Unit 36A antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 27 - Dec 6)

Hunt code
1142
Unit
36A
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
General, Nov 27 - Dec 6
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 289 of 436 residents drew (66%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 226 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 29 of 47 nonresidents drew (62%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 22 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 20%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
522100%
321733%
21249541 random77%
1203121random60%
08664random74%
All43628966%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
311100%
215126 random80%
1138random62%
0188random44%
All472962%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026385436289247292
2025412472289274372
2024412498317261372
2023440469306295402
2022440517350280402
01220222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20253076120%
202432211636%
202333610531%

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.

  • 202632 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (31 R, 1 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202549 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (49 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202421 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (21 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202354 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (54 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 471 in the point rows vs 469 in the draw report.
  • 202210 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (10 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus pass permits (R) 77 in the point rows vs 79 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 326 in the point rows vs 350 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 37 in the point rows vs 40 in the draw report.

Sources

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    Other hunts in unit 36A

    Units listed next to it

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