Arizona Unit 34A: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 34A covers 690 square miles, and 59.3% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly national forest (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 7 deer hunts, 2 pronghorn hunts and 2 javelina hunts here. On the hunts held only in Unit 34A, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 547 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 landNational park or monument (no hunting)City, county and otherUnit 34ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 5 (Tucson) |
|---|---|
| Size | 690 square miles (441,661 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 59.3% (261,728 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 7 hunts, 2,210 permits |
| Pronghorn hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 6 permits |
| Javelina (fall) hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 100 permits |
| AZGFD wildlife areas | Santa Rita |
| Towns in and near it | Sahuarita, Nogales, Rio Rico, Patagonia, Tucson and South Tucson |
| Highways | I-19 |
How much public land is in Unit 34A?
59.3% of Unit 34A is public land open to hunting: 261,728 of 441,661 acres. The largest share is national forest, 134,386 acres or 30.4% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 34A |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 134,386 | 30.4% |
| State trust land | 120,430 | 27.3% |
| City, county and other | 11,268 | 2.6% |
| AZGFD land | 4,407 | 1% |
| BLM | 2,505 | 0.6% |
| National park or monument (no hunting) | 358 | 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 34A in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 34A, 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 34A | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 7 | 7 | 2,210 | Oct 9 to Oct 15 (hunt 1178) |
| Pronghorn | 2 | 0 | 6 | Aug 21 to Sep 3 (hunt 2060) |
| Javelina (fall) | 2 | 0 | 100 | Oct 9 to Oct 15 (hunt 5509) |
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 34A?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 34A | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 2025 | 7 | 1,772 | 547 | 0 |
| Pronghorn | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 34A. 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 664 archers hunted Unit 34A for 4,031 days and took 76 deer (mule deer bucks 1, whitetail bucks 75) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
Which AZGFD wildlife areas are in Unit 34A?
Santa Rita Wildlife Area (52,614 acres inside the unit).
How do you get to Unit 34A?
Highways through the unit: I-19 (about 28 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Sahuarita, Nogales, Rio Rico, Corona de Tucson, Elephant Head and Amado. Nearby towns: Patagonia (on the line), Tucson (13 miles), South Tucson (16 miles) and Huachuca City (19 miles).
Which units border Unit 34A?
Unit 34A 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 34B | 500 | 72.7% | 6 | 2 | |
| Unit 35B | 333 | 62.7% | 7 | 2 | |
| Unit 36A | 617 | 68.2% | 9 | ||
| Unit 36B | 561 | 83.8% | 7 | ||
| Unit 38M | 766 | 20.5% |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 34A?
59.3% of Unit 34A is public land open to hunting, 261,728 of its 441,661 acres; the largest share is national forest at 134,386 acres.
What can you hunt in Unit 34A in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 7 deer hunts (2,210 permits), 2 pronghorn hunts (6 permits) and 2 javelina (fall) hunts (100 permits) that include Unit 34A. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 34A?
Sahuarita, Nogales and Rio Rico are inside the unit. Just outside: Patagonia (on the line), Tucson (13 miles) and South Tucson (16 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 34A in?
Region 5, run from the Tucson office. It borders Unit 34B, Unit 35B, Unit 36A, Unit 36B and Unit 38M.
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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 34B Unit 35B Unit 36A Unit 36B Unit 38M