Unit 47M: public land and hunting map
Unit 47M is one of Arizona Game and Fish Department’s 81 Game Management Units in Arizona. It covers about 1,191 square miles (762,220 acres), and roughly 9% of it is public land: state land 7.7%, BLM under 1%, Bureau of Reclamation under 1%.
- 9%public land
- 1,191square miles
- 68,600public acres
- 3neighbouring 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%
- Department of Defenseunder 1%
- Bureau of Reclamationunder 1%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)7.7%
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 47M
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 47M is public land?
About 9% of Unit 47M (68,600 of 762,220 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies), Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in Unit 47M?
State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 7.7%; Bureau of Land Management: under 1%; Bureau of Reclamation: under 1%; Department of Defense: under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border Unit 47M?
Unit 24B, Unit 25M and Unit 26M.
Where are the season dates and rules for Unit 47M?
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.