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Unit research · Arizona Unit 44B

Unit 44B — Arizona

89% public across 408,739 ac. Real backcountry here — 25% of the public land sits more than a mile from any road. Almost none of the public land is landlocked.

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Bighorn sheep draw odds (2)Deer draw odds (1)Javelina draw odds (1)Odds and pins: free, no account
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620–3,610 ft

elevation range

89%

public land

25%

of public >1 mi from a road

3,046 ac

landlocked public

1.01

road miles per mi²

7 mi

maintained trails

Computed from primary government data by the open pipeline. See the code →

Tags & season

Draw hunts on this ground.

4 limited-entry bighorn sheep, deer and javelina hunts are drawn on Unit 44B: apply in the Arizona draw, by the agency's deadline below.

Bighorn sheep tag · 2 draw hunts (2026)$313.00 resident · $1,815.00 nonresident
Deer tag · 1 draw hunt (2026)$58.00 resident · $315.00 nonresident
Javelina tag · 1 draw huntprice not published
Plus: Arizona hunting license (365-day)$37.00 resident · $160.00 nonresident

Season dates: see Arizona Game and Fish Department's regulations

2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information (AZGFD booklet)

Fees and draw dates from Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2026, verified 2026-08-05 — past its verify-by date, confirm with the agency. Tag type from the agency's published draw statistics: a unit that appears in none of them has no limited-entry hunt we know of. Source: 2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information (AZGFD booklet) · 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations (AZGFD booklet) · AZGFD bulletin: 2026 pronghorn/elk results · AZGFD bulletin: 2026 fall draw results.

Land & access

BLM 82%SDOL 7%□ Private 11%
Unit area408,739 ac
Public land363,464 ac (89%)
Landlocked public3,046 ac (0.8%)
Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)645 mi
Maintained trails7 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road91,389 ac (25% of public)
Road density1.01 mi/mi²
Managed byBLM 334k ac · SDOL 29k ac
Elevation620–3,610 ft
Median elevation1,200 ft
Median slope

Where the ground sits

620 ft3,610 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 28%
E 24%
S 23%
W 25%

Share of ground steeper than 5° — flat ground has no facing

North slopes hold shade, cover and snow; south slopes open first.

USGS 3DEP 1 arc-second (30 m), slope at native resolution in a local metric projection, sampled on a 200 m grid. See the code →

Unit intelligence report

14 ac of this unit has burned — 0% of the unit. The full report assembles it into one printable document and keeps it current as the facts change.

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Season conditions — measured, not vibes

Historical temperatures · 2000–2025

Monthly normal highs and lows, °F66° high43° lowJFMAMJJASOND

Normals for 2000–2025 — tap or hover for a month

Measured at BLYTHE AIRPORT, 66 km from the unit’s center and ~800 ft below its median elevation — expect the unit to run colder. NOAA ISD-Lite hourly observations.

Harvest — agency survey estimates

Deer · 2025 · OTC archery

22% success

2 taken by 23 hunters · 176 days afield

2 bucks (bucks only)

Deer hunter success · 2021–2025 · 0% → 22%

AZGFD survey estimates. Draw-hunt results are published per hunt number (grouped or split unit geographies) and appear on the draw-odds tables; the over-the-counter archery deer questionnaire is Arizona's only per-unit harvest publication, so unit pages show OTC archery deer only. Deer counts combine mule deer and white-tailed; "antlerless" is recorded as female. Source: AZGFD Harvest Questionnaire Summaries (per species-year).

How these numbers are made

public_land_pct = public_area / unit_area
landlocked = public ∖ reachable(roads, corners)
remote = public ∖ buffer(roads, 1 mi)

Computed, not curated: no paid research team, no opinions dressed as data. If a number looks wrong, file an issue — the fix ships for everyone.

Nearby units

Unit 43A40% public · 20% remoteUnit 45A100% public · 34% remoteUnit 44A90% public · 36% remoteUnit 45B100% public · 39% remoteUnit 4156% public · 30% remoteUnit 45C100% public · 46% remote

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