AZ Mule Deer Unit 16A

AZ 16A — Tactical Analysis. Terrain & Access AZ 16A spans 1.58 million acres across extreme elevation diversity—from desert floor at 452 ft to high country above 8,200 ft. The unit is 87% public land, offering substantial access for self-guided hunters. This dramatic vertical relief means multiple habitat zones exist within a single unit: low-elevation desert and scrub transition into piñon-juniper and ponderosa forest at mid-elevation, with high-country mixed conifer potential at the top. Hunters can hunt different terrain types and elevations within the same tag. Herd Quality Wildlife surveys show an average buck-to-doe ratio of 22:100..