Arizona Deer — Unit 30B
Arizona Unit 30B covers 921,786 acres and lies 20 miles north of Bisbee. 52% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (37%) and BLM (9%). In 2025, 1,321 people hunted deer here and took 274 — 21% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 27 tags here for 17 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 6 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Unit 30B, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
62% Real chance 9% as 2nd choice
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87% Likely draw 13% as 2nd choice
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35% Long shot 22% as 2nd choice
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47% Real chance 11% as 2nd choice
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100% Likely draw 18% as 2nd choice
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6% Point builder 2% as 2nd choice
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47% Real chance 14% as 2nd choice
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1193 MUZZLELOADER DEER | Antlered whitetail deer | Restrictions Apply - See Notes 6 and 7) 30B 1 tags · 2 applicants33% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1048 ↗ GENERAL DEER | Antlered mule deer | 30B Rifle | 62% Real chance | 9% | 6 +3 since 2025 | 27 / 17 | Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| 1049 ↗ GENERAL DEER | Antlered mule deer | 30B Rifle | 87% Likely draw | 13% | 2 steady since 2023 | 27 / 29 | Nov 13–19, 2026 |
| 1108 ↗ GENERAL DEER | Antlered whitetail deer | 30B Rifle | 35% Long shot | 22% | 4 +2 since 2023 | 8 / 11 | Oct 23–29, 2026 |
| 1109 ↗ GENERAL DEER | Antlered whitetail deer | 30B Rifle | 47% Real chance | 11% | 2 −2 since 2023 | 8 / 12 | Nov 6–12, 2026 |
| 1110 ↗ GENERAL DEER | Antlered whitetail deer | 30B Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 18% | 3 −2 since 2023 | 8 / 7 | Nov 27 – Dec 6, 2026 |
| 1111 ↗ GENERAL DEER | Antlered whitetail deer | 30B Rifle | 6% Point builder | 2% | 5 | 8 / 30 | Dec 11–31, 2026 |
| 1166 ↗ YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) DEER | Any antlered deer | 30B Rifle | 47% Real chance | 14% | — | 5 / 1 | Oct 9–18, 2026 |
| 1193 ↗ MUZZLELOADER DEER | Antlered whitetail deer | Restrictions Apply - See Notes 6 and 7) 30B Muzzleloader | 33% Long shot | 0% | — | 1 / 2 | Oct 16–22, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- Arizona lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $175 | $175 | $475 |
Application window: closes Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 444,144 ac · 48%
- State trust land 343,742 ac · 37%
- BLM 78,822 ac · 9%
- National Forest 52,488 ac · 6%
- State land 2,320 ac · 0%
- Other public 205 ac · 0%
How the hunting has gone
What Arizona Game & Fish Department publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Arizona Game & Fish Department publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season. 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.
All deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,321 | 274 | 21% |
| 2024 | 1,214 | 400 | 33% |
| 2023 | 1,402 | 426 | 30% |
| 2022 | 1,578 | 389 | 25% |
| 2021 | 1,943 | 512 | 26% |
| 2020 | 1,875 | 665 | 35% |
| 2019 | 1,850 | 653 | 35% |
| 2018 | 1,767 | 593 | 34% |
Mule Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 157 | — |
| 2024 | — | 182 | — |
| 2023 | — | 201 | — |
| 2022 | — | 169 | — |
| 2021 | — | 240 | — |
| 2020 | — | 349 | — |
| 2019 | — | 331 | — |
| 2018 | — | 267 | — |
White-tailed Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 118 | — |
| 2024 | — | 221 | — |
| 2023 | — | 225 | — |
| 2022 | — | 215 | — |
| 2021 | — | 272 | — |
| 2020 | — | 316 | — |
| 2019 | — | 322 | — |
| 2018 | — | 326 | — |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Firearm 473 · 86% · 918 hunters, 52% success
- Archery 76 · 14% · 403 hunters, 19% success
What the agency says about the area
Unit 30B – Beginning at U.S. Hwy 191 and the U.S.-Mexico border; west along the border to the San Pedro River; north along the San Pedro River to I-10; northeasterly on I-10 to U.S. Hwy 191; southerly on U.S. Hwy 191 to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Boundary: AZ Game and Fish Hunt Units (AZGFD ArcGIS feature service, layer 0)
Harvest: 2025 AZ Deer Harvest Summary (draw hunts only)
Harvest: 2025 AZ Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary