Arizona Deer · 12AE
Arizona 12AE covers 203,869 acres and lies 42 miles south-west of Page and 61 miles south-east of Colorado City. 100% of it is public land, mostly national forest (100%). In 2025, hunters took 30 mule deer here (sum of published weapon rows); hunter counts not published. Its most applied-for hunt, 1014, put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 278 nonresident first-choice applicants, 1 of whom drew.
3 licenses · NR capped at 10%
first choice, NR
not published
100% Forest Service
203,869 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in 12AE
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1013 | General Deer | <1% | 22 ▲2 | |
| 1014 | General Deer | <1% (small sample) | — | |
| 1185 | Muzzleloader Deer | <1% (small sample) | — |
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.
Draw results: AZGFD 2026 F Draw Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): $475 ($175 to apply). Closes Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Harvest
All deer
| Year | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (summed) | 55 | 30 | 55% |
| 2024 (summed) | 71 | 50 | 70% |
| 2023 (summed) | 65 | 45 | 69% |
| 2022 (summed) | 62 | 49 | 79% |
| 2021 (summed) | 79 | 45 | 57% |
| 2020 (summed) | 140 | 94 | 67% |
| 2019 (summed) | 143 | 77 | 54% |
| 2018 (summed) | 161 | 92 | 57% |
Mule Deer
| Year | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (summed) | — | 30 | — |
| 2024 (summed) | — | 45 | — |
| 2023 (summed) | — | 43 | — |
| 2022 (summed) | — | 47 | — |
| 2021 (summed) | — | 45 | — |
| 2020 (summed) | — | 94 | — |
| 2019 (summed) | — | 77 | — |
| 2018 (summed) | — | 92 | — |
White-tailed Deer
| Year | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (summed) | — | 4 | — |
| 2023 (summed) | — | 2 | — |
| 2022 (summed) | — | 2 | — |
A dash under Hunters: hunter counts not published for that year or sub-species.
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| General · 48 licenses | 33 | 16 | 48% |
| Mule deer (hunt 1 of 3) | — | 16 | — |
| General · 13 licenses | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| Mule deer (hunt 2 of 3) | — | 10 | — |
| Muzzleloader | 11 | 4 | 36% |
| Mule deer (hunt 3 of 3) | — | 4 | — |
2025 split: firearm 30 (100%)
What Arizona Game & Fish Department publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. Arizona Game & Fish Department publishes no whole-unit line for 2025; a year's total is the sum of published weapon rows, added only where the lines do not overlap. Hunter counts not published for 2025. Arizona's figures come from AZGFD's post-season hunter questionnaire - survey estimates carrying a 90% confidence interval and a return count, not a census of animals checked in. Source: AZGFD 2025 AZ Deer Harvest Summary; AZGFD 2024 AZ Deer Harvest Summary; AZGFD 2023 AZ Deer Harvest Summary.
The Ground
| National Forest | 203,330 ac | 100% |
| National Park Service | 372 ac | <1% |
| BLM | 83 ac | <1% |
| Private | 38 ac | <1% |
| State land | 30 ac | <1% |
| State trust land | 14 ac | <1% |
What the Agency Says About the Area
12A East Hunt Unit - that portion of Unit 12A located east of AZ Hwy 67 and south of U.S. Hwy 89A.
Source: AZGFD 2026-2027 Hunting Regulations.
▸ Sources 14
- AZGFD 2026 F Draw Report draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- AZGFD 2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- AZGFD 2026 Game and Fish Laws and Rules Book fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- AZGFD 2025 AZ Deer Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2024 AZ Deer Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2023 AZ Deer Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2022 AZ Deer Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2021 AZ Deer Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2020 AZ Deer Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2019 AZ Deer Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2018 AZ Deer Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2026 AZ Game and Fish Hunt Units boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office with the Arizona State Land Department (Arizona Land Resources Information System, ALRIS) and Premier Data Services 2026 BLM AZ Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2026-2027 Hunting Regulations area description, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Arizona Game & Fish Department's published results. They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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