Arizona publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 76 hunt units. Hunt unit 36B is highest at 1.7 deer harvested per square mile in 2023. Hunt unit 35B has 1.2 in 2023 and Hunt unit 34A has 1.2 in 2023. For success rate Hunt unit 13A leads at 88% in 2023 and Hunt unit 3C has 74% in 2023. Harvest in a hunt unit includes private land, so the public share is shown next to each unit. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Hunt unit 36B has the highest harvest per square mile at 1.7. The agency reported 947 deer on 358,938 acres in 2023.
- Hunt unit 13A has the best success rate at 88%. Its harvest per square mile ranks 61 of 76.
- 76 hunt units are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured in 2023 and each row shows its own newest year.
Arizona public land rankings
Best public land in Arizona
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2023. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Public share includes state trust land that licensed hunters may use with conditions. It is an upper bound where some tracts are landlocked or excluded.
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Hunt units
Top 15 of 76 ranked hunt units by deer harvest per square mile. Hunt units include private land, so the public share column shows how much of each unit is public land open to hunting.
15 of 76 hunt units shown
| 1 | Hunt unit 36B | 358,938 | 2023 | 947 | 1.7 | 31% | 27 | 480.0 | 85.6% |
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| 2 | Hunt unit 35B | 212,821 | 2023 | 414 | 1.2 | 30% | 29 | 208.7 | 62.7% |
| 3 | Hunt unit 34A | 441,253 | 2023 | 840 | 1.2 | 34% | 21 | 424.8 | 61.6% |
| 4 | Hunt unit 36A | 395,131 | 2023 | 674 | 1.1 | 28% | 35 | 443.0 | 71.8% |
| 5 | Hunt unit 36C | 201,583 | 2023 | 337 | 1.1 | 36% | 16 | 259.6 | 82.4% |
| 6 | Hunt unit 33 | 662,237 | 2023 | 841 | 0.8 | 39% | 11 | 777.6 | 75.1% |
| 7 | Hunt unit 35A | 413,113 | 2023 | 515 | 0.8 | 36% | 17 | 414.9 | 64.3% |
| 8 | Hunt unit 20A | 384,163 | 2023 | 374 | 0.6 | 39% | 10 | 493.2 | 82.2% |
| 9 | Hunt unit 24B | 489,930 | 2023 | 442 | 0.6 | 33% | 23 | 723.0 | 94.4% |
| 10 | Hunt unit 29 | 648,225 | 2023 | 523 | 0.5 | 48% | 7 | 672.7 | 66.4% |
| 11 | Hunt unit 27 | 864,966 | 2023 | 681 | 0.5 | 41% | 9 | 1,279.4 | 94.7% |
| 12 | Hunt unit 32 | 980,897 | 2023 | 641 | 0.4 | 38% | 12 | 1,189.3 | 77.6% |
| 13 | Hunt unit 19A | 483,825 | 2023 | 315 | 0.4 | 29% | 31 | 523.8 | 69.3% |
| 14 | Hunt unit 12A | 651,308 | 2023 | 398 | 0.4 | 61% | 4 | 1,015.8 | 99.8% |
| 15 | Hunt unit 6B | 257,256 | 2023 | 153 | 0.4 | 23% | 44 | 384.2 | 95.6% |
Top 10 by success rate
10 of 76 hunt units with a success rate shown
| 61 | Hunt unit 13A | 1,246,193 | 2023 | 36 | 0.0 | 88% | 1 | 1,392.8 | 71.5% |
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| 33 | Hunt unit 3C | 354,518 | 2023 | 102 | 0.2 | 74% | 2 | 456.9 | 82.5% |
| 63 | Hunt unit 13B | 1,991,738 | 2023 | 51 | 0.0 | 65% | 3 | 2,563.6 | 82.4% |
| 14 | Hunt unit 12A | 651,308 | 2023 | 398 | 0.4 | 61% | 4 | 1,015.8 | 99.8% |
| 38 | Hunt unit 12B | 706,417 | 2023 | 138 | 0.1 | 60% | 5 | 1,056.9 | 95.8% |
| 72 | Hunt unit 15D | 554,057 | 2023 | 2 | 0.0 | 50% | 6 | 538.4 | 62.2% |
| 10 | Hunt unit 29 | 648,225 | 2023 | 523 | 0.5 | 48% | 7 | 672.7 | 66.4% |
| 20 | Hunt unit 31 | 775,980 | 2023 | 400 | 0.3 | 42% | 8 | 1,044.8 | 86.2% |
| 11 | Hunt unit 27 | 864,966 | 2023 | 681 | 0.5 | 41% | 9 | 1,279.4 | 94.7% |
| 8 | Hunt unit 20A | 384,163 | 2023 | 374 | 0.6 | 39% | 10 | 493.2 | 82.2% |
01Hunt units
76 hunt units ranked on harvest per square mile
Hunt unit 36B has the most deer harvested per square mile at 1.7 in 2023. Hunt unit 35B has 1.2 in 2023 and Hunt unit 34A has 1.2 in 2023.
The public share is the part of each unit that is public land open to hunting. Public share includes state trust land that licensed hunters may use with conditions. It is an upper bound where some tracts are landlocked or excluded.
02Success rate
Top 10 hunt units by success rate
Hunt unit 13A has the best success rate at 88% in 2023. Hunt unit 3C has 74% in 2023 and Hunt unit 13B has 65% in 2023.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Every ranked unit has one.
03Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured in 2023 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
- azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com (archived copy)
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2023. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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