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Unit 7W: public land and hunting map

Unit 7W is one of Arizona Game and Fish Department’s 81 Game Management Units in Arizona. It covers about 475 square miles (304,211 acres), and roughly 88% of it is public land: Forest Service 80%, state land 7.7%.

Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method

Who manages the land

  • U.S. Forest Service80%
  • 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.

Outline of Unit 7W and the units around itUnit 10 · 39% publicUnit 11M · 75% publicUnit 6B · 95% publicUnit 7E · 76% publicUnit 8 · 95% publicUnit 9 · 77% public
Unit 7W in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Unit 7W

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.

SpeciesSeason2026 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 7W is public land?

About 88% of Unit 7W (266,489 of 304,211 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service and State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies). Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in Unit 7W?

U.S. Forest Service: 80%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 7.7%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Unit 7W?

Unit 10, Unit 11M, Unit 6B, Unit 7E, Unit 8 and Unit 9.

Where are the season dates and rules for Unit 7W?

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.