Units 46A/46B deer hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 regulations list 1 deer hunt open in Units 46A and 46B, with 15 permits in all. It is hunt 1073, any antlered deer, November 6 to November 15, with 15 permits. On the one hunt held only in Units 46A and 46B in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 11 hunters and 0 deer taken; AZGFD lists 0 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 46A and Unit 46B shaded; the units around them outlined. Tribal land in tan.
| Units | Unit 46A, Unit 46B |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 4, Yuma |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 1 (15 permits) |
| Hunt types | general |
| Earliest season | November 6 to November 15 (hunt 1073) |
| Deer taken on their own hunts, 2025 | 0 by 11 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 37 for 15 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 99.8%, mostly national wildlife refuge |
What deer hunts do Units 46A and 46B have in 2026?
1 hunt: 1 general. 1 is held only in Units 46A and 46B. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1073 | General | Nov 6 to Nov 15 | Any antlered deer | 15 | 46A and 46B (AZGFD note 6) |
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 46A and 46B?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Units 46A and 46B. 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 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 13 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2021 | 1 | 13 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Deer per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Units 46A and 46B, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1073 | General | 46A and 46B | 15 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1074 | General | 46A & 46B | 15 | 13 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1073 | General | 46A and 46B | 15 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1073 | General | 46A and 46B | 15 | 13 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Mule deer bucks | Mule deer antlerless | Whitetail bucks | Whitetail antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1074 | General | 46A/46B | 13 | 13 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22% |
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 46A and 46B: 37 first-choice applications for 15 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1073 | 46A/46B | Any antlered deer | 11/7 to 11/16 | 37 | 25 | 15 |
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 Units 46A and 46B?
99.8% of Units 46A and 46B is public land open to hunting: 855,283 of 856,642 acres, the largest share national wildlife refuge (855,263 acres). Each unit's page has its own land table: Unit 46A, Unit 46B.
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 46A and 46B have in 2026?
15 permits across 1 hunt in AZGFD's 2026 regulations. It is hunt 1073 (any antlered deer).
When is deer season in Units 46A and 46B in 2026?
The first deer hunt open here starts November 6 (hunt 1073, 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 46A and 46B in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 0 deer taken by 11 hunters on the one hunt held only in Units 46A and 46B, against 4 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 46A and 46B deer in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 37 first-choice applications for the 1 deer hunt that included Units 46A and 46B, and 15 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.