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ArizonaMule Deer

AZ Mule Deer Unit 36A

Total Acres
395,345
Public Land
74%
Elevation
1,984–6,170 ft

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AZ 36A Tactical Analysis. Terrain & Access Unit 36A spans 1,984–6,170 ft elevation across 395,000 acres, with nearly three-quarters in public land. The vertical spread supports diverse habitat transitions from lower Sonoran desert scrub through oak and piñon-juniper woodland to mixed conifer at higher elevations. Access is distributed across the Coronado National Forest (Safford District) and Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in the southwestern portion. The Refuge allows hunting but enforces stricter vehicle and firearm-transport regulations—contact the Refuge directly for current rules. Topographic maps and Coronado National Forest maps are essential for identifying access points and navigating public/private..

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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 #1191

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 65.9%1 pts → 91.9%3 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 → 44.2%1 pts → 69.5%2 pts → 94.2%3 pts → 100.0%

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

Muzzleloader Buck #1191

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)
0 pts → 33.4%1 pts → 56.9%2 pts → 73.2%3 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 → 22.7%5 pts → 100.0%

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

Muzzleloader Buck #1194

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 47.4%1 pts → 75.7%2 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 → 34.1%3 pts → 100.0%6 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle #1058

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 20.0%1 pts → 36.0%2 pts → 48.9%3 pts → 77.0%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 13.3%5 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle #1059

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 20.0%1 pts → 36.0%2 pts → 48.9%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 13.3%3 pts → 82.1%4 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle #1140

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 20.0%1 pts → 36.0%2 pts → 48.9%3 pts → 77.0%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 13.3%4 pts → 100.0%5 pts → 100.0%

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

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Rifle #1141

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 20.0%1 pts → 36.0%2 pts → 48.9%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 13.3%1 pts → 24.8%2 pts → 34.7%3 pts → 82.1%

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

Rifle #1142

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 20.0%1 pts → 36.0%2 pts → 48.9%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 13.3%2 pts → 34.7%4 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle #1143

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 20.0%1 pts → 36.0%7 pts → 100.0%16 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 → 13.3%8 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle Buck #1058

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 16.8%1 pts → 30.8%2 pts → 42.5%3 pts → 52.2%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 15.4%4 pts → 100.0%7 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle Buck #1059

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 16.8%1 pts → 30.8%2 pts → 42.5%3 pts → 52.2%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 15.4%6 pts → 100.0%7 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle Buck #1139

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 16.8%1 pts → 30.8%2 pts → 42.5%3 pts → 52.2%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 15.4%4 pts → 100.0%5 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle Buck #1140

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 16.8%1 pts → 30.8%2 pts → 42.5%3 pts → 52.2%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 15.4%4 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle Buck #1141

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 16.8%4 pts → 70.2%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 15.4%5 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle Buck #1142

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 16.8%10 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 → 15.4%6 pts → 100.0%15 pts → 100.0%

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

Rifle Buck #1143

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)
0 pts → 17.9%5 pts → 100.0%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 → 15.3%6 pts → 100.0%10 pts → 100.0%

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

Youth #1170

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 43.5%1 pts → 68.7%2 pts → 83.0%

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

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2022 draw)
0 pts → 31.0%1 pts → 52.5%2 pts → 78.6%3 pts → 100.0%

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

Youth Any #1170

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2023 draw)
0 pts → 28.3%1 pts → 49.0%2 pts → 76.0%4 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 → 29.3%4 pts → 100.0%

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

Youth Any #1172

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)
0 pts → 18.3%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 → 25.7%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 →

YearWeaponHuntersHarvestSuccess
2024Rifle #10581856435.0%
2024Rifle #10591675835.0%
2024Rifle #113929714448.0%
2024Rifle #114029912040.0%
2024Rifle #114132211636.0%
2024Rifle #1142441636.0%
2024Youth #11721679959.0%
2024Muzzleloader #1194543463.0%
2023Muzzleloader #1191632032.0%
2023Rifle #10582276529.0%
2023Rifle #10592145224.0%
2023Rifle #114034314843.0%
2023Rifle #114133613340.0%
2023Rifle #114233610531.0%
2023Rifle #1143642234.0%
2023Youth #11701827240.0%
2022Rifle #10582214822.0%
2022Rifle #10592124923.0%
2022Rifle #114032712137.0%
2022Rifle #114135812435.0%
2022Rifle #11423487120.0%
2022Rifle #1143654062.0%
2022Youth #11701697444.0%
2022Muzzleloader #1191602338.0%

Season Dates

YearWeaponDatesTag TypeSex
2025Muzzleloader Buck #1195 — 1195Oct 10, 2025Oct 16, 2025male
2025Rifle Buck #1057 — 1057Oct 31, 2025Nov 6, 2025male
2025Rifle Buck #1058 — 1058Nov 14, 2025Nov 20, 2025male
2025Rifle Buck #1139 — 1139Oct 24, 2025Oct 30, 2025male
2025Rifle Buck #1140 — 1140Nov 7, 2025Nov 13, 2025male
2025Rifle Buck #1141 — 1141Nov 28, 2025Dec 7, 2025male
2025Rifle Buck #1142 — 1142Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025male
2025Youth Any #1172 — 1172Nov 21, 2025Nov 27, 2025male

Trophy Data

Record-Book Entries
2
Avg Score
228.4
Top Score
238.5
Recent (5yr)
0

Herd Data

Buck : Doe

11per 100

2023 Survey

Fawn : Doe

54per 100

2023 Survey

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