Muzzleloader harvest data for deer in Arizona during 1984-2002
Data has been gleaned from the Arizona Game and Fish publication “Hunt Arizona – 2002 edition”.
MD= mule deer / WT = Coues white-tailed deer
| Year | 1st choice applicants | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | MD buck harvest | MD antlerless harvest | WT buck harvest | WT antlerless harvest | Total harvest | Percent success |
| 1984 | 424 | 950 | 664 | 3035 | 200 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 211 | 32 |
| 1985 | 263 | 950 | 739 | 3154 | 201 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 211 | 29 |
| 1986 | 337 | 950 | 840 | 3947 | 178 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 197 | 23 |
| 1987 | 402 | 750 | 664 | 2651 | 134 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 160 | 24 |
| 1988 | 556 | 1000 | 821 | 3545 | 171 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 191 | 23 |
| 1989 | 877 | 1250 | 1110 | 5660 | 259 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 269 | 24 |
| 1990 | 713 | 1139 | 996 | 4822 | 130 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 149 | 15 |
| 1991 | 772 | 1181 | 1074 | 5424 | 205 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 236 | 22 |
| 1992 | 964 | 1300 | 1189 | 5808 | 216 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 237 | 20 |
| 1993 | 970 | 1625 | 1437 | 6950 | 285 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 287 | 20 |
| 1994 | 1070 | 1821 | 1667 | 7875 | 303 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 316 | 19 |
| 1995 | 1213 | 1626 | 1456 | 7135 | 278 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 283 | 19 |
| 1996 | 1267 | 1479 | 1309 | 6323 | 189 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 203 | 16 |
| 1997 | 1540 | 1335 | 1179 | 5605 | 184 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 191 | 16 |
| 1998 | 1621 | 1120 | 1008 | 4372 | 164 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 180 | 18 |
| 1999 | 1541 | 1055 | 949 | 4063 | 157 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 183 | 19 |
| 2000 | 1489 | 915 | 822 | 3812 | 111 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 137 | 17 |
| 2001 | 1456 | 869 | 782 | 3775 | 170 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 194 | 25 |
