Arizona Unit 30A: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 30A covers 1,727 square miles, and 45.9% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly state trust land (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 7 deer hunts, 2 pronghorn hunts and 1 javelina hunt here. On the hunts held only in Unit 30A, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 257 deer and 4 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 wildlife refugeNational park or monument (no hunting)City, county and otherUnit 30ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 5 (Tucson) |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,727 square miles (1,105,561 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 45.9% (507,663 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 7 hunts, 720 permits |
| Pronghorn hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 5 permits |
| Javelina (fall) hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 50 permits |
| AZGFD wildlife areas | Willcox Playa |
| Towns in and near it | Douglas, Willcox, Sunizona and Bisbee |
| Highways | US 191, AZ 80, AZ 186 and I-10 |
How much public land is in Unit 30A?
45.9% of Unit 30A is public land open to hunting: 507,663 of 1,105,561 acres. The largest share is state trust land, 365,711 acres or 33.1% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 30A |
|---|---|---|
| State trust land | 365,711 | 33.1% |
| National forest | 70,619 | 6.4% |
| BLM | 65,703 | 5.9% |
| City, county and other | 31,232 | 2.8% |
| National wildlife refuge | 5,149 | 0.5% |
| AZGFD land | 481 | under 0.1% |
| National park or monument (no hunting) | 54 | 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: Coronado National Forest.
What can you hunt in Unit 30A in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 30A, 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 30A | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 7 | 7 | 720 | Oct 9 to Oct 18 (hunt 1165) |
| Pronghorn | 2 | 2 | 5 | Aug 21 to Sep 3 (hunt 2058) |
| Javelina (fall) | 1 | 0 | 50 | Nov 20 to Nov 26 (hunt 5507) |
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 30A?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 30A | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 2025 | 7 | 712 | 257 | 0 |
| Pronghorn | 2025 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 30A. Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the deer page and pronghorn page.
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 235 archers hunted Unit 30A for 2,039 days and took 31 deer (mule deer bucks 24, whitetail bucks 7) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 30A?
Mule deer: 179 classified in 21 groups, 19 bucks and 13 young per 100 does. White-tailed deer: 66 classified in 26 groups, 35 bucks and 28 young per 100 does. Pronghorn: 50 classified in 20 groups, 85 bucks and 73 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary, AZGFD 2025 White-tailed Deer Survey Summary, AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn Survey Summary.
Which AZGFD wildlife areas are in Unit 30A?
Willcox Playa Wildlife Area (558 acres inside the unit).
How do you get to Unit 30A?
Highways through the unit: US 191 (about 43 miles inside it), AZ 80 (about 40 miles inside it), AZ 186 (about 25 miles inside it), I-10 (about 20 miles inside it) and AZ 181 (about 12 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Douglas, Willcox, Sunizona, McNeal and Pirtleville. Nearby towns: Bisbee (19 miles).
Which units border Unit 30A?
Unit 30A 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 28 | 2,230 | 86% | 2 | 4 | |
| Unit 29 | 1,013 | 66.4% | 7 | ||
| Unit 30B | 1,440 | 51.8% | 8 | ||
| Unit 31 | 1,213 | 85% | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Unit 32 | 1,535 | 74% | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 30A?
45.9% of Unit 30A is public land open to hunting, 507,663 of its 1,105,561 acres; the largest share is state trust land at 365,711 acres.
What can you hunt in Unit 30A in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 7 deer hunts (720 permits), 2 pronghorn hunts (5 permits) and 1 javelina (fall) hunt (50 permits) that include Unit 30A. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 30A?
Douglas, Willcox and Sunizona are inside the unit. Just outside: Bisbee (19 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 30A in?
Region 5, run from the Tucson office. It borders Unit 28, Unit 29, Unit 30B, Unit 31 and Unit 32.
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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 5 Unit 28 Unit 29 Unit 30B Unit 31 Unit 32