Unit 36A antlered whitetail deer, muzzleloader (Oct 9 - Oct 15)

Hunt code
1196
Unit
36A
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Season
Muzzleloader, Oct 9 - Oct 15
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 39 of 53 residents drew (74%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 25 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 7 of 8 nonresidents drew (88%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 6 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 36%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
622100%
522100%
344100%
2251711 random68%
1138random62%
076random86%
All533974%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
2221 random100%
132random67%
033random100%
All8788%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20268253392872
2025825136255–
202482473421072
202382523421373
20228242351873
02320222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025642336%
2024543463%
2023632032%

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.

  • 202629 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (29 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202534 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (33 R, 1 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 2023–202427 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (27 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202226 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (26 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 41 in the point rows vs 42 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (R) 13 in the point rows vs 14 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 33 in the point rows vs 35 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 6 in the point rows vs 7 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.