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Hunting is not permitted in Units 25M, 26M, and 47M (Phoenix metro) in the following described area:

Note 17: Beginning at the junction of I-17 and Loop 303; west and south on Loop 303 to Bell Road; west on Bell Road to the Beardsley canal; south on the Beardsley canal to Indian School Road; west on Indian School Road to 195th Avenue/South Jackrabbit Trail; south on South Jackrabbit Trail to Tuthill Road; south on Tuthill Road to the Gila River; east along the Gila River to 115th Avenue/Salt River junction; east along the Salt River to 51st Avenue; south on 51st Avenue to Pecos Road; east on Pecos Road to the I-10/Loop 202 junction; east, north, and then west on the Loop 202 to Gilbert Road; north on Gilbert Road to AZ Highway 87; east on AZ Highway 87 to Fort McDowell Road; north on Fort McDowell Road to Rio Verde Drive; west on Rio Verde Drive to Dynamite Road; west on Dynamite Road to Pima Road; north on Pima Road to Cave Creek Road; west and south on Cave Creek Road to Deer Valley Road; west on Deer Valley Road to 7th Street; north on 7th Street to Happy Valley Road; west on Happy Valley Road to I-17; north on I-17 to the Loop 303.

Base and Meridian Wildlife Area falls within the boundary described above but is open to limited hunting. County islands within this boundary are also open to hunting provided the hunter does not discharge a firearm within ¼ mile of an occupied farmhouse, residence, cabin, lodge, or building without permission of the owner or resident. Privately held lands within county islands may be closed by the landowner.

Note 8: The following county parks and county preserves are open to hunting: Lake Pleasant, White Tank Mountains, McDowell Mountain, and Estrella Mountain Regional Park (late season general dove only).

Note 12: Hunting is not permitted in Unit 26M in the following described area:

Those private lands lying just north of the Town of Cave Creek in Sections 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 of Township 6 North, Range 4 East.

Note 19: A portion of Unit 47M is closed to hunting in the following area:

The unincorporated portion of land west of Loop 202 (San Tan Freeway) known as the Elliot and Hawes County Island in Section 16, Township 1 South, Range 7 East.

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The information provided here is for mobile convenience only, and is not legally binding. Hunters are reminded that the 2012-13 Arizona Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon Regulations have precedence over this informational moble page and is the legal controlling document.

For a more information about the recent law changes, FAQs, informational handout, full scale map, dove hunting tips and recipes, visit the Arizona Game and Fish Department's non-mobile dove web page at www.azgfd.gov/dove.