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Game Management Unit · 876 sq mi
Unit 15D hunt guide for 2026-27
876 square miles across Mohave County, with 6 drawn hunt numbers and 81 season rows that name this unit.
Photo: Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Unit 15D at a glance
Unit 15D is one of the units in AZGFD Region III (Kingman). It runs to 876 square miles, with Mohave County holding the biggest share at 100%.
Unit 15D stays inside Mohave County from one boundary to the other.
| Where | Sq mi | Unit % | County % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave County | 874.7 | 100% | 6% |
Unit 15D mixes BLM, Game & Fish, National Park, Private, State Trust Land, Tribal and Wildlife Refuge ground, per the land ownership field AZGFD keeps for each unit. National Park and Tribal land inside the unit is closed to state-licensed hunting unless the tribe or park says otherwise. AZGFD names no national forest in Unit 15D. No military land is noted for Unit 15D.
AZGFD's unit layer lists Bighorn Sheep, Mule Deer, Dove, Quail and Waterfowl for Unit 15D; that is a unit-wide hint, and the season tables below decide what is open.
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.
Limits and closures in Unit 15D
- Bowhunters on an OTC deer tag share a unit limit here of any antlered deer 10; report a deer online within 48 hours.
- AZGFD prints no female bear limit for Unit 15D.
- Report any lion from Unit 15D within 48 hours; it counts toward zone C, threshold 4.
- CWD has not been detected in Arizona, and Unit 15D is not one of the 16 priority border units; free testing is still available.
- Unit 15D is not on the AZGFD list of Mexican wolf units.
- Trapping in Unit 15D follows the statewide season and the public land trap rule.
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.
Every Unit 15D season row
Unit 15D appears in 81 season rows. 3 of them sell over the counter and 1 run as population management hunts.
Population management tags go to hunters in the Supplemental Hunter Pool when AZGFD calls a hunt.
Draw tags (6)
| Species | Hunt | Legal animal | Dates | Hunt numbers here | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | Youth-only (muzzleloader) | Any antlered deer | Oct 2–11 | 1197 | |
| Deer | Muzzleloader | Any antlered deer | Oct 23–Nov 1 | 1187 | |
| Deer | Muzzleloader | Any antlered deer | Nov 6–12 | 1188 | |
| Javelina | Archery-only spring | Any javelina | Jan 1–21 | 5084 | |
| Desert bighorn | Pioneer (general) | One-horned ram | Nov 1–Dec 31 | 6801 | |
| Desert bighorn | General | Any ram | Dec 1–31 | 6012 |
No draw needed (3)
| Species | Hunt | Legal animal | Area | Dates | Harvest limit | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | Archery-only | Any antlered deer | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | Aug 21–Sep 10 Dec 11–31 Jan 1–31 | 10 | |
| 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 | — |
Commission Order 26 hunts (1)
| Species | Hunt | Legal animal | Area | Dates | Tags | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javelina | Youth-only (muzzleloader) companion | Any javelina | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | Oct 2–11 | 25 |
General license (71)
| Species | Hunt | Area | Dates | License | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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.
Hunt numbers that include Unit 15D
6 drawn hunts include Unit 15D, with 554 permits between them; deer (mule deer and white-tailed deer) has the most (3). Nonresidents can draw no more than 10% of the tags in a deer, elk, javelina, pronghorn, crane or turkey hunt number.
Deer, fall 2026 (3)
| Hunt no. | Hunt | Dates | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1187 | Muzzleloader | Oct 23–Nov 1 | Any antlered deer | 125 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D |
| 1188 | Muzzleloader | Nov 6–12 | Any antlered deer | 125 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D |
| 1197 | Youth-only (muzzleloader) | Oct 2–11 | Any antlered deer | 25 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D |
Javelina, spring 2027 (1)
| Hunt no. | Hunt | Dates | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2)
| Hunt no. | Hunt | Dates | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6012 | General | Dec 1–31 | Any ram | 3 | 15D |
| 6801 | Pioneer (general) | Nov 1–Dec 31 | One-horned ram | 1 | 15A, 15B East, 15D, 16A (excluding Mohave County Park Lands), and 18B |
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.
2025 results for Unit 15D hunts
Across 7 drawn hunts touching Unit 15D in 2025, javelina, spring came out on top: 137 taken, 316 hunters.
Multi-unit hunts are shown whole; the last column gives the unit-level line AZGFD prints for this unit, as harvest of hunters.
| Species | Hunt | Units | Hunters | Taken | Success | This unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer (draw) | 1185 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 91 | 19 | 21% | 0 of 2 |
| Deer (draw) | 1186 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 81 | 17 | 21% | 0 of 9 |
| Deer (draw) | 1187 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 13 | 6 | 46% | 0 of 0 |
| Deer (draw) | 1196 | 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D | 21 | 17 | 81% | 0 of 4 |
| 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% | 0 of 0 |
| Bighorn sheep | 6012 | 15D | 5 | 5 | 100% | Single unit |
| Bighorn sheep | 6801 | 15D/16A/18B | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
- Bowhunters on over-the-counter tags took 0 deer in Unit 15D in 2025 (5 hunters).
- Hunters reported 3 lions in zone C during 2025, by that year's zone lines.
AZGFD 2025 harvest summaries: 2025 bighorn sheep, 2025 deer, 2025 OTC archery deer, 2025 spring javelina, 2025 mountain lion; checked November 7, 2026.
Open land to hunt across Unit 15D
Unit 15D overlaps 4 mapped public lands, from wildlife areas (0) to national forest units (0). Add Arizona State Trust Land, Bureau of Land Management Arizona public lands and Bureau of Reclamation lands in Arizona to the list for Unit 15D.
BLM Kingman Field Office
BLM Lake Havasu Field Office
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
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.
Bases and nearby units for Unit 15D
3 towns are in or within 10 miles of Unit 15D.
- Mohave
- Mohave
- Mohave
Nearby units with a county in common:
| Unit | Shared counties | Sq mi | Hunt numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 16B | Mohave | 129 | 5 |
| Unit 16A | Mohave | 2,472 | 17 |
| Unit 15A | Mohave | 521 | 18 |
| Unit 15B | Mohave | 1,871 | 19 |
| Unit 15C | Mohave | 790 | 11 |
| Unit 18A | Mohave | 1,227 | 17 |
| Unit 44A | Mohave | 2,360 | 11 |
| Unit 18B | Mohave | 1,214 | 24 |
Towns and their units from Census places and the AZGFD unit layer; checked November 7, 2026.
Unit 15D hunting light by date
Arizona stays on Mountain Standard Time all year, so the clock times for Unit 15D below do not jump in November or March.
| When | Marker | First light | Last light | Big and small game | Waterfowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Archery deer | 6:01 a.m. | 7:20 p.m. | 6:01 a.m. to 7:20 p.m. | 5:31 a.m. to 7:20 p.m. |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Dove opener | 6:09 a.m. | 7:06 p.m. | 6:09 a.m. to 7:06 p.m. | 5:39 a.m. to 7:06 p.m. |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Quail opener | 6:43 a.m. | 6:02 p.m. | 6:43 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. | 6:13 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. |
| Oct 23, 2026 | General deer and waterfowl opener | 6:49 a.m. | 5:54 p.m. | 6:49 a.m. to 5:54 p.m. | 6:19 a.m. to 5:54 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:41 a.m. | 5:29 p.m. | 7:41 a.m. to 5:29 p.m. | 7:11 a.m. to 5:29 p.m. |
| Jan 22, 2027 | Spring javelina | 7:42 a.m. | 5:54 p.m. | 7:42 a.m. to 5:54 p.m. | 7:12 a.m. to 5:54 p.m. |
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.
Unit 15D answered
Does the AZGFD wolf note name Unit 15D?
No.
Who owns the land in Unit 15D?
The AZGFD layer lists BLM, Game & Fish, National Park, Private, State Trust Land, Tribal and Wildlife Refuge.
Which towns make a good base for Unit 15D?
Bullhead City, Topock and Kingman.
How did draw hunters fare in Unit 15D last season?
316 hunters took 137 javelina, spring.
Is Unit 15D shut to trappers?
No.
Which counties split Unit 15D between them?
None do; the whole unit is inside Mohave County.
Which AZGFD draw hunts are good in Unit 15D?
6 of them (3 deer, 1 javelina and 2 desert bighorn); the hunt number table on this page gives dates and permits.
What big game can I buy over the counter for Unit 15D?
Deer and mountain lion; archery deer, bear and lion stop when their limits are met.
Which lion harvest zone takes in Unit 15D?
Zone C, with a threshold of 4.
Where does Unit 15D stand on CWD surveillance?
Not a priority unit; testing is voluntary.
Answers drawn from the AZGFD sources cited on this page; checked November 7, 2026.