Kingman region (AZGFD Region 3): hunting units, land and hunts
AZGFD's Region 3, run from Kingman, covers northwest Arizona: 12 game management units, plus parts of Unit 6A and Unit 10, 68% of it public land open to hunting (USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 booklets list 1,144 elk permits and 3,065 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 Kingman region covers northwest Arizona from the Colorado River and Lake Mead east to the Prescott National Forest, with the desert ranges around Kingman, Wikieup and Wickenburg between.
Which units are in Region 3?
All 12 units AZGFD's boundary layer puts first in Region 3, with their public land and the number of 2026 draw hunts that include each. The most public land: Unit 17B (82.1%), Unit 20A (82.1%) and Unit 15C (80.7%). The most elk hunts: Unit 17A (6), Unit 17B (6) and Unit 18B (6).
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Largest manager | Elk hunts | Deer hunts | Pronghorn hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 15A | 521 | 72.6% | BLM | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 15B | 1,869 | 65.6% | BLM | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 15C | 789 | 80.7% | BLM | 3 | ||
| Unit 15D | 875 | 62.3% | BLM | 3 | ||
| Unit 16A | 2,470 | 80.1% | BLM | 2 | 2 | |
| Unit 17A | 306 | 70.5% | National forest | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Unit 17B | 671 | 82.1% | National forest | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 18A | 1,227 | 51.8% | State trust land | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Unit 18B | 1,214 | 59.7% | BLM | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 19A | 756 | 69.2% | National forest | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Unit 19B | 763 | 37.7% | State trust land | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Unit 20A | 600 | 82.1% | National forest | 6 | 2 |
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 3?
| Manager | Acres | Share of the region |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 2,720,920 | 35.2% |
| State trust land | 1,120,756 | 14.5% |
| National forest | 917,618 | 11.9% |
| National recreation area | 454,194 | 5.9% |
| Tribal land (tribal permit) | 35,771 | 0.5% |
| National park or monument (no hunting) | 22,590 | 0.3% |
| National wildlife refuge | 15,438 | 0.2% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 12,538 | 0.2% |
| AZGFD land | 4,224 | 0.1% |
| City, county and other | 2,272 | 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 3
- Upper Verde River Wildlife Area: 1,085 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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