Unit 18A deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 1 deer hunt open in Unit 18A, with 400 permits in all. It is hunt 1026, any antlered deer, October 23 to November 1, with 400 permits. On the one hunt held only in Unit 18A in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 283 hunters and 75 deer taken; AZGFD lists 73 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 forestBLMState trust landTribal land (tribal permit)Unit 18ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| Unit | Unit 18A |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 3, Kingman |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 1 (400 permits) |
| Hunt types | general |
| Earliest season | October 23 to November 1 (hunt 1026) |
| Deer taken on its own hunts, 2025 | 75 by 283 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 575 for 350 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 51.8%, mostly state trust land |
What deer hunts does Unit 18A have in 2026?
1 hunt: 1 general. 1 is held only in Unit 18A. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1026 | General | Oct 23 to Nov 1 | Any antlered deer | 400 | 18A |
Source: AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, PDF page 29. 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 18A?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Unit 18A. 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 | 1 | 283 | 1,489 | 73 | 2 | 75 | 27 |
| 2024 | 1 | 270 | 1,307 | 110 | 2 | 115 | 43 |
| 2023 | 1 | 295 | 1,574 | 86 | 0 | 86 | 29 |
| 2022 | 1 | 291 | 1,456 | 71 | 0 | 71 | 24 |
| 2021 | 1 | 326 | 1,693 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 14 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Unit 18A, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1027 | General | 18A | 346 | 283 | 1,489 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 27% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1026 | General | 18A | 350 | 270 | 1,307 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 43% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1027 | General | 18A | 349 | 295 | 1,574 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 29% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1027 | General | 18A | 350 | 291 | 1,456 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 24% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1028 | General | 18A | 396 | 326 | 1,693 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 14% |
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 1 deer hunt that included Unit 18A: 575 first-choice applications for 350 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1027 | 18A | Any antlered deer | 10/24 to 11/2 | 575 | 529 | 350 |
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 18A, AZGFD's 2025 mule deer survey classified 114 animals in 30 groups: 22 bucks and 28 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary.
How much public land is in Unit 18A?
51.8% of Unit 18A is public land open to hunting: 406,570 of 785,115 acres, the largest share state trust land (317,563 acres). The Unit 18A 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 18A have in 2026?
400 permits across 1 hunt in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. It is hunt 1026 (any antlered deer).
When is deer season in Unit 18A in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts October 23 (hunt 1026, general) and the last ends November 1. Each hunt's dates are in the table on this page.
How many deer were harvested in Unit 18A in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 75 deer taken by 283 hunters on the one hunt held only in Unit 18A, against 115 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 18A deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 575 first-choice applications for the 1 deer hunt that included Unit 18A, and 350 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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