● Ranked from real Arizona data · 2025
Most huntable land: Elk units in Arizona
Arizona elk units with the largest share of HUNTABLE public land — national forest, BLM and state game lands you can hunt without knocking on doors.
#1Unit 5B SouthBest NR odds 75%98.2% public49% success→#2Unit 23Best NR odds 100%98.1% public39% success→#3Unit 23 NorthBest NR odds 4.5%98.1% public68% success→#4Unit 23 SouthBest NR odds 0.3%98.1% public65% success→#5Unit 22 SouthBest NR odds 66.7%95.5% public52% success→#6Unit 22 NorthBest NR odds 20.6%95.5% public39% success→#7Unit 22Best NR odds 14.3%95.5% public83% success→#8Unit 5B South and 6ABest NR odds 39.3%94.5% public74% success→#9Unit 6ABest NR odds 100%93.6% public50% success→#10Unit 8Best NR odds 90%93.4% public32% success→#11Unit 27 (Black Mountain)Best NR odds 100%91.4% public20% success→#12Unit 27Best NR odds 40%91.4% public59% success→
How this list is ranked
Ranked by huntable public land: USGS PAD-US national forest + BLM + state game lands/WMAs + state forest (unioned) intersected with the official unit boundary in an equal-area projection. National/state parks, military and permit-only refuges are excluded.
Data year: 2025. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.
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