This unit holds mule deer, Coues deer, elk and low numbers of antelope. The only rifle elk season is in November and hunter success is low. A large canyon running through the unit holds game.

This is typically an easier unit to draw an archery bull elk tag to hunt during September. Early archery elk season offers a hunter a good chance to take a mature bull. During the late rifle elk season, glassing canyon terrain may lead to hunting opportunity. While mule deer hunting is average, some trophy quality Coues deer live in thick cover in canyons. Antelope hunting can be challenging because timber limits glassing.

Most of the unit is flat and timbered with hills and canyons. Large parks spread throughout timber stands.

Ponderosa pine and oak forests at high elevations, pinyon/juniper forests with cliffrose and bitterbrush at middle elevations, junipers and grasslands with prickly pear cactus at low elevations.

Dirt roads provide public access to the Coconino National Forest.

Multiple developed campgrounds are in Oak Creek Canyon along Highway 89. Many hunters camp along remote Forest Service roads. Lodging is in Flagstaff and Sedona.