Pima County Hunt Planner

Pima County open and closed land

Roughly 36% of the county, some 2,106,222 mapped acres, is open public ground: wildlife areas, State Trust Land, national forest, BLM land, refuges and recreation areas. State Trust Land is the largest single piece at about 824,803 acres.

Hunting on State Trust Land needs only the license and tags under R12-4-110(I); other uses need a State Land Department permit, and posted signs govern. About 2,423,476 acres belong to tribal nations, which control hunting on their land; an Arizona license is neither required nor valid there, and trespass to hunt is a federal offense. Park Service ground in the county (Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Saguaro National Park) is off limits to hunters. Military land (about 65,444 GIS acres) is not counted as public; where a post allows hunting, its own access rules and permits apply.

Pima County tribal acres

• Tohono Indian Reservation2,351,672 GIS acres
• San Xavier Indian Reservation69,644 GIS acres
• Pascua Yaqui Reservation2,171 GIS acres

Pima County public places

Smaller places: Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Barry M. Goldwater Range East (Luke Air Force Base).

Program pages for these acres: Arizona State Trust Land, Bureau of Land Management Arizona public lands, Bureau of Reclamation lands in Arizona.

No-hunting places in Pima County

• Saguaro National ParkClosed to hunters (36 CFR 2.2)
• Organ Pipe Cactus National MonumentClosed to hunters (36 CFR 2.2)

Acres are GIS measures of polygons (not official acreage): AZGFD wildlife area and land ownership layers, PAD-US 4.1 for forest, BLM, refuge, park, Reclamation and military land; tribal land from the AZGFD-hosted ownership layer. Rules from the 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, R12-4-110 and 18 U.S.C. 1165. Checked November 7, 2026.

What opens when in Pima County

37 species and 144 dated windows touch Pima County in 2026-27, from big game draws to statewide quail, dove and duck seasons.

Bear units close at their female limit. * Scaup excluded on these dates.

From the 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, the 2027 spring booklet, the 2026 pronghorn and elk booklet and the waterfowl and dove leaflets (Arizona Game and Fish Department). Checked November 7, 2026.

Pima County OTC hunts and harvest limits

Archery deer nonpermit-tags are valid in 18 open areas that reach Pima County, each with a harvest limit, for example Unit 37A (any antlered deer, 15), Units 40B/40A (any antlered deer, 40), Unit 46A (any antlered deer, 5) and Unit 32 (antlered mule deer, 25). Units stay open until the cap is hit, then close at sundown the Wednesday after; the 48-hour online report feeds the count. November 2, 2026 started office sales, November 23 dealer sales; out-of-state archers use the online store.

Windows: Aug 21–Jan 31 (2026-27); Dec 11–Jan 31 (2026-27); Jan 1–Jan 31, 2027.

Black bear tags are sold over the counter, and each unit group closes once its female limit is reached; 4 limit groups touch Pima County. Bears must be reported within 48 hours, and the hide and skull shown to AZGFD within 10 days, unfrozen.

Pima County female bear limits by year

Bear windows: Aug 21–Oct 1, 2026; Oct 2–Dec 31, 2026; Mar 19–Apr 22, 2027.

Mountain lion hunting runs on an OTC tag from August 21, 2026 to May 31, 2027, and each zone closes when its threshold is reached; Pima County touches Zone M (46), Zone N (4), Zone N (1 female) and Zone P (61).

Lion thresholds for Pima County

Some elk, javelina and turkey hunts here need no draw: 5 rows in all.

Pima County hunts sold over the counter

OTC tag prices for Pima County hunts

OTC rows and limits from the 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations (archery deer limits page, bear limits page, lion zones page); reporting rules from the reporting page; fees from the fee table. Checked November 7, 2026.

Pima County Game and Fish counters and towns

For Pima County, the Tucson office handles field questions; any AZGFD office sells licenses and takes CWD samples. Operation Game Thief handles violation reports.

Pima County towns with guides

• TucsonCounty seat
• Marana62,380 people
• Oro Valley48,855 people
• Sahuarita37,448 people
• AjoCensus community
• ArivacaCensus community
• Elephant HeadCensus community
• Green ValleyCensus community
• Tucson EstatesCensus community
• Tucson MountainsCensus community

Smaller communities: South Tucson, Ak Chin, Ali Chuk, Ali Chukson, Ali Molina, Anegam, Arivaca Junction, Avra Valley, Casas Adobes, Catalina.

We found 40 hunting services in Pima County itself, plus nearby ones across the line. Confirm a guide holds an AZGFD guide license before booking.

Mounts near Pima County

Pima County rifle and bow shops

Pima County guide outfits

Offices from the AZGFD contact page; towns and places from the 2024 Census gazetteer; services from store locators and Yellow Pages listings (not verified). Checked November 7, 2026.

Pima County hunting calendar

County total as of November 6, 2026: 8 listings ahead (DU dinner, RMEF banquet, RMEF ladies night, hunter education course, mentored javelina camp, women's javelina camp, youth deer camp and youth javelina camp).

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Pima County hunting light by date

AZGFD prints one Phoenix chart and says the sun comes up as much as nine minutes earlier in the east and later in the west, so these Pima County times are worked out for this spot with the NOAA solar formula.

Cranes follow migratory hours.

Hours rules from the 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations (A.R.S. 17-301); sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Mountain Standard Time); the AZGFD Phoenix sunrise-sunset chart; checked November 7, 2026. Legal hours for every county.

Around Pima County

County guides ordered by how close their centres lie, with three statewide hubs to round it out.

Pima County reminders for 2026-27

Get permission before crossing private or tribal land in Pima County, and read each wildlife area or refuge page for its own rules.

Sources: 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, AZGFD hunting, Census and the sources in each section. Checked November 7, 2026.