Units 39/40A/40B deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 2 deer hunts open in Units 39, 40A and 40B, with 500 permits in all (one of them shared with other units). The largest is hunt 1068, any antlered deer, November 6 to November 15, with 450 permits. On the one hunt held only in Units 39, 40A and 40B in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 333 hunters and 59 deer taken; AZGFD lists 59 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.
Unit 39, Unit 40A and Unit 40B shaded; the units around them outlined. Tribal land in tan.
| Units | Unit 39, Unit 40A, Unit 40B |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 4, Yuma |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 2 (500 permits) |
| Hunt types | general and muzzleloader |
| Earliest season | November 6 to November 15 (hunt 1068) |
| Deer taken on their own hunts, 2025 | 59 by 333 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 1,364 for 500 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 36.5%, mostly BLM |
What deer hunts do Units 39, 40A and 40B have in 2026?
2 hunts: 1 general and 1 muzzleloader. 1 is held only in Units 39, 40A and 40B. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1068 | General | Nov 6 to Nov 15 | Any antlered deer | 450 | 39 (excluding Buckeye Hills and Estrella Mountain Regional Parks), 40A, and 40B (AZGFD note 6) |
| 1192 | Muzzleloader | Dec 11 to Dec 31 | Any antlered deer | 50 | 39, 40A, 40B, 41, and 42 (excluding Buckeye Hills, Skyline, Estrella Mountain and White Tank Mountain Regional Parks) (AZGFD note 6 and 7) |
Source: AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, PDF pages 30 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 Units 39, 40A and 40B?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Units 39, 40A and 40B. 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 | 333 | 1,547 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 18 |
| 2024 | 1 | 353 | 1,668 | 138 | 5 | 143 | 41 |
| 2023 | 1 | 398 | 1,748 | 159 | 3 | 162 | 41 |
| 2022 | 1 | 371 | 1,984 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 353 | 1,718 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 16 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Units 39, 40A and 40B, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1068 | General | 39 , 40A, and 40B | 448 | 333 | 1,547 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 18% |
| 1191 | Muzzleloader | 39, 40A, 40B, 41, and 42 | 46 | 35 | 313 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1069 | General | 39 | 449 | 353 | 1,668 | 138 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 143 | 41% |
| 1190 | Muzzleloader | 39, 40A, 40B, 41 & 42 | 50 | 44 | 317 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 48% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1068 | General | 39 | 450 | 398 | 1,748 | 159 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 162 | 41% |
| 1188 | Muzzleloader | 39, 40A, 40B, 41 and 42 | 50 | 48 | 363 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1068 | General | 39 | 448 | 371 | 1,984 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 22% |
| 1188 | Muzzleloader | 39, 40A, 40B, 41 and 42 | 49 | 47 | 386 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1069 | General | 39/40A/40B | 446 | 353 | 1,718 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 16% |
| 1190 | Muzzleloader | 39/40A/40B/41/42 | 47 | 43 | 342 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 38% |
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 Units 39, 40A and 40B: 1,364 first-choice applications for 500 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1068 | 39/40A/40B | Any antlered deer | 11/7 to 11/16 | 952 | 818 | 450 |
| 1191 | 39/40A/40B/41/42 | Any antlered deer | 12/12 to 12/31 | 412 | 262 | 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 39, AZGFD's 2025 mule deer survey classified 61 animals in 7 groups: 7 bucks and 27 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary.
How much public land is in Units 39, 40A and 40B?
36.5% of Units 39, 40A and 40B is public land open to hunting: 1,509,772 of 4,140,153 acres, the largest share BLM (1,290,814 acres). Each unit's page has its own land table: Unit 39, Unit 40A, Unit 40B.
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 do Units 39, 40A and 40B have in 2026?
500 permits across 2 hunts in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. The largest is hunt 1068 (any antlered deer). One of these hunts also covers Unit 41 and Unit 42.
When is deer season in Units 39, 40A and 40B in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts November 6 (hunt 1068, general) and the last ends December 31. Each hunt's dates are in the table on this page.
How many deer were harvested in Units 39, 40A and 40B in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 59 deer taken by 333 hunters on the one hunt held only in Units 39, 40A and 40B, against 143 in 2024. Hunts shared with other units are counted in AZGFD's table for each hunt, not added here.
How many hunters applied for Units 39, 40A and 40B deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 1,364 first-choice applications for the 2 deer hunts that included Units 39, 40A and 40B, and 500 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.