Units 43A/43B/44A/44B deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 1 deer hunt open in Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B, with 450 permits in all. It is hunt 1071, any antlered deer, November 6 to November 15, with 450 permits. On the one hunt held only in Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 355 hunters and 88 deer taken; AZGFD lists 86 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 43A, Unit 43B, Unit 44A and Unit 44B shaded; the units around them outlined. Tribal land in tan.
| Units | Unit 43A, Unit 43B, Unit 44A, Unit 44B |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 4, Yuma |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 1 (450 permits) |
| Hunt types | general |
| Earliest season | November 6 to November 15 (hunt 1071) |
| Deer taken on their own hunts, 2025 | 88 by 355 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 788 for 450 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 67.3%, mostly BLM |
What deer hunts do Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B have in 2026?
1 hunt: 1 general. 1 is held only in Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1071 | General | Nov 6 to Nov 15 | Any antlered deer | 450 | 43A, 43B, 44A, and 44B (AZGFD note 7) |
Source: AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, PDF page 30. 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 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B. 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 | 355 | 1,618 | 86 | 0 | 88 | 25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 409 | 1,935 | 201 | 2 | 201 | 49 |
| 2023 | 1 | 419 | 1,921 | 164 | 0 | 164 | 39 |
| 2022 | 1 | 413 | 2,102 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 450 | 2,286 | 109 | 0 | 109 | 24 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1071 | General | 43A, 43B, 44A, and 44B | 448 | 355 | 1,618 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 25% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1072 | General | 43A, 43B, 44A & 44B | 500 | 409 | 1,935 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 49% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1071 | General | 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B | 500 | 419 | 1,921 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 39% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1071 | General | 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B | 498 | 413 | 2,102 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 16% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1072 | General | 43A/43B/44A/44B | 499 | 450 | 2,286 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 24% |
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 Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B: 788 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1071 | 43A/43B/44A/44B | Any antlered deer | 11/7 to 11/16 | 788 | 639 | 450 |
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 43A, AZGFD's 2025 mule deer survey classified 24 animals in 8 groups: 12 bucks and 29 young per 100 does. In Unit 43B, AZGFD's 2025 mule deer survey classified 40 animals in 9 groups: 13 bucks and 61 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary.
How much public land is in Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B?
67.3% of Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B is public land open to hunting: 2,067,813 of 3,071,449 acres, the largest share BLM (1,686,121 acres). Each unit's page has its own land table: Unit 43A, Unit 43B, Unit 44A, Unit 44B.
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 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B have in 2026?
450 permits across 1 hunt in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. It is hunt 1071 (any antlered deer).
When is deer season in Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts November 6 (hunt 1071, general) and the last ends November 15. Each hunt's dates are in the table on this page.
How many deer were harvested in Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 88 deer taken by 355 hunters on the one hunt held only in Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B, against 201 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 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 788 first-choice applications for the 1 deer hunt that included Units 43A, 43B, 44A and 44B, 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.