Arizona — Mule Deer

AZ Mule Deer Unit 35A

Name: Arizona Unit 35A Mule Deer Hunting Data
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Total Acres

413,629

Public Land

72%

Wilderness

Elevation

3,828–9,439 ft

Terrain Difficulty

Steepness

7° avg slope

Extreme Slopes

22° steepest 10%

Ruggedness

±9° variability

Vertical Relief

5,611 ft relief

Altitude

9,439 ft max

Remoteness

5% wilderness

Strenuous terrain — over 5,611 ft of vertical relief and broken, dissected terrain.

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AZ 35A — Terrain & Access AZ 35A spans from 3,828 to 9,439 feet, offering diverse habitat across a substantial elevation range. With 71.9% public land, the unit provides solid access for self-guided hunters. The Coronado National Forest (Safford District) forms a major component and is mapped and navigable via standard forest service roads. Lower elevations support desert and scrubland habitat; higher country transitions to mixed forest and improved water availability at elevation. Herd Quality Recent wildlife surveys show a above average buck:doe ratio, indicating a well-maintained herd with a healthy complement of adult males relative to females..

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Draw Odds — What It Took to Draw (2024)

Actual results from the 2024 draw, per hunt. Current-year odds at your point level with a paid plan →

Muzzleloader #1186

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 1.0%3 pts → 4.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 9.3%1 pts → 17.7%2 pts → 25.4%3 pts → 32.4%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

Muzzleloader #1187

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 1.0%10 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 9.3%1 pts → 17.7%6 pts → 100.0%7 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

Muzzleloader Any #1186

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)

0 pts → 5.0%3 pts → 19.0%5 pts → 63.8%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2023 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)

0 pts → 8.6%3 pts → 30.2%5 pts → 51.4%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2023 draw.

Muzzleloader Any #1187

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)

0 pts → 5.0%5 pts → 63.8%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2023 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)

0 pts → 8.6%1 pts → 16.4%8 pts → 100.0%14 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2023 draw.

Muzzleloader Any #1188

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 9.0%1 pts → 17.3%3 pts → 32.3%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 9.9%4 pts → 49.2%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

Muzzleloader Any #1189

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 9.0%3 pts → 32.3%11 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 9.9%1 pts → 18.8%8 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

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Rifle #1132

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 22.3%1 pts → 39.7%2 pts → 53.2%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 19.5%1 pts → 35.2%4 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

Rifle #1133

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 22.3%1 pts → 39.7%2 pts → 53.2%3 pts → 63.7%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 19.5%1 pts → 35.2%2 pts → 53.1%3 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

Rifle #1134

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 22.3%1 pts → 39.7%2 pts → 53.2%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 19.5%4 pts → 100.0%5 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

Rifle #1135

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 22.3%1 pts → 39.7%3 pts → 63.7%6 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 19.5%6 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

Rifle Buck #1131

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 19.4%1 pts → 35.1%2 pts → 47.8%3 pts → 58.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 21.6%4 pts → 100.0%5 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

Rifle Buck #1132

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 19.4%1 pts → 35.1%2 pts → 47.8%4 pts → 92.5%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 21.6%2 pts → 51.8%4 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

Rifle Buck #1133

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 19.4%3 pts → 58.0%5 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 21.6%4 pts → 100.0%7 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

Rifle Buck #1134

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 19.4%1 pts → 35.1%8 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 21.6%1 pts → 38.5%9 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

Rifle Buck #1135

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)

0 pts → 17.3%2 pts → 44.9%10 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2023 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)

0 pts → 23.5%14 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2023 draw.

Youth #1168

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 16.7%1 pts → 33.3%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)

0 pts → 28.2%1 pts → 48.6%2 pts → 71.7%3 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2022 draw.

Youth Any #1168

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)

0 pts → 25.0%2 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2023 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)

0 pts → 39.7%4 pts → 100.0%6 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2023 draw.

Youth Any #1170

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 50.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 23.5%4 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

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Harvest Data

Historical data (2022–2024). Current-year data with a paid plan →

Year	Weapon	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2024	Rifle #1131	281	128	46.0%
2024	Rifle #1132	292	95	33.0%
2024	Rifle #1133	283	96	34.0%
2024	Rifle #1134	42	17	40.0%
2024	Youth #1170	61	27	44.0%
2023	Rifle #1132	306	127	42.0%
2023	Rifle #1133	301	132	44.0%
2023	Rifle #1134	291	71	24.0%
2023	Rifle #1135	60	30	50.0%
2023	Youth #1168	70	40	57.0%
2023	Muzzleloader #1186	35	16	46.0%
2023	Muzzleloader #1187	10	8	80.0%
2022	Rifle #1132	339	98	29.0%
2022	Rifle #1133	308	93	30.0%
2022	Rifle #1134	299	82	27.0%
2022	Rifle #1135	57	25	44.0%
2022	Youth #1168	73	33	45.0%
2022	Muzzleloader #1186	35	8	23.0%
2022	Muzzleloader #1187	10	5	50.0%

Season Dates

Year	Weapon	Dates	Tag Type	Sex
2025	Muzzleloader Any #1189 — 1189	Oct 31, 2025 — Nov 6, 2025	—	male
2025	Muzzleloader Any #1190 — 1190	Dec 12, 2025 — Dec 31, 2025	—	male
2025	Rifle Buck #1131 — 1131	Oct 24, 2025 — Oct 30, 2025	—	male
2025	Rifle Buck #1132 — 1132	Nov 7, 2025 — Nov 13, 2025	—	male
2025	Rifle Buck #1133 — 1133	Nov 28, 2025 — Dec 7, 2025	—	male
2025	Rifle Buck #1134 — 1134	Dec 12, 2025 — Dec 31, 2025	—	male
2025	Youth Any #1170 — 1170	Oct 10, 2025 — Oct 16, 2025	—	male

Trophy Data

Record-Book Entries

Avg Score

187

Top Score

187

Recent (5yr)

Herd Data

Buck : Doe

11per 100

2025 Survey

Fawn : Doe

24per 100

2025 Survey

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