Units 15A/15B/15C/15D deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 3 deer hunts open in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D, with 275 permits in all. The largest is hunt 1187, any antlered deer, October 23 to November 1, with 125 permits. On the 4 hunts held only in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 206 hunters and 59 deer taken; AZGFD lists 57 as mule deer and 2 as whitetail.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 2026-27 regulations. Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries, 2021 to 2025. Draw: AZGFD's 2025 report.
Unit 15A, Unit 15B, Unit 15C and Unit 15D shaded; the units around them outlined. Tribal land in tan.
| Units | Unit 15A, Unit 15B, Unit 15C, Unit 15D |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 3, Kingman |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 3 (275 permits) |
| Hunt types | muzzleloader and youth only, muzzleloader |
| Earliest season | October 2 to October 11 (hunt 1197) |
| Deer taken on their own hunts, 2025 | 59 by 206 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 298 for 240 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 68.7%, mostly BLM |
What deer hunts do Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D have in 2026?
3 hunts: 2 muzzleloader and 1 youth only, muzzleloader. 3 are held only in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1187 | Muzzleloader | Oct 23 to Nov 1 | Any antlered deer | 125 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D |
| 1188 | Muzzleloader | Nov 6 to Nov 12 | Any antlered deer | 125 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D |
| 1197 | Youth only, muzzleloader | Oct 2 to Oct 11 | Any antlered deer | 25 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D |
Source: AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, PDF page 32. Note numbers refer to AZGFD's printed notes, which set boundaries and restrictions; read them before you apply.
How many deer are harvested in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D. Hunter and harvest totals are sums of AZGFD's figures for those hunts.
| Year | Hunts | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer | Whitetail | Deer taken | Deer per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 206 | 903 | 57 | 2 | 59 | 29 |
| 2024 | 3 | 189 | 854 | 83 | 0 | 85 | 45 |
| 2023 | 3 | 184 | 800 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 33 |
| 2022 | 3 | 249 | 1,201 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 21 |
| 2021 | 3 | 301 | 1,653 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 17 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D, as AZGFD reported it:
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1185 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 100 | 91 | 395 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 21% |
| 1186 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 100 | 81 | 356 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21% |
| 1187 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 15 | 13 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46% |
| 1196 | Youth only, muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 25 | 21 | 75 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 81% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1185 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C & 15D | 100 | 95 | 435 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 42% |
| 1186 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C & 15D | 100 | 75 | 361 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 43% |
| 1195 | Youth only, muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C & 15D | 25 | 19 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 68% |
Earlier years: 2023, 2022, 2021
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1182 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D | 100 | 88 | 465 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28% |
| 1183 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D | 100 | 77 | 263 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 35% |
| 1192 | Youth only, muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D | 25 | 19 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1182 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D | 150 | 143 | 799 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19% |
| 1183 | Muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D | 100 | 86 | 342 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19% |
| 1192 | Youth only, muzzleloader | 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D | 25 | 20 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1184 | Muzzleloader | 15A/15B/15C/15D | 199 | 164 | 973 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13% |
| 1185 | Muzzleloader | 15A/15B/15C/15D | 149 | 114 | 566 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23% |
| 1194 | Youth only, muzzleloader | 15A/15B/15C/15D | 25 | 23 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15% |
Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2024 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2023 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2022 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2021 Deer Harvest Summary. Success is AZGFD's printed figure, and AZGFD's parts (bulls, cows, species) do not always add up to its harvest total; both are shown as printed. Hunt numbers change from year to year; the area column says where each hunt was. Rows AZGFD printed with a blank middle cell are left out rather than guessed.
How many hunters applied in the 2025 draw?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report lists 4 deer hunts that included Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D: 298 first-choice applications for 240 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1185 | 15A/15B/15C/15D | Any antlered deer | 10/24 to 11/2 | 83 | 90 | 100 |
| 1186 | 15A/15B/15C/15D | Any antlered deer | 11/7 to 11/13 | 36 | 116 | 100 |
| 1187 | 15A/15B/15C/15D | Any antlered deer | 12/12 to 12/31 | 162 | 91 | 15 |
| 1196 | 15A/15B/15C/15D | Any antlered deer | 10/3 to 10/12 | 17 | 15 | 25 |
Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer draw report. AZGFD's report also prints a percentage column whose basis it does not state, so it is not copied here.
What did AZGFD's 2025 survey count?
In survey area 15A/15B/15C, AZGFD's 2025 mule deer survey classified 105 animals in 27 groups: 32 bucks and 31 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary.
How much public land is in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D?
68.7% of Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D is public land open to hunting: 1,782,648 of 2,593,939 acres, the largest share BLM (1,161,851 acres). Each unit's page has its own land table: Unit 15A, Unit 15B, Unit 15C, Unit 15D.
Measured by FilledTag inside AZGFD's unit boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers). Public land open to hunting here means national forest, BLM, state trust land, AZGFD land, national wildlife refuges, national recreation areas and Bureau of Reclamation land. Tribal land, military land and national parks are counted on their own rows and left out of that figure.
Questions hunters ask
How many deer permits do Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D have in 2026?
275 permits across 3 hunts in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. The largest is hunt 1187 (any antlered deer).
When is deer season in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts October 2 (hunt 1197, youth only, muzzleloader) and the last ends November 12. Each hunt's dates are in the table on this page.
How many deer were harvested in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 59 deer taken by 206 hunters on the 4 hunts held only in Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D, against 85 in 2024. Hunts shared with other units are counted in AZGFD's table for each hunt, not added here.
How many hunters applied for Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 298 first-choice applications for the 4 deer hunts that included Units 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D, and 240 permits issued. AZGFD publishes no forecast for 2026; these are 2025 counts.
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Where these numbers come from
- Hunts, seasons, legal animals and permits: AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations.
- Harvest, hunters and days: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2024 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2023 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2022 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2021 Deer Harvest Summary.
- Draw applicants and permits: AZGFD 2025 Deer draw report.
- Unit boundaries: AZGFD game management unit boundaries. Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers).
FilledTag is not part of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Numbers are copied from AZGFD's published reports or measured from AZGFD and USGS maps; nothing here is estimated by FilledTag. AZGFD's regulations are the final word on every rule.
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