Arizona hunting units

GMU 1

Unit 1 — Pinetop

Premier White Mountains elk country on the edge of the Mogollon Rim

GMU 2A

Unit 2A — Pinetop

Pinetop high country — quality rocky mountain elk, high-success pronghorn on the grassland edges, and mule deer

GMU 4A

Unit 4A — Pinetop

Premier White Mountains elk country above the Mogollon Rim.

GMU 2B

Unit 2B — Pinetop

Checkerboard grassland pronghorn and high-volume cow-elk country east of St. Johns

GMU 2C

Unit 2C — Pinetop

One of the state's best pronghorn draws, plus population-reduction elk southwest of St. Johns

GMU 3A

Unit 3A — Pinetop

Open high-country grasslands and juniper near St. Johns — a solid pronghorn unit with elk and mule deer.

GMU 3B

Unit 3B — Pinetop

Rim-country elk and wide-open pronghorn flats on the north edge of the White Mountains.

GMU 3C

Unit 3C — Pinetop

A strong White Mountains elk unit where early antlered tags are hotly coveted.

GMU 4B

Unit 4B — Pinetop

Big, open elk-and-pronghorn country east of Pinetop toward Springerville.

GMU 5A

Unit 5A — Flagstaff

Anderson Mesa trophy elk and pronghorn country southeast of Flagstaff.

GMU 5BN

Unit 5BN — Flagstaff

Bugling elk and Anderson Mesa pronghorn southeast of Flagstaff

GMU 5BS

Unit 5BS — Flagstaff

Big elk harvest and mesa pronghorn in the Mormon Lake country

GMU 6A

Unit 6A — Flagstaff, Kingman

Elk-rich Rim country dropping to canyon bighorn and Coues chaparral

GMU 6B

Unit 6B — Flagstaff

Ponderosa and rim country south of Flagstaff built on elk and mule deer

GMU 7E

Unit 7E — Flagstaff

Big pronghorn grasslands and rim-country elk north and east of the Peaks

GMU 7W

Unit 7W — Flagstaff

Premier Flagstaff-area bull elk country around Kendrick and Bill Williams

GMU 8

Unit 8 — Flagstaff

A premier northern-Arizona elk unit wrapped around Bill Williams Mountain and the Sycamore Canyon rim.

GMU 9

Unit 9 — Flagstaff

A trophy-caliber bull elk unit running up to the rim of the Grand Canyon.

GMU 10

Unit 10 — Flagstaff, Kingman

Arizona's blue-ribbon pronghorn country west of Flagstaff

GMU 11M

Unit 11M — Flagstaff

Compact ponderosa-and-mesa elk unit south of Flagstaff

GMU 12A

Unit 12A — Flagstaff

The Kaibab — arguably the most famous trophy mule deer ground in North America.

GMU 12B

Unit 12B — Flagstaff

The Kaibab's wintering country — lower, sparser, and capable of throwing an absolute giant.

GMU 13A

Unit 13A — Flagstaff

The eastern Arizona Strip — remote, empty desert that grows some of the world's biggest muleys.

GMU 13B

Unit 13B — Flagstaff

Remote, roadless trophy mule deer country north of the Grand Canyon

GMU 15A

Unit 15A — Kingman

Rugged BLM desert mountains with premium bighorn and a Music Mountains elk herd

GMU 15B

Unit 15B — Kingman

Sprawling BLM desert-mountain unit with premium bighorn and a Music Mountains elk herd

GMU 15C

Unit 15C — Kingman

Colorado River desert-bighorn country north of Kingman, sheep on the rocks and burros in the washes

GMU 15D

Unit 15D — Kingman

The heart of Arizona's biggest desert-bighorn range, rugged wilderness above the Colorado River

GMU 16A

Unit 16A — Kingman

A forested sky-island elk herd above the desert, plus bighorn and a hard-won mule deer hunt south of Kingman

GMU 16B

Unit 16B — Yuma

A small, draw-only desert bighorn sheep unit in the rugged ranges above the Colorado River

GMU 17A

Unit 17A — Kingman

Juniper grasslands and the Juniper Mountains northwest of Prescott — pronghorn, mule deer and elk

GMU 17B

Unit 17B — Kingman

Prescott's chaparral and the Bradshaw Mountains — a strong central-Arizona mule deer unit with pronghorn and elk

GMU 18A

Unit 18A — Kingman

Big-country pronghorn and juniper mule deer on a state-trust and BLM checkerboard north of Kingman.

GMU 18B

Unit 18B — Kingman

Rugged Hualapai high country with trophy pronghorn, elk, a rebuilding desert sheep herd and desert mule deer.

GMU 19A

Unit 19A — Kingman

Mingus Mountain forest and Verde River foothills with strong mule deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear.

GMU 19B

Unit 19B — Kingman

Big Chino Valley grassland pronghorn ringed by pinyon-juniper mesas — quality antelope, scattered mule deer, and low-density elk on a heavily private-and-state-trust checkerboard.

GMU 20A

Unit 20A — Kingman

The high Bradshaw Mountains south of Prescott — a mostly-public ponderosa-and-chaparral unit with mule deer throughout, low-density elk, and a few black bears in the pines.

GMU 20B

Unit 20B — Mesa

Steep, rough country from the Hassayampa and Lake Pleasant desert up into the southern Bradshaws — a desert mule deer unit of washes, chaparral ridges and ghost-town backroads.

GMU 20C

Unit 20C — Yuma

Low-desert mule deer country southwest of Prescott

GMU 21

Unit 21 — Tucson

Rugged Coues-deer country from Sonoran desert to the Verde Rim

GMU 22

Unit 22 — Mesa

Premier Rim elk with desert bighorn, mule deer and Coues in one unit

GMU 23

Unit 23 — Mesa

A premier limited-draw elk unit stacked with Coues, mule deer and bear from desert to rim

GMU 24A

Unit 24A — Mesa

Trophy Coues whitetail in rugged manzanita country ringed by the San Carlos Reservation

GMU 24B

Unit 24B — Mesa

World-class desert bighorn and big Coues just east of Phoenix

GMU 25M

Unit 25M — Mesa

A metro archery-only unit where a few mature desert muleys hide in the washes between subdivisions.

GMU 26M

Unit 26M — Mesa

The desert donut around the Valley — archery muleys and abundant javelina where the city thins into farmland and washes.

GMU 27

Unit 27 — Pinetop

Remote Blue Range wilderness where big bulls, trophy Coues bucks, and desert-to-alpine bighorn all share one of Arizona's wildest units.

GMU 28

Unit 28 — Tucson

Chiricahua high country over desert grassland — trophy Coues, desert mule deer and a rare desert-bighorn tag

GMU 29

Unit 29 — Tucson

Malpai borderland grasslands and the Peloncillos — Coues whitetail, desert mule deer and good bear numbers

GMU 30A

Unit 30A — Tucson

Big Coues whitetail unit in the border sky islands, with valley pronghorn and black bear up high

GMU 30B

Unit 30B — Tucson

Wild, lightly pressured Coues country in Arizona's far southeast corner

GMU 32

Unit 32 — Tucson

A rugged, multi-species backcountry unit anchored by Aravaipa Canyon

GMU 33

Unit 33 — Tucson

Dense Coues deer in the rugged sky islands right above Tucson

GMU 34A

Unit 34A — Tucson

Accessible trophy Coues country rising south of Tucson

GMU 34B

Unit 34B — Tucson

Whetstone Coues bucks over rolling Sonoita grassland

GMU 35A

Unit 35A — Tucson

Border sky-island Coues in the Huachucas and Canelo oaks

GMU 35B

Unit 35B — Tucson

Border-country oak grassland where Coues whitetail hold on manzanita ridges

GMU 36A

Unit 36A — Tucson

Arid Altar Valley where Coues whitetail slip into classic mule deer ground

GMU 36B

Unit 36B — Tucson

Arizona's premier Coues density in the oak-grassland border mountains

GMU 36C

Unit 36C — Tucson

Overlooked Coues country in the Altar Valley, with foot-access rewarding those who leave the road

GMU 37A

Unit 37A — Tucson

A physically easy desert bighorn unit in the ironwood-and-saguaro flats of the Silver Bells

GMU 37B

Unit 37B — Tucson, Mesa

Rugged, lightly hunted desert-mountain country between the Gila and San Pedro — low densities, big rewards for glassers

GMU 38M

Unit 38M — Tucson

The archery-only urban unit wrapped around Tucson — low desert bucks in the city's backyard.

GMU 39

Unit 39 — Yuma, Mesa

Big, wild low-desert country of rugged sky-island ranges, desert mule deer and a coveted desert bighorn tag.

GMU 40A

Unit 40A — Yuma

Big, empty Sonoran Desert south of Gila Bend — scarce desert muleys and remnant desert bighorn.

GMU 40B

Unit 40B — Yuma

Yuma's raw Sonoran desert — a once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn unit wrapped inside a military bombing range.

GMU 41

Unit 41 — Yuma, Mesa

Flat Sonoran desert framed by barren ranges — big southwest muleys and a coveted desert bighorn tag.

GMU 42

Unit 42 — Yuma, Mesa

Sonoran desert plains and steep desert ranges west of Phoenix — a reestablished bighorn hunt and low-density trophy muleys.

GMU 43A

Unit 43A — Yuma

Colorado River bottoms and the Trigo/Chocolate ranges — a premier desert bighorn tag with sparse desert mule deer.

GMU 43B

Unit 43B — Yuma

Desert bighorn on the ranges above Yuma — but most of the sheep country sits inside the Army's Yuma Proving Ground.

GMU 44A

Unit 44A — Yuma

Big, rugged Sonoran desert around the Kofa and New Water ranges — classic desert bighorn country with sparse desert mule deer.

GMU 44B

Unit 44B — Yuma

BLM jeep-trail country on the Mohave–Sonoran seam, with trophy desert rams in the New Water Wilderness

GMU 45A

Unit 45A — Yuma

Western Kofa: rugged refuge sheep country and a quiet, quality desert mule deer sleeper

GMU 45B

Unit 45B — Yuma

The Kofa heart: King Valley, the Castle Domes, and big desert bucks for the patient glasser

GMU 45C

Unit 45C — Yuma

A desert bighorn stronghold locked inside the Kofa Refuge, with a hard-earned desert mule deer hunt below the Castle Domes.

GMU 46A

Unit 46A — Yuma

One of the wildest, most restricted desert bighorn hunts in the country, deep in Cabeza Prieta wilderness along the Mexican border.

GMU 46B

Unit 46B — Yuma

Primitive, roadless Cabeza Prieta desert wilderness — a coveted once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn tag and nothing else.