Arizona Unit 20B: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 20B covers 755 square miles, and 83.4% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly BLM (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 3 deer hunts and 1 javelina hunt here. On the hunts held only in Unit 20B, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 42 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 landBureau of ReclamationCity, county and otherUnit 20BNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 6 (Mesa) |
|---|---|
| Size | 755 square miles (483,480 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 83.4% (403,002 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 3 hunts, 365 permits |
| Javelina (fall) hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 75 permits |
| Towns in and near it | Wickenburg, Peoria and Cave Creek |
| Highways | US 60 |
How much public land is in Unit 20B?
83.4% of Unit 20B is public land open to hunting: 403,002 of 483,480 acres. The largest share is BLM, 221,240 acres or 45.8% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 20B |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 221,240 | 45.8% |
| State trust land | 121,888 | 25.2% |
| National forest | 58,853 | 12.2% |
| City, county and other | 21,376 | 4.4% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 1,021 | 0.2% |
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 20B in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 20B, 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 20B | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 3 | 3 | 365 | Oct 9 to Oct 15 (hunt 1157) |
| Javelina (fall) | 1 | 1 | 75 | Oct 9 to Oct 15 (hunt 5505) |
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 20B?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 20B | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 2025 | 3 | 297 | 42 | 0 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 20B. Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the deer page.
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 275 archers hunted Unit 20B for 1,013 days and took 20 deer (mule deer bucks 20, whitetail bucks 0) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get to Unit 20B?
Highways through the unit: US 60 (about 5 miles inside it). Nearby towns: Wickenburg (2 miles), Peoria (3 miles), Cave Creek (11 miles) and Surprise (11 miles).
Which units border Unit 20B?
Unit 20B touches 5 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 20A | 600 | 82.1% | 6 | 2 | |
| Unit 20C | 759 | 78% | 6 | 3 | |
| Unit 21 | 1,052 | 97.1% | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Unit 26M | 2,103 | 17.7% | |||
| Unit 42 | 1,488 | 66.8% | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 20B?
83.4% of Unit 20B is public land open to hunting, 403,002 of its 483,480 acres; the largest share is BLM at 221,240 acres.
What can you hunt in Unit 20B in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 3 deer hunts (365 permits) and 1 javelina (fall) hunt (75 permits) that include Unit 20B. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 20B?
No town is inside it. The nearest are Wickenburg (2 miles), Peoria (3 miles) and Cave Creek (11 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 20B in?
Region 6, run from the Mesa office. It borders Unit 20A, Unit 20C, Unit 21, Unit 26M and Unit 42.
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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 6 Unit 20A Unit 20C Unit 21 Unit 26M Unit 42