Arizona Unit 44A: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 44A covers 2,359 square miles, and 89.8% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly BLM (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 1 deer hunt and 3 bighorn sheep hunts here.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 booklets. Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries to 2025. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1. Boundary: AZGFD.
BLMState trust landAZGFD landNational wildlife refugeBureau of ReclamationTribal land (tribal permit)Unit 44ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 4 (Yuma) |
|---|---|
| Size | 2,359 square miles (1,509,717 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 89.8% (1,355,434 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 450 permits |
| Bighorn sheep hunts, 2026 | 3 hunts, 4 permits |
| AZGFD wildlife areas | Alamo |
| Towns in and near it | Parker, Alamo Lake, Salome, Wickenburg and Lake Havasu City |
| Highways | US 60, I-10, AZ 72 and AZ 95 |
How much public land is in Unit 44A?
89.8% of Unit 44A is public land open to hunting: 1,355,434 of 1,509,717 acres. The largest share is BLM, 1,054,207 acres or 69.8% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 44A |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 1,054,207 | 69.8% |
| State trust land | 297,523 | 19.7% |
| Tribal land (tribal permit) | 15,501 | 1% |
| National wildlife refuge | 2,047 | 0.1% |
| AZGFD land | 1,436 | 0.1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 221 | 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.
What can you hunt in Unit 44A in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 44A, 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 44A | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 1 | 0 | 450 | Nov 6 to Nov 15 (hunt 1071) |
| Bighorn sheep | 3 | 2 | 4 | Dec 1 to Dec 31 (hunt 6040) |
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).
Bighorn sheep, 2026: hunt 6040 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 2 permits, with 42), hunt 6044 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 1 permit) and hunt 6045 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 1 permit).
How many elk, deer and pronghorn are taken in Unit 44A?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 44A | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 44A. Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the deer page.
Bighorn sheep, 2025: hunt 6036 (42/44A), 2 hunters, 2 rams taken and hunt 6040 (44AE), 1 hunter, 1 ram taken (AZGFD 2025 Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary).
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 168 archers hunted Unit 44A for 932 days and took 18 deer (mule deer bucks 18, whitetail bucks 0) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
Which AZGFD wildlife areas are in Unit 44A?
Alamo Wildlife Area (6,278 acres inside the unit).
How do you get to Unit 44A?
Highways through the unit: US 60 (about 38 miles inside it), I-10 (about 25 miles inside it), AZ 72 (about 16 miles inside it) and AZ 95 (about 15 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Parker, Alamo Lake, Salome, Sunwest, Wenden and Parker Strip. Nearby towns: Wickenburg (14 miles) and Lake Havasu City (18 miles).
Which units border Unit 44A?
Unit 44A touches 8 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 16A | 2,470 | 80.1% | 2 | 2 | |
| Unit 16B | 129 | 74.8% | |||
| Unit 18B | 1,214 | 59.7% | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Unit 20C | 759 | 78% | 6 | 3 | |
| Unit 41 | 2,835 | 56% | 2 | ||
| Unit 42 | 1,488 | 66.8% | 3 | ||
| Unit 43A | 942 | 39.7% | 1 | ||
| Unit 44B | 639 | 88.9% | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 44A?
89.8% of Unit 44A is public land open to hunting, 1,355,434 of its 1,509,717 acres; the largest share is BLM at 1,054,207 acres. 15,501 acres are tribal land, which needs the tribe's own permit.
What can you hunt in Unit 44A in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 1 deer hunt (450 permits) and 3 bighorn sheep hunts (4 permits) that include Unit 44A. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 44A?
Parker, Alamo Lake and Salome are inside the unit. Just outside: Wickenburg (14 miles) and Lake Havasu City (18 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 44A in?
Region 4, run from the Yuma office. It borders Unit 16A, Unit 16B, Unit 18B, Unit 20C, Unit 41, Unit 42, Unit 43A and Unit 44B.
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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 4 Unit 16A Unit 16B Unit 18B Unit 20C Unit 41 Unit 42 Unit 43A Unit 44B