Arizona Unit 15B: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 15B covers 1,869 square miles, and 65.6% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly BLM (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 4 elk hunts, 3 deer hunts, 2 pronghorn hunts and 2 bighorn sheep hunts here.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 booklets. Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries to 2025. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1. Boundary: AZGFD.
BLMState trust landNational recreation areaBureau of ReclamationCity, county and otherUnit 15BNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 3 (Kingman) |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,869 square miles (1,196,107 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 65.6% (784,633 acres) |
| Elk hunts, 2026 | 4 hunts, 310 permits |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 3 hunts, 275 permits |
| Pronghorn hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 2 permits |
| Bighorn sheep hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 4 permits |
| Towns in and near it | Dolan Springs, White Hills, Hackberry and Kingman |
| Highways | US 93, AZ 66 and I-40 |
How much public land is in Unit 15B?
65.6% of Unit 15B is public land open to hunting: 784,633 of 1,196,107 acres. The largest share is BLM, 406,233 acres or 34% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 15B |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 406,233 | 34% |
| National recreation area | 264,350 | 22.1% |
| State trust land | 105,168 | 8.8% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 8,882 | 0.7% |
| City, county and other | 63 | under 0.1% |
Measured by FilledTag inside AZGFD's unit boundary 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. Arizona State Land Department rules let a licensed hunter on state trust land while hunting; other uses need its recreation permit.
What can you hunt in Unit 15B in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 15B, by species. A hunt may cover other units too; the count of hunts held only here is in its own column.
| Species | Hunts | Only in Unit 15B | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 4 | 0 | 310 | Sep 11 to Sep 24 (hunt 3144) |
| Deer | 3 | 0 | 275 | Oct 2 to Oct 11 (hunt 1197) |
| Pronghorn | 2 | 0 | 2 | Aug 21 to Sep 3 (hunt 2053) |
| Bighorn sheep | 2 | 1 | 4 | Nov 1 to Dec 31 (hunt 6008) |
Source: AZGFD 2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information (elk and pronghorn) and AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations (deer, bighorn sheep, fall javelina and fall turkey).
Bighorn sheep, 2026: hunt 6008 (Nov 1 to Dec 31, 2 permits, with 15A) and hunt 6009 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 2 permits).
How many elk, deer and pronghorn are taken in Unit 15B?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 15B | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 2025 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Deer | 2025 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Pronghorn | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 15B. Source: AZGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the elk page, deer page and pronghorn page.
Bighorn sheep, 2025: hunt 6008 (15A/15BE), 2 hunters, 2 rams taken and hunt 6009 (15BW), 2 hunters, 2 rams taken (AZGFD 2025 Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary).
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 60 archers hunted Unit 15B for 382 days and took 11 deer (mule deer bucks 11, whitetail bucks 0) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 15B?
Mule deer (survey area 15A/15B/15C): 105 classified in 27 groups, 32 bucks and 31 young per 100 does. Pronghorn (survey area 15A/15B): 32 classified in 2 groups, 24 bucks and 19 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary, AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn Survey Summary.
How do you get to Unit 15B?
Highways through the unit: US 93 (about 45 miles inside it), AZ 66 (about 20 miles inside it) and I-40 (about 4 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Dolan Springs, White Hills, Hackberry, Valle Vista, New Kingman-Butler and Clacks Canyon. Nearby towns: Kingman (on the line).
Which units border Unit 15B?
Unit 15B touches 6 other units. Their size, public land and the number of 2026 draw hunts that include each:
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Elk hunts | Deer hunts | Pronghorn hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 13B | 3,126 | 82.2% | 2 | 1 | |
| Unit 15A | 521 | 72.6% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 15C | 789 | 80.7% | 3 | ||
| Unit 15D | 875 | 62.3% | 3 | ||
| Unit 16A | 2,470 | 80.1% | 2 | 2 | |
| Unit 18A | 1,227 | 51.8% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 15B?
65.6% of Unit 15B is public land open to hunting, 784,633 of its 1,196,107 acres; the largest share is BLM at 406,233 acres.
What can you hunt in Unit 15B in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 4 elk hunts (310 permits), 3 deer hunts (275 permits), 2 pronghorn hunts (2 permits) and 2 bighorn sheep hunts (4 permits) that include Unit 15B. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 15B?
Dolan Springs, White Hills and Hackberry are inside the unit. Just outside: Kingman (on the line).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 15B in?
Region 3, run from the Kingman office. It borders Unit 13B, Unit 15A, Unit 15C, Unit 15D, Unit 16A and Unit 18A.
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Where these numbers come from
- Hunts and permits: AZGFD's 2026 Pronghorn and Elk booklet and 2026-27 regulations.
- Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries (AZGFD harvest reporting).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers). Unit boundary: AZGFD game management unit boundaries.
- Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
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.
Arizona hunting Region 3 Unit 13B Unit 15A Unit 15C Unit 15D Unit 16A Unit 18A