Arizona Unit 18A: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 18A covers 1,227 square miles, and 51.8% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly state trust land (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 4 elk hunts, 1 deer hunt and 3 pronghorn hunts here. On the hunts held only in Unit 18A, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 75 deer and 11 pronghorn taken.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 booklets. Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries to 2025. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1. Boundary: AZGFD.
National forestBLMState trust landTribal land (tribal permit)Unit 18ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 3 (Kingman) |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,227 square miles (785,115 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 51.8% (406,570 acres) |
| Elk hunts, 2026 | 4 hunts, 310 permits |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 400 permits |
| Pronghorn hunts, 2026 | 3 hunts, 15 permits |
| Towns in and near it | Crozier and Kingman |
| Highways | I-40, AZ 66 and US 93 |
How much public land is in Unit 18A?
51.8% of Unit 18A is public land open to hunting: 406,570 of 785,115 acres. The largest share is state trust land, 317,563 acres or 40.4% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 18A |
|---|---|---|
| State trust land | 317,563 | 40.4% |
| BLM | 89,002 | 11.3% |
| Tribal land (tribal permit) | 509 | 0.1% |
| National forest | 5 | 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 18A in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 18A, 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 18A | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 4 | 0 | 310 | Sep 11 to Sep 24 (hunt 3144) |
| Deer | 1 | 1 | 400 | Oct 23 to Nov 1 (hunt 1026) |
| Pronghorn | 3 | 3 | 15 | Aug 21 to Sep 3 (hunt 2055) |
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).
How many elk, deer and pronghorn are taken in Unit 18A?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 18A | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 2025 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Deer | 2025 | 1 | 283 | 75 | 0 |
| Pronghorn | 2025 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 18A. 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.
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 355 archers hunted Unit 18A for 1,623 days and took 27 deer (mule deer bucks 27, whitetail bucks 0) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 18A?
Elk: 60 classified in 9 groups, 44 bulls and 59 young per 100 cows. Mule deer: 114 classified in 30 groups, 22 bucks and 28 young per 100 does. Pronghorn: 172 classified in 39 groups, 51 bucks and 31 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Elk Survey Summary, AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary, AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn Survey Summary.
How do you get to Unit 18A?
Highways through the unit: I-40 (about 61 miles inside it), AZ 66 (about 9 miles inside it) and US 93 (about 7 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Crozier. Nearby towns: Kingman (20 miles).
Which units border Unit 18A?
Unit 18A touches 7 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 10 | 2,252 | 39.3% | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 15A | 521 | 72.6% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 15B | 1,869 | 65.6% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 16A | 2,470 | 80.1% | 2 | 2 | |
| Unit 17A | 306 | 70.5% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Unit 18B | 1,214 | 59.7% | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 19B | 763 | 37.7% | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 18A?
51.8% of Unit 18A is public land open to hunting, 406,570 of its 785,115 acres; the largest share is state trust land at 317,563 acres. 509 acres are tribal land, which needs the tribe's own permit.
What can you hunt in Unit 18A in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 4 elk hunts (310 permits), 1 deer hunt (400 permits) and 3 pronghorn hunts (15 permits) that include Unit 18A. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 18A?
Crozier is inside the unit. Just outside: Kingman (20 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 18A in?
Region 3, run from the Kingman office. It borders Unit 10, Unit 15A, Unit 15B, Unit 16A, Unit 17A, Unit 18B and Unit 19B.
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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 10 Unit 15A Unit 15B Unit 16A Unit 17A Unit 18B Unit 19B