Unit-by-unit draw odds from official Arizona wildlife-agency data. Use applicant counts and tags available to gauge real competition before you burn points.
8
with draw data
1.8%
2025 season
0
units ≥100% odds
2025
most recent
Across Arizona's 8 bison units with published draw data, odds range widely. The most sought-after limited-entry units can take years of preference points to pull, while others draw closer to every year. That split is the heart of a Arizona bison strategy: bank points for a low-odds trophy tag, or hunt a high-odds unit this season.
Draw odds are the ratio of tags available to applicants, so a low number means heavy competition, not a bad hunt. Read them next to the 1st-choice applicants and points required before you commit. Every figure below comes from official Arizona wildlife-agency draw results; the table sorts hardest-draw first.
A note on Arizona applicant counts. Arizona Game & Fish Department publishes only the applicants who ranked each hunt first, so that is the figure below and the denominator of the odds beside it. Hunters who listed a unit as a second or later choice can and do draw these tags, so the real field competing for them is larger than the number shown. There is no total-applicant figure in the source to publish instead.
What are the draw odds for Arizona bison?
Across the 8 Arizona bison units with published draw data, average draw odds are 1.8% for the 2025 season. Odds vary widely by unit, so review each unit's 1st-choice applicants and tags available before applying. Figures come from official Arizona wildlife-agency draw results. This state publishes only the applicants who ranked the hunt first, so the real pool competing for these tags is larger.
How many people apply for Arizona bison tags?
Arizona Game & Fish Department publishes only first-choice applicants — the hunters who ranked a hunt as their top pick — so that is the applicant figure on this page, and it is the denominator of the draw odds beside it. Hunters who listed a unit as a second or later choice also draw these tags, so the real field is larger than the number shown. Arizona publishes no total-applicant figure for us to show instead.
Which Arizona bison unit is the hardest to draw?
Unit 12A/12AE is among the hardest Arizona bison draws, at roughly 0.0% odds in 2025. Low-odds units typically produce higher-quality animals but take years of points to draw.
What is the easiest Arizona bison unit to draw?
Unit 12A, 12B, & 13A has among the best Arizona bison draw odds, around 5.1% in 2021. Higher-odds units are good options for hunters who want to hunt sooner rather than bank points for a premium tag.
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Last updated Apr 25, 2026 from official Arizona Game & Fish Department draw results.
| 5A/5B |
| 0.8% |
| 363 |
| 3 |
| – |
| -11.1% |
| 05A/05B | 1.1% | 174 | 2 | – | -31.3% |
| 12A/12B/13A | 2.5% | 200 | 5 | – | -41.9% |
| 12B/13A/12A | 3.8% | 104 | 10 | – | – |
| 12A, 12B, & 13A | 5.1% | 158 | 12 | – | – |
