Flagstaff region (AZGFD Region 2): hunting units, land and hunts
AZGFD's Region 2, run from Flagstaff, covers north-central Arizona, the Kaibab and the Arizona Strip: 13 game management units, 76.7% of it public land open to hunting (USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 booklets list 14,873 elk permits and 5,305 deer permits on hunts that include its units.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 booklets. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1. Units: AZGFD.
The Flagstaff region runs from the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests around Flagstaff and Williams to the Kaibab Plateau north of the Grand Canyon (Units 12A and 12B) and the Arizona Strip (Units 13A and 13B). Grand Canyon National Park inside it is closed to hunting.
Which units are in Region 2?
All 13 units AZGFD's boundary layer puts first in Region 2, with their public land and the number of 2026 draw hunts that include each. The most public land: Unit 12A (99.8%), Unit 12B (95.7%) and Unit 8 (94.9%). The most elk hunts: Unit 7 (16), Unit 5B (13) and Unit 10 (10).
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Largest manager | Elk hunts | Deer hunts | Pronghorn hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 5A | 692 | 68.5% | National forest | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 5B | 810 | 83.6% | National forest | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 6A | 1,146 | 94.3% | National forest | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 6B | 404 | 84.1% | National forest | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Unit 7 | 1,390 | 75.4% | National forest | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 8 | 644 | 94.9% | National forest | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 9 | 1,066 | 76.5% | National forest | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 10 | 2,252 | 39.3% | State trust land | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 11M | 281 | 74.2% | National forest | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Unit 12A | 1,018 | 99.8% | National forest | 8 | 2 | |
| Unit 12B | 1,103 | 95.7% | BLM | 6 | 2 | |
| Unit 13A | 1,948 | 71.5% | BLM | 2 | 2 | |
| Unit 13B | 3,126 | 82.2% | BLM | 2 | 1 |
Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 booklets; a hunt that covers several units counts in each. Land measured by FilledTag inside AZGFD's unit boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers).
How much public land is in Region 2?
| Manager | Acres | Share of the region |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 3,520,417 | 34.6% |
| BLM | 2,766,215 | 27.2% |
| State trust land | 1,254,301 | 12.3% |
| National park or monument (no hunting) | 515,923 | 5.1% |
| National recreation area | 239,282 | 2.4% |
| Tribal land (tribal permit) | 128,216 | 1.3% |
| Military (closed or by permit) | 28,624 | 0.3% |
| AZGFD land | 10,527 | 0.1% |
| City, county and other | 2,894 | under 0.1% |
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.
AZGFD wildlife areas in Region 2
- House Rock Wildlife Area: 53,947 acres
- Lamar Haines Wildlife Area: 155 acres
- Raymond Wildlife Area: 14,638 acres
- Sunflower Flat Wildlife Area: 159 acres
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Sources: AZGFD's 2026 Pronghorn and Elk booklet and 2026-27 regulations; USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers); AZGFD game management unit boundaries; AZGFD wildlife areas. FilledTag is not part of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
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