Arizona Unit 46A: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 46A covers 626 square miles, and 99.9% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly national wildlife refuge (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 1 deer hunt and 1 bighorn sheep hunt here.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 booklets. Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries to 2025. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1. Boundary: AZGFD.
BLMNational wildlife refugeNational park or monument (no hunting)Military (closed or by permit)Unit 46ANeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 4 (Yuma) |
|---|---|
| Size | 626 square miles (400,666 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 99.9% (400,176 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 15 permits |
| Bighorn sheep hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 1 permit |
How much public land is in Unit 46A?
99.9% of Unit 46A is public land open to hunting: 400,176 of 400,666 acres. The largest share is national wildlife refuge, 400,156 acres or 99.9% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 46A |
|---|---|---|
| National wildlife refuge | 400,156 | 99.9% |
| Military (closed or by permit) | 116 | under 0.1% |
| National park or monument (no hunting) | 33 | under 0.1% |
| BLM | 20 | 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.
What can you hunt in Unit 46A in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 46A, 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 46A | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 1 | 0 | 15 | Nov 6 to Nov 15 (hunt 1073) |
| Bighorn sheep | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 1 to Dec 31 (hunt 6055) |
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 6055 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 1 permit).
How many elk, deer and pronghorn are taken in Unit 46A?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 46A | 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 46A. Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the deer page.
Bighorn sheep, 2025: hunt 6049 (46A), 1 hunter, 1 ram taken (AZGFD 2025 Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary).
How do you get to Unit 46A?
No numbered highway crosses the unit.
Which units border Unit 46A?
Unit 46A touches 2 other units. Their size, public land and the number of 2026 draw hunts that include each:
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 46A?
99.9% of Unit 46A is public land open to hunting, 400,176 of its 400,666 acres; the largest share is national wildlife refuge at 400,156 acres. 116 acres are military land.
What can you hunt in Unit 46A in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 1 deer hunt (15 permits) and 1 bighorn sheep hunt (1 permits) that include Unit 46A. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 46A?
No Census town lies inside Unit 46A or within 20 miles of it.
Which AZGFD region is Unit 46A in?
Region 4, run from the Yuma office. It borders Unit 40B and Unit 46B.
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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.