Unit 8 antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 6 - Nov 12)
- Hunt code
- 1078
- Unit
- 8
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Nov 6 - Nov 12
- Draw years
- 2022–2026
In 2026, 49 of 157 residents drew (31%). The bonus-point pool reached 4 points. 39 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
In 2026, 1 of 3 nonresidents drew (33%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The winner held 2 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 9%.
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 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | – | – | – |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | – | – | – |
| 4 | 17 | 52 random | 29% | – | – | – |
| 3 | 20 | 9random | 45% | – | – | – |
| 2 | 58 | 18random | 31% | 2 | 1random | 50% |
| 1 | 31 | 8random | 26% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 22 | 2random | 9% | – | – | – |
| All | 157 | 49 | 31% | 3 | 1 | 33% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 55 | 157 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 2025 | 55 | 173 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | 55 | 214 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 55 | 166 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 330 | 2,678 | 292 | 4 | 69 | 8 | 4 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 4 | 9% |
| 2024 | 42 | 9 | 21% |
| 2023 | 35 | 13 | 37% |
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) 2677 in the point rows vs 2678 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (R) 58 in the point rows vs 59 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 279 in the point rows vs 292 in the draw report.
Other hunts in unit 8
- Unit 8 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)(mule 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 6B antlered whitetail, general (Oct 31 - Nov 6)
- Unit 6B whitetail deer, general (Oct 28 - Nov 3)
- Unit 6B/8 antlered whitetail, general (Dec 12 - Dec 31)
- Unit 21 antlered whitetail deer, general (Oct 23 - Oct 29)
- Unit 21 antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 6 - Nov 12)
- Unit 22 antlered whitetail deer, general (Oct 23 - Oct 29)
- Unit 22 antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 6 - Nov 12)