Unit 26M: public land and hunting map
Unit 26M is one of Arizona Game and Fish Department’s 81 Game Management Units in Arizona. It covers about 782 square miles (500,585 acres), and roughly 24% of it is public land: state land 20%, Forest Service 1.9%, BLM under 1%.
- 24%public land
- 782square miles
- 119,640public acres
- 7neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- Bureau of Land Managementunder 1%
- U.S. Forest Service1.9%
- Department of Defenseunder 1%
- Bureau of Reclamationunder 1%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)20%
Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.
Units next to Unit 26M
Arizona season dates, 2026
Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.
| Species | Season | 2026 dates |
|---|---|---|
| Deer | Archery Deer | Aug 23 – Sep 12 |
| Deer | General Rifle Deer | Oct 25 – Nov 10 |
| Elk | Archery Elk | Sep 13 – Sep 26 |
| Elk | General Rifle Elk | Oct 11 – Oct 17 |
| Black bear | Fall Bear | Aug 23 – Dec 31 |
| Turkey | Fall Turkey | Oct 4 – Dec 5 |
Full notes on the Arizona page · Arizona regulations.
Questions
How much of Unit 26M is public land?
About 24% of Unit 26M (119,640 of 500,585 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies), U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in Unit 26M?
State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 20%; U.S. Forest Service: 1.9%; Bureau of Land Management: under 1%; Department of Defense: under 1%; Bureau of Reclamation: under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border Unit 26M?
Unit 20B, Unit 21, Unit 22, Unit 24B, Unit 39, Unit 42 and Unit 47M.
Where are the season dates and rules for Unit 26M?
Arizona Game and Fish Department sets them. Start at the Arizona hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Arizona page and in the app.
Sources and method
- Boundary: Arizona Game and Fish Department (copy hosted by Yavapai County, 2024), the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
- Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
- Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
- Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
- Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.