Unit 20A deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 2 deer hunts open in Unit 20A, with 800 permits in all (one of them shared with other units). The largest is hunt 1031, any antlered deer, October 23 to November 1, with 575 permits. On the one hunt held only in Unit 20A in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 512 hunters and 198 deer taken; AZGFD lists 192 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)City, county and otherUnit 20ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| Unit | Unit 20A |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 3, Kingman |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 2 (800 permits) |
| Hunt types | general and youth only |
| Earliest season | October 9 to October 18 (hunt 1155) |
| Deer taken on its own hunts, 2025 | 198 by 512 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 2,356 for 875 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 82.1%, mostly national forest |
What deer hunts does Unit 20A have in 2026?
2 hunts: 1 general and 1 youth only. 1 is held only in Unit 20A. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1031 | General | Oct 23 to Nov 1 | Any antlered deer | 575 | 20A |
| 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 20A?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Unit 20A. 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 | 512 | 2,263 | 192 | 2 | 198 | 39 |
| 2024 | 2 | 531 | 2,373 | 233 | 7 | 240 | 45 |
| 2023 | 1 | 620 | 2,533 | 279 | 6 | 285 | 46 |
| 2022 | 1 | 633 | 2,799 | 232 | 6 | 238 | 38 |
| 2021 | 1 | 620 | 2,518 | 236 | 3 | 239 | 39 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Unit 20A, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1031 | General | 20A | 623 | 512 | 2,263 | 192 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 39% |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 | General | 20A | 649 | 519 | 2,313 | 226 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 230 | 44% |
| 1031 | General | 20A | 15 | 12 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 83% |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1031 | General | 20A | 700 | 620 | 2,533 | 279 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 285 | 46% |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1031 | General | 20A | 720 | 633 | 2,799 | 232 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 238 | 38% |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1032 | General | 20A | 722 | 620 | 2,518 | 236 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 38% |
| 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 20A: 2,356 first-choice applications for 875 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1031 | 20A | Any antlered deer | 10/24 to 11/2 | 1,678 | 1,283 | 625 |
| 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.
What did AZGFD's 2025 survey count?
In Unit 20A, AZGFD's 2025 mule deer survey classified 178 animals in 54 groups: 19 bucks and 15 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary.
How much public land is in Unit 20A?
82.1% of Unit 20A is public land open to hunting: 315,605 of 384,256 acres, the largest share national forest (261,007 acres). The Unit 20A 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 20A have in 2026?
800 permits across 2 hunts in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. The largest is hunt 1031 (any antlered deer). One of these hunts also covers Unit 17B, Unit 19A and Unit 19B.
When is deer season in Unit 20A in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts October 9 (hunt 1155, youth 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 20A in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 198 deer taken by 512 hunters on the one hunt held only in Unit 20A, against 240 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 20A deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 2,356 first-choice applications for the 2 deer hunts that included Unit 20A, and 875 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.