Mule deer are low in number and Coues deer are scarce in this mostly public unit. Desert bighorn sheep hunting is offered within this unit. The main landmark is Picketpost Mountain, which is about 40 miles east of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Weather is usually hot or warm.

Mule deer hunting is challenging because numbers are low, but some bucks reach maturity. Hunters have a slim chance of finding Coues deer. Expect a hot and dry desert climate.

Flat desert terrain with some low mountains.

Most land is state or BLM land and is open to hunting.

Creosote brush grows in the desert lowlands with cactus and Mohave Desert scrub. Most land is at middle elevations and supports saguaro cactus, palo verde and grasses, yuccas, mesquite and catclaw. High land has some oak brush.

Most hunters camp along dirt roads on state and BLM property. Lodging and services are in Oracle, Mammoth, Dudleyville, Winkelman, Hayden, Kearney, Florence, Florence Junction and Superior.