Arizona · Deer Hunting Data

Arizona Deer Unit 23

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Arizona Game Management Unit 23.

Unit 23 deer hunters are really hunting a vertical wall: the Mogollon Rim escarpment north of Payson, where benches near 7,800 feet drop fast through oak brush into East Verde canyon country bottoming out around 4,000 feet, so terrain, not ownership on this mostly Tonto and Coconino National Forest unit, dictates where deer move. We map the springs and seeps along Rim faces, the mid-slope oak browse, and the south-facing winter slopes deer favor once snow stacks above 6,800 feet. The pack covers Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, and a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
289
Total Deer Spotted
74
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Arizona Deer Unit 23 boundary map
Unit 23 boundary within Arizona · orange area is covered by this Data Pack

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.