Arizona archery deer tags are over-the-counter. They offer fall hunts (Aug/Sep) for many zones, and a winter rut hunt in most of the desert units. It opens the last 2 weeks of December and ends the end of the month.(current year tag) Then with a new tag, the remainder of the season opens from January 1-31. Their seasons are structered by calendar year (Jan 1st-Dec 31st).
Now, this may change a bit, as the Department of Game & Fish is attempting to re-structure some of the seasons, including archery. Time will tell if it remains the same.
The long drought has depleted the Arizona desert deer herds dramatically. There's not nearly the numbers of deer as there was just a few years back. From our recent trends, it doesn't look like it's getting any better, IMO.
Hope it helps.
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