Arizona Unit 30B: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 30B covers 1,440 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 8 deer hunts and 1 javelina hunt here. On the hunts held only in Unit 30B, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 236 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 landAZGFD landCity, county and otherUnit 30BNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 5 (Tucson) |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,440 square miles (921,656 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 51.8% (477,703 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 8 hunts, 935 permits |
| Javelina (fall) hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 50 permits |
| AZGFD wildlife areas | White Water Draw |
| Towns in and near it | Tombstone, Bisbee, Elfrida, Douglas, Benson and Willcox |
| Highways | AZ 80, AZ 92, I-10 and AZ 90 |
How much public land is in Unit 30B?
51.8% of Unit 30B is public land open to hunting: 477,703 of 921,656 acres. The largest share is state trust land, 343,222 acres or 37.2% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 30B |
|---|---|---|
| State trust land | 343,222 | 37.2% |
| BLM | 78,714 | 8.5% |
| National forest | 52,484 | 5.7% |
| AZGFD land | 3,283 | 0.4% |
| City, county and other | 74 | 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 30B in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 30B, 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 30B | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 8 | 8 | 935 | Oct 9 to Oct 18 (hunt 1166) |
| 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 30B?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 30B | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 2025 | 8 | 918 | 236 | 0 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 30B. Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the deer page.
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 342 archers hunted Unit 30B for 2,421 days and took 51 deer (mule deer bucks 26, whitetail bucks 25) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 30B?
Mule deer: 23 classified in 7 groups, 14 bucks and 50 young per 100 does. White-tailed deer: 56 classified in 36 groups, 17 bucks and 34 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Mule Deer Survey Summary, AZGFD 2025 White-tailed Deer Survey Summary.
Which AZGFD wildlife areas are in Unit 30B?
White Water Draw Wildlife Area (1,693 acres inside the unit).
How do you get to Unit 30B?
Highways through the unit: AZ 80 (about 66 miles inside it), AZ 92 (about 15 miles inside it), I-10 (about 15 miles inside it), AZ 90 (about 8 miles inside it) and AZ 82 (about 6 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Tombstone, Bisbee, Elfrida, St. David, Naco and Dragoon. Nearby towns: Douglas (2 miles), Benson (4 miles), Willcox (8 miles) and Sierra Vista (9 miles).
Which units border Unit 30B?
Unit 30B 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 30A | 1,727 | 45.9% | 7 | 2 | |
| Unit 32 | 1,535 | 74% | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Unit 33 | 1,037 | 72.2% | 8 | ||
| Unit 34B | 500 | 72.7% | 6 | 2 | |
| Unit 35A | 646 | 44.7% | 7 | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 30B?
51.8% of Unit 30B is public land open to hunting, 477,703 of its 921,656 acres; the largest share is state trust land at 343,222 acres.
What can you hunt in Unit 30B in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 8 deer hunts (935 permits) and 1 javelina (fall) hunt (50 permits) that include Unit 30B. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 30B?
Tombstone, Bisbee and Elfrida are inside the unit. Just outside: Douglas (2 miles), Benson (4 miles) and Willcox (8 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 30B in?
Region 5, run from the Tucson office. It borders Unit 30A, Unit 32, Unit 33, Unit 34B and Unit 35A.
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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 30A Unit 32 Unit 33 Unit 34B Unit 35A