Tucson region (AZGFD Region 5): hunting units, land and hunts
AZGFD's Region 5, run from Tucson, covers southeast Arizona: 17 game management units, 67.1% of it public land open to hunting (USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 booklets list 15 elk permits and 15,930 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 Tucson region is southeast Arizona's sky island country: the Santa Rita, Huachuca, Chiricahua, Pinaleno and Santa Catalina mountains of the Coronado National Forest, with grassland and desert between them.
Which units are in Region 5?
All 17 units AZGFD's boundary layer puts first in Region 5, with their public land and the number of 2026 draw hunts that include each. The most public land: Unit 28 (86%), Unit 31 (85%) and Unit 36B (83.8%). The most elk hunts: Unit 28 (2), Unit 31 (2) and Unit 32 (2).
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Largest manager | Elk hunts | Deer hunts | Pronghorn hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 28 | 2,230 | 86% | BLM | 2 | 4 | |
| Unit 29 | 1,013 | 66.4% | National forest | 7 | ||
| Unit 30A | 1,727 | 45.9% | State trust land | 7 | 2 | |
| Unit 30B | 1,440 | 51.8% | State trust land | 8 | ||
| Unit 31 | 1,213 | 85% | State trust land | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Unit 32 | 1,535 | 74% | State trust land | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Unit 33 | 1,037 | 72.2% | National forest | 8 | ||
| Unit 34A | 690 | 59.3% | National forest | 7 | 2 | |
| Unit 34B | 500 | 72.7% | State trust land | 6 | 2 | |
| Unit 35A | 646 | 44.7% | National forest | 7 | 2 | |
| Unit 35B | 333 | 62.7% | National forest | 7 | 2 | |
| Unit 36A | 617 | 68.2% | State trust land | 9 | ||
| Unit 36B | 561 | 83.8% | National forest | 7 | ||
| Unit 36C | 315 | 80.7% | State trust land | 7 | ||
| Unit 37A | 1,674 | 67.6% | State trust land | 2 | ||
| Unit 37B | 1,182 | 83.6% | State trust land | 3 | ||
| Unit 38M | 766 | 20.5% | State trust land |
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 5?
| Manager | Acres | Share of the region |
|---|---|---|
| State trust land | 3,917,784 | 35% |
| BLM | 1,748,663 | 15.6% |
| National forest | 1,693,624 | 15.1% |
| City, county and other | 188,820 | 1.7% |
| National wildlife refuge | 122,827 | 1.1% |
| National park or monument (no hunting) | 107,106 | 1% |
| Military (closed or by permit) | 98,034 | 0.9% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 14,208 | 0.1% |
| AZGFD land | 14,023 | 0.1% |
| Tribal land (tribal permit) | 9,464 | 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 5
- Aravaipa Canyon Wildlife Area: 750 acres
- Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area: 774 acres
- Lower San Pedro River Wildlife Area: 2,000 acres
- Santa Rita Wildlife Area: 52,614 acres
- Tucson Mountain Wildlife Area: 84,125 acres
- White Water Draw Wildlife Area: 1,693 acres
- Willcox Playa Wildlife Area: 558 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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