Arizona Unit 20A: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 20A covers 600 square miles, and 82.1% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly national forest (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 6 elk hunts, 2 deer hunts and 1 javelina hunt here. On the hunts held only in Unit 20A, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 198 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.
National forestBLMState trust landTribal land (tribal permit)City, county and otherUnit 20ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 3 (Kingman) |
|---|---|
| Size | 600 square miles (384,256 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 82.1% (315,605 acres) |
| Elk hunts, 2026 | 6 hunts, 720 permits |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 800 permits |
| Javelina (fall) hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 175 permits |
| Towns in and near it | Dewey-Humboldt, Wilhoit, Spring Valley, Prescott Valley, Prescott and Chino Valley |
| Highways | AZ 89 and AZ 69 |
How much public land is in Unit 20A?
82.1% of Unit 20A is public land open to hunting: 315,605 of 384,256 acres. The largest share is national forest, 261,007 acres or 67.9% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 20A |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 261,007 | 67.9% |
| State trust land | 35,416 | 9.2% |
| BLM | 19,182 | 5% |
| City, county and other | 294 | 0.1% |
| Tribal land (tribal permit) | 253 | 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 20A in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 20A, 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 20A | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 6 | 0 | 720 | Sep 11 to Oct 1 (hunt 3190) |
| Deer | 2 | 1 | 800 | Oct 9 to Oct 18 (hunt 1155) |
| 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 20A?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 20A | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 2025 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Deer | 2025 | 1 | 512 | 198 | 1 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 20A. Source: AZGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the elk page and deer page.
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 295 archers hunted Unit 20A for 1,301 days and took 95 deer (mule deer bucks 92, whitetail bucks 3) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 20A?
Mule deer: 178 classified in 54 groups, 19 bucks and 15 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary.
How do you get to Unit 20A?
Highways through the unit: AZ 89 (about 22 miles inside it) and AZ 69 (about 16 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Dewey-Humboldt, Wilhoit and Spring Valley. Nearby towns: Prescott Valley (on the line), Prescott (3 miles), Chino Valley (11 miles) and Jerome (15 miles).
Which units border Unit 20A?
Unit 20A 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 17B | 671 | 82.1% | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 19A | 756 | 69.2% | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Unit 19B | 763 | 37.7% | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Unit 20B | 755 | 83.4% | 3 | ||
| Unit 20C | 759 | 78% | 6 | 3 | |
| Unit 21 | 1,052 | 97.1% | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 20A?
82.1% of Unit 20A is public land open to hunting, 315,605 of its 384,256 acres; the largest share is national forest at 261,007 acres. 253 acres are tribal land, which needs the tribe's own permit.
What can you hunt in Unit 20A in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 6 elk hunts (720 permits), 2 deer hunts (800 permits) and 1 javelina (fall) hunt (175 permits) that include Unit 20A. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 20A?
Dewey-Humboldt, Wilhoit and Spring Valley are inside the unit. Just outside: Prescott Valley (on the line), Prescott (3 miles) and Chino Valley (11 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 20A in?
Region 3, run from the Kingman office. It borders Unit 17B, Unit 19A, Unit 19B, Unit 20B, Unit 20C 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.
Arizona hunting Region 3 Unit 17B Unit 19A Unit 19B Unit 20B Unit 20C Unit 21