Unit 19B deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 3 deer hunts open in Unit 19B, with 390 permits in all (one of them shared with other units). The largest is hunt 1155, any antlered deer, October 9 to October 18, with 225 permits. On the one hunt held only in Unit 19B in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 155 hunters and 49 deer taken; AZGFD lists 47 as mule deer and 0 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)City, county and otherUnit 19BNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| Unit | Unit 19B |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 3, Kingman |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 3 (390 permits) |
| Hunt types | general and youth only |
| Earliest season | October 9 to October 18 (hunt 1155) |
| Deer taken on its own hunts, 2025 | 49 by 155 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 927 for 450 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 37.7%, mostly state trust land |
What deer hunts does Unit 19B have in 2026?
3 hunts: 2 general and 1 youth only. 2 are held only in Unit 19B. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1029 | General | Oct 23 to Nov 1 | Any antlered deer | 150 | 19B |
| 1030 | General | Dec 11 to Dec 31 | Any antlered deer | 15 | 19B |
| 1155 | Youth only | Oct 9 to Oct 18 | Any antlered deer | 225 | 17B, 19A, 19B, and 20A |
Source: AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, PDF pages 29 and 31. 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 19B?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Unit 19B. 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 | 155 | 724 | 47 | 0 | 49 | 32 |
| 2024 | 1 | 139 | 677 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 30 |
| 2023 | 1 | 147 | 691 | 36 | 2 | 38 | 26 |
| 2022 | 1 | 186 | 870 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 15 |
| 2021 | 1 | 187 | 983 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 19 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Unit 19B, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 | General | 19B | 197 | 155 | 724 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 32% |
| 1154 | Youth only | 17B, 19A, 19B, and 20A | 248 | 224 | 753 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 71% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1029 | General | 19B | 173 | 139 | 677 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 30% |
| 1154 | Youth only | 17B, 19A, 19B & 20A | 245 | 226 | 778 | 170 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 177 | 78% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 | General | 19B | 175 | 147 | 691 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 26% |
| 1155 | Youth only | 17B, 19A, 19B and 20A | 250 | 229 | 818 | 158 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 167 | 73% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 | General | 19B | 247 | 186 | 870 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15% |
| 1155 | Youth only | 17B, 19A, 19B and 20A | 248 | 229 | 855 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 65% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1031 | General | 19B | 248 | 187 | 983 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19% |
| 1156 | Youth only | 17B/19A/19B/20A | 299 | 277 | 967 | 173 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 63% |
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 19B: 927 first-choice applications for 450 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 | 19B | Any antlered deer | 10/24 to 11/2 | 249 | 411 | 200 |
| 1154 | 17B/19A/19B/20A | Any antlered deer | 10/3 to 10/12 | 678 | 436 | 250 |
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.
How much public land is in Unit 19B?
37.7% of Unit 19B is public land open to hunting: 184,360 of 488,582 acres, the largest share state trust land (96,000 acres). The Unit 19B 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 19B have in 2026?
390 permits across 3 hunts in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. The largest is hunt 1155 (any antlered deer). One of these hunts also covers Unit 17B, Unit 19A and Unit 20A.
When is deer season in Unit 19B in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts October 9 (hunt 1155, youth only) and the last ends December 31. Each hunt's dates are in the table on this page.
How many deer were harvested in Unit 19B in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 49 deer taken by 155 hunters on the one hunt held only in Unit 19B, against 42 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 19B deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 927 first-choice applications for the 2 deer hunts that included Unit 19B, and 450 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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