Arizona Unit 19A: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 19A covers 756 square miles, and 69.2% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly national forest (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 4 elk hunts, 2 deer hunts, 3 pronghorn hunts and 1 javelina hunt here. On the hunts held only in Unit 19A, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 19 elk, 170 deer and 26 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 landAZGFD landNational park or monument (no hunting)Tribal land (tribal permit)City, county and otherUnit 19ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 3 (Kingman) |
|---|---|
| Size | 756 square miles (484,006 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 69.2% (335,100 acres) |
| Elk hunts, 2026 | 4 hunts, 100 permits |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 750 permits |
| Pronghorn hunts, 2026 | 3 hunts, 32 permits |
| Javelina (fall) hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 175 permits |
| AZGFD wildlife areas | Upper Verde River |
| Towns in and near it | Chino Valley, Prescott Valley, Clarkdale, Dewey-Humboldt, Cottonwood and Prescott |
| Highways | AZ 89A, AZ 169, AZ 260 and AZ 89 |
How much public land is in Unit 19A?
69.2% of Unit 19A is public land open to hunting: 335,100 of 484,006 acres. The largest share is national forest, 243,677 acres or 50.3% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 19A |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 243,677 | 50.3% |
| State trust land | 72,992 | 15.1% |
| BLM | 17,645 | 3.6% |
| Tribal land (tribal permit) | 1,694 | 0.3% |
| City, county and other | 834 | 0.2% |
| AZGFD land | 786 | 0.2% |
| National park or monument (no hunting) | 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. National forest: Prescott National Forest.
What can you hunt in Unit 19A in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 19A, 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 19A | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 4 | 4 | 100 | Sep 11 to Sep 24 (hunt 3145) |
| Deer | 2 | 1 | 750 | Oct 9 to Oct 18 (hunt 1155) |
| Pronghorn | 3 | 3 | 32 | Aug 21 to Aug 27 (hunt 2056) |
| Javelina (fall) | 1 | 0 | 175 | Oct 9 to Oct 18 (hunt 5503) |
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 19A?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 19A | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 2025 | 4 | 92 | 19 | 0 |
| Deer | 2025 | 1 | 436 | 170 | 1 |
| Pronghorn | 2025 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 0 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 19A. 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 557 archers hunted Unit 19A for 2,113 days and took 61 deer (mule deer bucks 51, whitetail bucks 10) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 19A?
Pronghorn: 439 classified in 48 groups, 26 bucks and 13 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn Survey Summary.
Which AZGFD wildlife areas are in Unit 19A?
Upper Verde River Wildlife Area (787 acres inside the unit).
How do you get to Unit 19A?
Highways through the unit: AZ 89A (about 35 miles inside it), AZ 169 (about 15 miles inside it), AZ 260 (about 13 miles inside it), AZ 89 (about 12 miles inside it) and AZ 69 (about 10 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Chino Valley, Prescott Valley, Clarkdale, Jerome, Mayer and Verde Village. Nearby towns: Dewey-Humboldt (on the line), Cottonwood (on the line), Prescott (on the line) and Camp Verde (2 miles).
Which units border Unit 19A?
Unit 19A 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 6A | 1,146 | 94.3% | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 6B | 404 | 84.1% | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Unit 8 | 644 | 94.9% | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 19B | 763 | 37.7% | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Unit 20A | 600 | 82.1% | 6 | 2 | |
| Unit 21 | 1,052 | 97.1% | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 19A?
69.2% of Unit 19A is public land open to hunting, 335,100 of its 484,006 acres; the largest share is national forest at 243,677 acres. 1,694 acres are tribal land, which needs the tribe's own permit.
What can you hunt in Unit 19A in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 4 elk hunts (100 permits), 2 deer hunts (750 permits), 3 pronghorn hunts (32 permits) and 1 javelina (fall) hunt (175 permits) that include Unit 19A. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 19A?
Chino Valley, Prescott Valley and Clarkdale are inside the unit. Just outside: Dewey-Humboldt (on the line), Cottonwood (on the line) and Prescott (on the line).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 19A in?
Region 3, run from the Kingman office. It borders Unit 6A, Unit 6B, Unit 8, Unit 19B, Unit 20A and Unit 21.
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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.
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