Arizona Unit 44B: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 44B covers 639 square miles, and 88.9% 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 landNational wildlife refugeUnit 44BNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 4 (Yuma) |
|---|---|
| Size | 639 square miles (408,739 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 88.9% (363,397 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 450 permits |
| Bighorn sheep hunts, 2026 | 3 hunts, 7 permits |
| Towns in and near it | Quartzsite, Vicksburg, Bouse and Parker |
| Highways | I-10, US 60, AZ 95 and US 95 |
How much public land is in Unit 44B?
88.9% of Unit 44B is public land open to hunting: 363,397 of 408,739 acres. The largest share is BLM, 334,326 acres or 81.8% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 44B |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 334,326 | 81.8% |
| State trust land | 28,995 | 7.1% |
| National wildlife refuge | 76 | 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 44B in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 44B, 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 44B | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 1 | 0 | 450 | Nov 6 to Nov 15 (hunt 1071) |
| Bighorn sheep | 3 | 3 | 7 | Nov 13 to Dec 3 (hunt 6047) |
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 6046 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 3 permits), hunt 6047 (Nov 13 to Dec 3, 2 permits) and hunt 6048 (Dec 4 to Dec 31, 2 permits).
How many elk, deer and pronghorn are taken in Unit 44B?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 44B | 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 44B. Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the deer page.
Bighorn sheep, 2025: hunt 6041 (44BN), 3 hunters, 2 rams taken and hunt 6042 (44BS), 4 hunters, 4 rams taken (AZGFD 2025 Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary).
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 13 archers hunted Unit 44B for 40 days and took 3 deer (mule deer bucks 3, whitetail bucks 0) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get to Unit 44B?
Highways through the unit: I-10 (about 31 miles inside it), US 60 (about 27 miles inside it), AZ 95 (about 12 miles inside it), US 95 (about 5 miles inside it) and AZ 72 (about 4 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Quartzsite, Vicksburg, Bouse, Utting and Brenda. Nearby towns: Parker (3 miles).
Which units border Unit 44B?
Unit 44B 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 41 | 2,835 | 56% | 2 | ||
| Unit 43A | 942 | 39.7% | 1 | ||
| Unit 44A | 2,359 | 89.8% | 1 | ||
| Unit 45A | 322 | 99.9% | 1 | ||
| Unit 45B | 416 | 99.9% | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 44B?
88.9% of Unit 44B is public land open to hunting, 363,397 of its 408,739 acres; the largest share is BLM at 334,326 acres.
What can you hunt in Unit 44B in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 1 deer hunt (450 permits) and 3 bighorn sheep hunts (7 permits) that include Unit 44B. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 44B?
Quartzsite, Vicksburg and Bouse are inside the unit. Just outside: Parker (3 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 44B in?
Region 4, run from the Yuma office. It borders Unit 41, Unit 43A, Unit 44A, Unit 45A and Unit 45B.
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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 41 Unit 43A Unit 44A Unit 45A Unit 45B