Arizona Unit 35B: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 35B covers 333 square miles, and 62.7% 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 35B, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 345 deer and 2 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 landCity, county and otherUnit 35BNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 5 (Tucson) |
|---|---|
| Size | 333 square miles (213,000 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 62.7% (133,585 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 7 hunts, 1,215 permits |
| Pronghorn hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 5 permits |
| Javelina (fall) hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 100 permits |
| AZGFD wildlife areas | Bog Hole |
| Towns in and near it | Patagonia, Sonoita, Elgin, Nogales, Huachuca City and Sierra Vista |
| Highways | AZ 82 and AZ 83 |
How much public land is in Unit 35B?
62.7% of Unit 35B is public land open to hunting: 133,585 of 213,000 acres. The largest share is national forest, 125,947 acres or 59.1% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 35B |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 125,947 | 59.1% |
| BLM | 4,087 | 1.9% |
| State trust land | 3,551 | 1.7% |
| City, county and other | 799 | 0.4% |
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 35B in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 35B, 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 35B | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 7 | 5 | 1,215 | Oct 9 to Oct 15 (hunt 1172) |
| Pronghorn | 2 | 0 | 5 | Aug 21 to Sep 3 (hunt 2061) |
| 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 35B?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 35B | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 2025 | 5 | 1,066 | 345 | 2 |
| Pronghorn | 2025 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 35B. 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 309 archers hunted Unit 35B for 1,891 days and took 38 deer (mule deer bucks 4, whitetail bucks 34) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 35B?
Mule deer: 15 classified in 5 groups, 44 bucks and 22 young per 100 does. White-tailed deer: 222 classified in 75 groups, 19 bucks and 15 young per 100 does. Pronghorn (survey area 35A/35B): 35 classified in 10 groups, 43 bucks and 43 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 35B?
Bog Hole Wildlife Area (197 acres inside the unit).
How do you get to Unit 35B?
Highways through the unit: AZ 82 (about 19 miles inside it) and AZ 83 (about 11 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Patagonia, Sonoita, Elgin and Kino Springs. Nearby towns: Nogales (on the line), Huachuca City (11 miles), Sierra Vista (13 miles) and Benson (17 miles).
Which units border Unit 35B?
Unit 35B touches 4 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 34A | 690 | 59.3% | 7 | 2 | |
| Unit 34B | 500 | 72.7% | 6 | 2 | |
| Unit 35A | 646 | 44.7% | 7 | 2 | |
| Unit 36B | 561 | 83.8% | 7 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 35B?
62.7% of Unit 35B is public land open to hunting, 133,585 of its 213,000 acres; the largest share is national forest at 125,947 acres.
What can you hunt in Unit 35B in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 7 deer hunts (1,215 permits), 2 pronghorn hunts (5 permits) and 2 javelina (fall) hunts (100 permits) that include Unit 35B. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 35B?
Patagonia, Sonoita and Elgin are inside the unit. Just outside: Nogales (on the line), Huachuca City (11 miles) and Sierra Vista (13 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 35B in?
Region 5, run from the Tucson office. It borders Unit 34A, Unit 34B, Unit 35A and Unit 36B.
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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.
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