Arizona Unit 6B: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 6B covers 404 square miles, and 84.1% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly national forest (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 5 elk hunts, 4 deer hunts, 3 pronghorn hunts and 1 turkey hunt here. On the hunts held only in Unit 6B, AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 263 elk, 116 deer and 5 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 forestState trust landNational park or monument (no hunting)Military (closed or by permit)City, county and otherUnit 6BNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 2 (Flagstaff) |
|---|---|
| Size | 404 square miles (258,473 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 84.1% (217,340 acres) |
| Elk hunts, 2026 | 5 hunts, 735 permits |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 4 hunts, 505 permits |
| Pronghorn hunts, 2026 | 3 hunts, 7 permits |
| Turkey (fall) hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 100 permits |
| Towns in and near it | Cottonwood, Sedona, Clarkdale and Jerome |
| Highways | I-40 |
How much public land is in Unit 6B?
84.1% of Unit 6B is public land open to hunting: 217,340 of 258,473 acres. The largest share is national forest, 195,464 acres or 75.6% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 6B |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 195,464 | 75.6% |
| Military (closed or by permit) | 28,269 | 10.9% |
| State trust land | 21,876 | 8.5% |
| City, county and other | 952 | 0.4% |
| National park or monument (no hunting) | 365 | 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: Kaibab National Forest http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai/, Coconino National Forest.
What can you hunt in Unit 6B in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 6B, 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 6B | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 5 | 5 | 735 | Sep 11 to Sep 24 (hunt 3135) |
| Deer | 4 | 3 | 505 | Oct 23 to Oct 29 (hunt 1184) |
| Pronghorn | 3 | 3 | 7 | Aug 21 to Sep 3 (hunt 2046) |
| Turkey (fall) | 1 | 1 | 100 | Oct 2 to Oct 8 (hunt 4507) |
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 6B?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 6B | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | 2025 | 38 | 761 | 263 | 0 |
| Deer | 2025 | 5 | 413 | 116 | 1 |
| Pronghorn | 2025 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 6B. Source: AZGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the elk page, deer page and pronghorn page.
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 376 archers hunted Unit 6B for 1,563 days and took 36 deer (mule deer bucks 28, whitetail bucks 8) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
What did AZGFD's 2025 surveys count in Unit 6B?
Pronghorn: 68 classified in 13 groups, 28 bucks and 23 young per 100 does.
Source: AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn Survey Summary.
How do you get to Unit 6B?
Highways through the unit: I-40 (about 3 miles inside it). Towns and places inside: Cottonwood. Nearby towns: Sedona (on the line), Clarkdale (2 miles), Jerome (4 miles) and Flagstaff (7 miles).
Which units border Unit 6B?
Unit 6B 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 6A | 1,146 | 94.3% | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 7 | 1,390 | 75.4% | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 8 | 644 | 94.9% | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Unit 11M | 281 | 74.2% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Unit 19A | 756 | 69.2% | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 6B?
84.1% of Unit 6B is public land open to hunting, 217,340 of its 258,473 acres; the largest share is national forest at 195,464 acres. 28,269 acres are military land.
What can you hunt in Unit 6B in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 5 elk hunts (735 permits), 4 deer hunts (505 permits), 3 pronghorn hunts (7 permits) and 1 turkey (fall) hunt (100 permits) that include Unit 6B. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 6B?
Cottonwood is inside the unit. Just outside: Sedona (on the line), Clarkdale (2 miles) and Jerome (4 miles).
Which AZGFD region is Unit 6B in?
Region 2, run from the Flagstaff office. It borders Unit 6A, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 11M and Unit 19A.
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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 2 Unit 6A Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 11M Unit 19A