Unit 20C deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 3 deer hunts open in Unit 20C, with 400 permits in all. The largest is hunt 1158, any antlered deer, October 2 to October 11, with 150 permits. On the 3 hunts held only in Unit 20C in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 335 hunters and 126 deer taken; AZGFD lists 120 as mule deer and 4 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.
BLMState trust landUnit 20CNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| Unit | Unit 20C |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 4, Yuma |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 3 (400 permits) |
| Hunt types | general and youth only |
| Earliest season | October 2 to October 11 (hunt 1158) |
| Deer taken on its own hunts, 2025 | 126 by 335 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 815 for 400 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 78%, mostly state trust land |
What deer hunts does Unit 20C have in 2026?
3 hunts: 2 general and 1 youth only. 3 are held only in Unit 20C. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1033 | General | Oct 30 to Nov 5 | Any antlered deer | 125 | 20C |
| 1034 | General | Nov 13 to Nov 19 | Any antlered deer | 125 | 20C |
| 1158 | Youth only | Oct 2 to Oct 11 | Any antlered deer | 150 | 20C |
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 20C?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Unit 20C. 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 | 3 | 335 | 1,182 | 120 | 4 | 126 | 38 |
| 2024 | 3 | 398 | 1,441 | 191 | 13 | 204 | 51 |
| 2023 | 3 | 424 | 1,572 | 176 | 0 | 176 | 42 |
| 2022 | 3 | 547 | 2,110 | 155 | 3 | 157 | 29 |
| 2021 | 3 | 718 | 2,768 | 185 | 4 | 190 | 26 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Unit 20C, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1033 | General | 20C | 125 | 104 | 334 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 34% |
| 1034 | General | 20C | 124 | 104 | 400 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19% |
| 1157 | Youth only | 20C | 147 | 127 | 448 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 56% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1033 | General | 20C | 149 | 127 | 407 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 43% |
| 1034 | General | 20C | 150 | 125 | 519 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 41% |
| 1157 | Youth only | 20C | 174 | 146 | 515 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1033 | General | 20C | 150 | 134 | 513 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 39% |
| 1034 | General | 20C | 150 | 131 | 503 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 27% |
| 1158 | Youth only | 20C | 175 | 159 | 556 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 55% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1033 | General | 20C | 200 | 167 | 659 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 23% |
| 1034 | General | 20C | 200 | 167 | 613 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16% |
| 1158 | Youth only | 20C | 247 | 213 | 838 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 43% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1034 | General | 20C | 248 | 206 | 819 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18% |
| 1035 | General | 20C | 247 | 210 | 831 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20% |
| 1159 | Youth only | 20C | 319 | 302 | 1,118 | 106 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 37% |
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 3 deer hunts that included Unit 20C: 815 first-choice applications for 400 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1033 | 20C | Any antlered deer | 10/31 to 11/6 | 421 | 394 | 125 |
| 1034 | 20C | Any antlered deer | 11/14 to 11/20 | 300 | 413 | 125 |
| 1157 | 20C | Any antlered deer | 10/3 to 10/12 | 94 | 125 | 150 |
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 20C?
78% of Unit 20C is public land open to hunting: 378,891 of 485,888 acres, the largest share state trust land (308,308 acres). The Unit 20C 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 20C have in 2026?
400 permits across 3 hunts in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. The largest is hunt 1158 (any antlered deer).
When is deer season in Unit 20C in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts October 2 (hunt 1158, youth only) and the last ends November 19. Each hunt's dates are in the table on this page.
How many deer were harvested in Unit 20C in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 126 deer taken by 335 hunters on the 3 hunts held only in Unit 20C, against 204 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 20C deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 815 first-choice applications for the 3 deer hunts that included Unit 20C, and 400 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.