Unit 17A deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 2 deer hunts open in Unit 17A, with 135 permits in all. The largest is hunt 1024, any antlered deer, October 23 to November 1, with 90 permits. On the 2 hunts held only in Unit 17A in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 130 hunters and 48 deer taken; AZGFD lists 44 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.
National forestState trust landUnit 17ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| Unit | Unit 17A |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 3, Kingman |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 2 (135 permits) |
| Hunt types | general and archery only |
| Earliest season | August 21 to September 10; December 11 to December 31 (hunt 1207) |
| Deer taken on its own hunts, 2025 | 48 by 130 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 755 for 150 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 70.5%, mostly national forest |
What deer hunts does Unit 17A have in 2026?
2 hunts: 1 general and 1 archery only. 2 are held only in Unit 17A. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1024 | General | Oct 23 to Nov 1 | Any antlered deer | 90 | 17A |
| 1207 | Archery only | Aug 21 to Sep 10; Dec 11 to Dec 31 | Any antlered deer | 45 | 17A |
Source: AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, PDF pages 29 and 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 Unit 17A?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Unit 17A. 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 | 2 | 130 | 739 | 44 | 2 | 48 | 37 |
| 2024 | 2 | 135 | 748 | 65 | 6 | 71 | 53 |
| 2023 | 2 | 133 | 704 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 34 |
| 2022 | 2 | 122 | 689 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 41 |
| 2021 | 1 | 112 | 449 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 32 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Unit 17A, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1025 | General | 17A | 97 | 86 | 378 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 38% |
| 1206 | Archery only | 17A | 49 | 44 | 361 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1024 | General | 17A | 99 | 90 | 391 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 57% |
| 1204 | Archery only | 17A | 50 | 45 | 357 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 44% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1025 | General | 17A | 100 | 89 | 375 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 34% |
| 1201 | Archery only | 17A | 50 | 44 | 329 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1025 | General | 17A | 99 | 88 | 393 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 45% |
| 1201 | Archery only | 17A | 49 | 34 | 296 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1025 | General | 17A | 125 | 112 | 449 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 32% |
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 2 deer hunts that included Unit 17A: 755 first-choice applications for 150 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1025 | 17A | Any antlered deer | 10/24 to 11/2 | 541 | 494 | 100 |
| 1206 | 17A | Any antlered deer | 8/22 to 9/11 | 214 | 127 | 50 |
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 Unit 17A, AZGFD's 2025 mule deer survey classified 132 animals in 50 groups: 22 bucks and 17 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary.
How much public land is in Unit 17A?
70.5% of Unit 17A is public land open to hunting: 138,156 of 195,850 acres, the largest share national forest (135,330 acres). The Unit 17A page has the full land table, towns and roads.
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 does Unit 17A have in 2026?
135 permits across 2 hunts in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. The largest is hunt 1024 (any antlered deer).
When is deer season in Unit 17A in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts August 21 (hunt 1207, archery only) and the last ends November 1. Each hunt's dates are in the table on this page.
How many deer were harvested in Unit 17A in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 48 deer taken by 130 hunters on the 2 hunts held only in Unit 17A, against 71 in 2024. Hunts shared with other units are counted in AZGFD's table for each hunt, not added here.
How many hunters applied for Unit 17A deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 755 first-choice applications for the 2 deer hunts that included Unit 17A, and 150 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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