to it
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