Arizona Unit 16A: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 16A covers 2,470 square miles, and 80.1% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly BLM (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 2 elk hunts, 2 deer hunts, 2 bighorn sheep hunts and 1 javelina hunt here. On the hunts held only in Unit 16A, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 10 elk and 69 deer taken.
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 landAZGFD landNational wildlife refugeTribal land (tribal permit)City, county and otherUnit 16ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 3 (Kingman) |
|---|---|
| Size | 2,470 square miles (1,580,816 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 80.1% (1,266,601 acres) |
| Elk hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 14 permits |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 190 permits |
| Bighorn sheep hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 4 permits |
| Javelina (fall) hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 30 permits |
| AZGFD wildlife areas | Alamo |
| Towns in and near it | Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Lazy Y U and Parker |
| Highways | I-40, US 93 and AZ 95 |
How much public land is in Unit 16A?
80.1% of Unit 16A is public land open to hunting: 1,266,601 of 1,580,816 acres. The largest share is BLM, 1,180,125 acres or 74.7% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 16A |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 1,180,125 | 74.7% |
| State trust land | 82,004 | 5.2% |
| National wildlife refuge | 2,498 | 0.2% |
| AZGFD land | 1,974 | 0.1% |
| Tribal land (tribal permit) | 294 | under 0.1% |
| City, county and other | 192 | 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 16A in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 16A, 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 16A | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 2 | 2 | 14 | Sep 4 to Sep 24 (hunt 3189) |
| Deer | 2 | 2 | 190 | Oct 23 to Nov 1 (hunt 1023) |
| Bighorn sheep | 2 | 1 | 4 | Dec 1 to Dec 31 (hunt 6013) |
| Javelina (fall) | 1 | 1 | 30 | Nov 20 to Nov 29 (hunt 5502) |
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 6013 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 2 permits) and hunt 6014 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 2 permits, with 18B).
How many elk, deer and pronghorn are taken in Unit 16A?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 16A | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 2025 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| Deer | 2025 | 2 | 211 | 69 | 0 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 16A. Source: AZGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the elk page and deer page.
Bighorn sheep, 2025: hunt 6013 (16A), 2 hunters, 2 rams taken and hunt 6014 (16AS/18B), 2 hunters, 2 rams taken (AZGFD 2025 Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary).
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 309 archers hunted Unit 16A for 1,482 days and took 26 deer (mule deer bucks 26, whitetail bucks 0) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 16A?
Mule deer: 115 classified in 31 groups, 19 bucks and 19 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary.
Which AZGFD wildlife areas are in Unit 16A?
Alamo Wildlife Area (11,281 acres inside the unit).
How do you get to Unit 16A?
Highways through the unit: I-40 (about 40 miles inside it), US 93 (about 31 miles inside it) and AZ 95 (about 18 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Lazy Y U, Yucca, Pine Lake and Pinion Pines. Nearby towns: Parker (19 miles).
Which units border Unit 16A?
Unit 16A touches 8 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 15B | 1,869 | 65.6% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 15D | 875 | 62.3% | 3 | ||
| Unit 16B | 129 | 74.8% | |||
| Unit 18A | 1,227 | 51.8% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Unit 18B | 1,214 | 59.7% | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 20C | 759 | 78% | 6 | 3 | |
| Unit 43A | 942 | 39.7% | 1 | ||
| Unit 44A | 2,359 | 89.8% | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 16A?
80.1% of Unit 16A is public land open to hunting, 1,266,601 of its 1,580,816 acres; the largest share is BLM at 1,180,125 acres. 294 acres are tribal land, which needs the tribe's own permit.
What can you hunt in Unit 16A in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 2 elk hunts (14 permits), 2 deer hunts (190 permits), 2 bighorn sheep hunts (4 permits) and 1 javelina (fall) hunt (30 permits) that include Unit 16A. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 16A?
Lake Havasu City, Kingman and Lazy Y U are inside the unit. Just outside: Parker (19 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 16A in?
Region 3, run from the Kingman office. It borders Unit 15B, Unit 15D, Unit 16B, Unit 18A, Unit 18B, Unit 20C, Unit 43A and Unit 44A.
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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 15B Unit 15D Unit 16B Unit 18A Unit 18B Unit 20C Unit 43A Unit 44A