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23 hunt numbers · 2026-27

Unit 10 in the Arizona draw and OTC calendar

107 season rows and 23 hunt numbers cover this 2,251-square-mile unit run from the Flagstaff, Kingman office.

Hunts and dates Success rates Hunting gear

2,251Square miles

23Hunt numbers

II Flagstaff, KingmanAZGFD region

DLion zone

Photo: Todd Van Hoosear (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Counties inside Unit 10

Measured on the AZGFD boundary layer, Unit 10 spans 2,251 square miles. 98% of that ground is in Coconino County, and the unit belongs to AZGFD Region II (Flagstaff).

2 counties share Unit 10; the table below gives each piece in square miles and as a share of the unit and of the county.

County piece	Sq mi	Unit share	County share
Coconino County	2,200.4	98%	12%
Yavapai County	51.2	2%	0.6%

Land in Unit 10 is a mix of National Forest, private and State Trust Land, according to the AZGFD unit layer. The Kaibab National Forest reaches into Unit 10. AZGFD marks no military land here.

For Unit 10 the layer mentions Pronghorn Antelope, Bighorn Sheep, Black Bear, Elk, Javelina, Merriam's Turkey, Mountain Lion, Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer, a list kept for the whole unit rather than any one parcel.

2,251Square miles

II Flagstaff, KingmanRegion

928-774-5045Office phone

2Counties

AZGFD Region II, Flagstaff: 3500 S. Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff 86005

Area, region, ownership, species list, forest and military fields from the AZGFD Game Management Unit layer (overlay with Census county lines); unit maps in the 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations; checked November 7, 2026.

Unit 10 unit-level rules

25Archery deer limit

3Bear female limit

D/20Lion zone

NoCWD priority

YesWolf area

OpenTrapping

Archery-only deer here stops when the any antlered deer 25 limit is hit, at sundown the next Wednesday.
AZGFD sets the 2026 female bear limit at 3 (10, 18A, 19B); the 2027 list repeats it.
Zone D covers Unit 10 for lions; its threshold is 20.
Chronic wasting disease testing is voluntary and free for deer and elk from Unit 10.
Expect the chance of a Mexican wolf in Unit 10; they cannot be hunted.
Trappers can work Unit 10 from November 1 to February 28 with a trapping license; no foothold, body-gripping or snare traps on public land.

Archery deer limits, bear female limits, lion zones, crane zones, metro units, CWD, Mexican wolf and trapping pages of the Arizona Game and Fish Department booklets; checked November 7, 2026.

Unit 10 season dates, 2026-27

The tables split the 107 season rows for Unit 10 by how you get the tag. Draw rows (23) need a hunt permit-tag; the 7 nonpermit-tag rows can be bought over the counter. Pronghorn and elk rows show the 2026 season; new dates arrive with the January 2027 booklet.

A population management row is not a general season; hunters join the Supplemental Hunter Pool first.

Drawn hunt permit-tags (23)

Species	Hunt	Legal animal	Dates	Hunt numbers here
Deer	Youth-only (general)	Any antlered deer	Oct 2–11	1153
Deer	General	Any antlered deer	Oct 23–Nov 1	1012
Elk	Archery-only	Bull elk	Sep 11–24	3141
Elk	General	Bull elk	Sep 25–Oct 1	3005
Elk	Youth-only (general)	Antlerless elk	Oct 2–11	3070
Elk	General	Antlerless elk	Oct 16–22	3052
Elk	CHAMP (general)	Any elk	Nov 6–12	3098
Elk	Muzzleloader	Bull elk	Nov 6–12	3107
Elk	Archery-only	Antlerless elk	Nov 13–26	3183
Elk	Archery-only	Bull elk	Nov 13–26	3162
Elk	General	Bull elk	Nov 27–Dec 3	3023
Elk	General	Antlerless elk	Dec 4–10	3053
Pronghorn	Archery-only	Buck pronghorn	Aug 21–Sep 3	2049
Pronghorn	General	Buck pronghorn	Sep 4–13	2016
Javelina	Youth-only (general)	Any javelina	Oct 2–11	5501
Javelina	Archery-only spring	Any javelina	Jan 1–21	5084
Javelina	Youth-only (general) spring	Any javelina	Jan 22–31	5035
Javelina	HAM spring	Any javelina	Feb 5–15	5051
Javelina	General spring	Any javelina	Feb 19–25	5002
Desert bighorn	General	Any ram	Oct 1–Dec 31	6001
Wild turkey	Shotgun shot	Any turkey	Oct 2–8	4509
Wild turkey	Shotgun shot spring	Bearded turkey	Apr 23–29 May 7–20	4019
Wild turkey	Shotgun shot spring	Bearded turkey	Apr 30–May 20	4020

Over-the-counter tags (7)

Species	Hunt	Legal animal	Area	Dates	Harvest limit
Deer	Archery-only	Any antlered deer	10	Aug 21–Sep 10 Dec 11–31 Jan 1–31	25
Black bear	General	Any bear except cubs with sows, sows with cubs	10, 18A, and 19B	Oct 2–Dec 31	2
Black bear	General spring	Any bear except cubs with sows, sows with cubs	10, 18A, and 19B	Mar 19–Apr 22	1
Mountain lion	General	Any lion except spotted kittens or females accompanied by spotted kittens	Statewide	Aug 21–May 31	—
Mountain lion	Pursuit-only	Pursuit only Any lion except spotted kittens or females accompanied by spotted kittens	Statewide	Aug 21–May 31	—
Wild turkey	Archery-only	Any turkey	1, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B	Aug 21–Sep 10	—
Wild turkey	Youth-only (Shotgun shot) spring	Bearded turkey	1, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 8, 10, 12A, 23 and 27	Apr 16–22 May 7–20	—

Population management hunts (4)

Species	Hunt	Legal animal	Area	Dates	Tags
Elk	Archery-only	Designated elk	10	Jan 1–Dec 31	100
Elk	General	Designated elk	10	Jan 1–Dec 31	50
Elk	Muzzleloader	Designated elk	10	Jan 1–Dec 31	50
Javelina	Youth-only (general) companion	Any javelina	10	Oct 2–11	65

Small game and others (73)

Species	Hunt	Area	Dates	License
Quail	Falconry-only	Statewide	Sep 1–Mar 4	Hunting license
Quail	General	Statewide	Oct 16–Feb 7	Hunting license
Mearns' quail	General	Statewide	Dec 4–Feb 7	Hunting license
Chukar partridge	General	Statewide	Sep 1–Feb 7	Hunting license
Dusky grouse	General	Statewide	Sep 1–Nov 8	Hunting license
Pheasant	Falconry-only	Statewide	Sep 7–Feb 7	Hunting license
Pheasant	Archery-only	Statewide	Oct 16–Feb 7	Hunting license
Tree squirrels	Archery-only	Statewide	Aug 21–Oct 1	Hunting license
Tree squirrels	Falconry-only	Statewide	Aug 21–Jan 31	Hunting license
Tree squirrels	General	Statewide	Oct 2–Jan 31	Hunting license
Cottontail rabbit	Falconry-only	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Cottontail rabbit	General	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Cottontail rabbit	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Doves	Early	Statewide	Sep 1–15	License, bird stamp
Doves	Falconry-only	Statewide	Sep 16–Nov 1	License, bird stamp
Doves	Late	Statewide	Nov 20–Jan 3	License, bird stamp
Eurasian collared-dove	General	Statewide	Sep 1–Aug 31	License, bird stamp
Band-tailed pigeon	General	Statewide	Sep 25–Oct 8	License, bird stamp
Ducks	General	Statewide	Oct 23–Jan 31	License, both stamps
Ducks	General (scaup)	Statewide	Nov 7–Jan 31	License, both stamps
Ducks	Falconry-only	Statewide	Feb 1–4	License, both stamps
Ducks	Youth-only	Statewide	Feb 6–7	License, both stamps
Geese	General	Statewide	Oct 23–Jan 31	License, both stamps
Geese	Youth-only	Statewide	Feb 6–7	License, both stamps
Coots and gallinules	General	Statewide	Oct 23–Jan 31	License, both stamps
Coots and gallinules	Falconry-only	Statewide	Feb 1–4	License, both stamps
Coots and gallinules	Youth-only	Statewide	Feb 6–7	License, both stamps
Common snipe	General	Statewide	Oct 23–Jan 31	License, both stamps
Badger	General	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Badger	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Badger	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
Beaver	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
Bobcat	General	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Bobcat	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Bobcat	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
Coati	Falconry-only	Statewide	Sep 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Coati	General	Statewide	Sep 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Coyote	General	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Coyote	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Coyote	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
Coyote	General	4A, 4B	Dec 1–May 31	Hunting license
Crow	Falconry-only	1, 2C, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11M, 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, 19B, and 27	Sep 1–Dec 31	Hunting license
Crow	General	1, 2C, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11M, 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, 19B, 27	Sep 1–Dec 31	Hunting license
European starling	Falconry-only	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
European starling	General	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
European starling	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Foxes	General	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Foxes	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Foxes	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
House sparrow	Falconry-only	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
House sparrow	General	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
House sparrow	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Jackrabbits	General	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Muskrat	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
Nongame mammals	Falconry-only	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Nongame mammals	General	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Nongame mammals	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Northern bobwhite	Falconry-only	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Northern bobwhite	General	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Northern bobwhite	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Raccoon	Pursuit-only	Statewide	Jul 1–31 Apr 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Raccoon	General	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Raccoon	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Raccoon	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
Ringtail	General	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Ringtail	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Ringtail	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
Skunks	General	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Skunks	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Jul 1–Jun 30	Hunting license
Skunks	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license
Weasel	General	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Weasel	Shotgun shot	Statewide	Aug 1–Mar 31	Hunting license
Weasel	Trapping	Statewide	Nov 1–Feb 28	Trapping license

Season rows from the 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations, the 2027 spring booklet, the 2026 pronghorn and elk booklet, and the waterfowl, dove and trapping leaflets; population management on pages 49-50; checked November 7, 2026.

Unit 10 hunt numbers

Unit 10 sits in the open area of 23 draw hunts (2 deer (mule deer and white-tailed deer), 10 elk, 2 pronghorn, 5 javelina (peccary) and 1 desert bighorn). Deadlines: fall 2026 hunts closed June 2, 2026, spring 2027 hunts closed October 6, 2026, and the 2026 pronghorn and elk draw closed February 3, 2026.

Deer, fall 2026 (2)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
1012	General	Oct 23–Nov 1	Any antlered deer	400	10
1153	Youth-only (general)	Oct 2–11	Any antlered deer	65	10

Elk, 2026 hunts, 2026 booklet (10)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
3005	General	Sep 25–Oct 1	Bull elk	40	10
3023	General	Nov 27–Dec 3	Bull elk	325	10
3052	General	Oct 16–22	Antlerless elk	725	10
3053	General	Dec 4–10	Antlerless elk	750	10
3070	Youth-only (general)	Oct 2–11	Antlerless elk	350	10
3098	CHAMP (general)	Nov 6–12	Any elk	15	10
3107	Muzzleloader	Nov 6–12	Bull elk	65	10
3141	Archery-only	Sep 11–24	Bull elk	100	10
3162	Archery-only	Nov 13–26	Bull elk	25	10
3183	Archery-only	Nov 13–26	Antlerless elk	25	10

Pronghorn, 2026 hunts, 2026 booklet (2)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
2016	General	Sep 4–13	Buck pronghorn	60	10
2049	Archery-only	Aug 21–Sep 3	Buck pronghorn	30	10

Javelina, fall 2026 (1)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
5501	Youth-only (general)	Oct 2–11	Any javelina	75	10

Javelina, spring 2027 (4)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
5002	General spring	Feb 19–25	Any javelina	225	10 and 18A
5035	Youth-only (general) spring	Jan 22–31	Any javelina	150	10, 17A, 17B, 18A, 19A, 19B, and 20A
5051	HAM spring	Feb 5–15	Any javelina	100	10 and 18A
5084	Archery-only spring	Jan 1–21	Any javelina	275	10, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 16A (excluding National Wildlife Refuges and Mohave County Park Lands), and 18A

Desert bighorn, fall 2026 (1)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
6001	General	Oct 1–Dec 31	Any ram	1	9 and 10

Wild turkey, fall 2026 (1)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
4509	Shotgun shot	Oct 2–8	Any turkey	100	8 and 10

Wild turkey, spring 2027 (2)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
4019	Shotgun shot spring	Apr 23–29 May 7–20	Bearded turkey	75	8 and 10
4020	Shotgun shot spring	Apr 30–May 20	Bearded turkey	75	8 and 10

Raptor capture, spring 2027 (13)

Hunt no.	Hunt	Dates	Legal animal	Permits	Open area
20002	Nonresidents only	Jan 1–Dec 31	Eyas northern goshawk	3	Statewide except all Units south of the Gila River
21001	Residents only	Apr 1–Aug 31	Eyas peregrine falcon	5	Statewide
21002	Nonresidents only	Apr 1–Aug 31	Eyas peregrine falcon	2	Statewide
22002	Nonresidents only	Jan 1–31 May 1–Dec 31	Passage Harris's hawk	10	Statewide (excluding Yuma and La Paz counties)
23001	Residents only	Jan 1–Dec 31	Eyas or passage gray hawk	1	Statewide
Unnumbered	Residents, nonresidents	Jan 1–Dec 31	Eyas American Kestrel, Cooper's hawk, great horned owl, prairie falcon, and western screech owl. Eyas or passage red-tailed hawk, and sharp-shinned hawk	—	Statewide
Unnumbered	Residents, nonresidents	Jan 1–31 May 1–Dec 31	Passage Cooper's hawk and prairie falcon	—	Statewide
Unnumbered	Residents, nonresidents	Jan 1–31 Sep 15–Dec 31	Passage and adult American kestrel, great horned owl, and western screech owl	—	Statewide
Unnumbered	Residents, nonresidents	Jan 1–Dec 31	Passage merlin	—	Statewide
Unnumbered	Residents, nonresidents	Jan 1–Dec 31	Passage ferruginous hawk	—	Statewide (excluding all Units north of the Gila River, excluding Units 25M and 42)
Unnumbered	Residents only	Jan 1–Dec 31	Eyas Harris's hawk	30	Statewide (excluding Yuma and La Paz counties)
Unnumbered	Residents only	Jan 1–Dec 31	Eyas northern goshawk	—	Statewide except all Units south of the Gila River
Unnumbered	Residents only	Jan 1–Feb 28 Jun 1–Dec 31	Passage northern goshawk	—	Statewide except all Units south of the Gila River

Hunt numbers, dates, legal wildlife and permits from the fall 2026 Commission Orders, the spring 2027 booklet and the 2026 pronghorn and elk booklet; draw rules on pages 22-23; checked November 7, 2026.

Last season in Unit 10

The 2025 AZGFD summaries show 23 drawn hunts that included Unit 10. The biggest take was elk: 570 from 1,937 hunters across 10 hunts.

Read totals for multi-unit hunts with care: only the last column is specific to this unit.

Treat the elk lines as preliminary 2025 results.

Species	Hunt	Units	Hunters	Taken	Success	This unit
Deer (draw)	1013	10	324	87	27%	Single unit
Deer (draw)	1152	10	64	39	61%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3141	10	96	39	41%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3162	10	16	5	31%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3183	10	14	2	14%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3006	10	29	24	83%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3023	10	232	110	47%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3052	10	610	106	17%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3053	10	585	143	24%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3070	10	305	127	42%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3099	10	11	4	36%	Single unit
Elk (preliminary)	3106	10	39	10	26%	Single unit
Pronghorn	2015	10	52	44	85%	Single unit
Pronghorn	2049	10	27	9	33%	Single unit
Javelina, spring	5002	10 and 18A	147	44	30%	9 of 63
Javelina, spring	5035	10, 17A, 17B, 18A, 19A, 19B, and 20A	99	51	52%	0 of 6
Javelina, spring	5050	10 and 18A	57	33	58%	3 of 23
Javelina, spring	5083	10, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 16A, 18A, 39, 40A, 42, 44A, and 44B (excluding National Wildlife Refuges and Mohave County Park Lands) (Special Restrictions Apply – See Notes 6 and 7)	316	137	43%	2 of 16
Javelina, fall youth	5501	10	56	15	27%	Single unit
Turkey, spring	4019	8 and 10	59	10	17%	2 of 15
Turkey, spring	4020	8 and 10	61	17	28%	2 of 11
Turkey, fall	4509	8 and 10	90	25	28%	4 of 37
Bighorn sheep	6001	09/10	1	—	—	—

For OTC archery deer, Unit 10 logged 755 hunters, 3,783 hunter days and 32 deer in 2025.
The 2025 bear summary credits area 10, 18A, 19B with 0 hunter-taken bears, 0 female.
For lions, the 2025 summary gives zone D 17 hunter harvest; zones are defined each season.

AZGFD 2025 harvest summaries: 2025 black bear, 2025 bighorn sheep, 2025 deer, 2025 OTC archery deer, 2025 elk (preliminary), 2025 fall javelina, 2025 spring javelina, 2025 mountain lion, 2025 pronghorn, 2025 fall turkey, 2025 spring turkey; checked November 7, 2026.

Unit 10 wildlife areas and forests

3 land records cross into Unit 10, 0 of them wildlife areas under R12-4-802. Also inside: Arizona State Trust Land and Bureau of Land Management Arizona public lands.

Kaibab National Forest

National forest · 1,543,570 acres

Units 6B, 7, 8,

9, 10, 12A +

BLM Hassayampa Field Office

BLM field office · 1,000,000 acres

Units 7, 9, 10,

12B, 19A, 19B +

Williams Ranger District (Kaibab National Forest)

Ranger district · 560,671 acres

Units 6B, 7, 8,

10, 19B

Arizona State Trust Land

Bureau of Land Management Arizona public lands

Land records and unit overlaps from AZGFD, USFS, BLM, FWS and NPS layers (see each land page); State Trust Land needs a valid hunting license under the license rules; checked November 7, 2026.

Towns and units near Unit 10

No town on our list is inside Unit 10. Within 10 miles: Williams.

Williams
Coconino

Units that share a county with Unit 10, closest first:

Unit	Shared counties	Sq mi	Hunt numbers
Unit 9	Coconino	1,065	19
Unit 7	Coconino	1,389	29
Unit 11M	Coconino	281	14
Unit 5B	Coconino	809	37
Unit 12A	Coconino	1,017	30
Unit 5A	Coconino	692	34
Unit 8	Coconino, Yavapai	644	23
Unit 6B	Coconino, Yavapai	404	24

Towns and their units from Census places and the AZGFD unit layer; checked November 7, 2026.

When shooting light opens in Unit 10

Arizona allows hunting in daylight hours, which the AZGFD booklet ties to its sunrise and sunset chart; ducks, geese, doves, pigeons and cranes may be shot from half an hour before sunrise.

Date	Season marker	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight hunting	Migratory birds
Aug 21, 2026	Archery deer	5:50 a.m.	7:11 p.m.	5:50 a.m. to 7:11 p.m.	5:20 a.m. to 7:11 p.m.
Sep 1, 2026	Dove opener	5:58 a.m.	6:57 p.m.	5:58 a.m. to 6:57 p.m.	5:28 a.m. to 6:57 p.m.
Oct 16, 2026	Quail opener	6:33 a.m.	5:52 p.m.	6:33 a.m. to 5:52 p.m.	6:03 a.m. to 5:52 p.m.
Oct 23, 2026	General deer and waterfowl opener	6:40 a.m.	5:43 p.m.	6:40 a.m. to 5:43 p.m.	6:10 a.m. to 5:43 p.m.
Dec 21, 2026	Shortest day	7:33 a.m.	5:17 p.m.	7:33 a.m. to 5:17 p.m.	7:03 a.m. to 5:17 p.m.
Jan 22, 2027	Spring javelina	7:34 a.m.	5:42 p.m.	7:34 a.m. to 5:42 p.m.	7:04 a.m. to 5:42 p.m.

Raccoon has a daylong season.

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.

White-tailed deer buck in the treesPhoto: USFWS/Southeast (CC BY 2.0)

Mule deer doe among golden-lit saguaros in the Sonoran DesertPhoto: Dave Bezaire (CC BY-SA 2.0)

White-tailed buck emerging from the tree line at the edge of a fieldPhoto: USFWS Mountain Prairie (Public domain)

Unit 10 FAQ

Which trapping rules cover Unit 10?

The statewide season, with no foothold, body-gripping or snare traps on public land.

What did 2025 hunts in Unit 10 take?

570 elk (preliminary figures) on hunts that include it.

How many hunt permit-tags list Unit 10 in their open area?

4,051 permits across 23 hunts, some of them shared with neighbouring units.

How many square miles does Unit 10 take in?

2,251 square miles on the AZGFD layer, split Coconino 98% and Yavapai 2%.

Can bear season in Unit 10 end before December?

It can, because the area closes as soon as 3 (10, 18A, 19B) females are reported.

What is open in Unit 10 on a plain hunting license?

73 season rows, mostly small game, predators and migratory birds.

Must a deer from Unit 10 be tested for CWD?

No, testing is voluntary.

What are the lion season dates for Unit 10?

August 21, 2026 through May 31, 2027, as part of zone D.

Are there AZGFD wildlife areas in Unit 10?

None on our records.

Is Unit 10 inside the Mexican wolf area?

Yes.

Which towns make a good base for Unit 10?

Williams.

Answers drawn from the AZGFD sources cited on this page; checked November 7, 2026.