3012 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 3A elk,Unit 3A and 3C
Season General Elk Nov 27–Dec 3·Units: 3A·225 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Your points
0
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Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
In 2025, 250 of 1,142 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
10%
22 of 228 drew
Harvest success
27–100%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
225
Bulls / 100 cows
16
03a/03c, 2025
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–3 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8+ | 25 | 1211 in the bonus pass | 48% | |
| 7 | 20 | 2 | 10% | Long shot |
| 6 | 15 | 0 | <1% | |
| 5 | 22 | 2 | 9% | Long shot |
| 4 | 18 | 2 | 11% | |
| 0–3You · 0 pts | 128 | 4 | 3% | Long shot |
Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: the cutoff is one number, while odds count everyone who applied at each level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 22 of 228 drew | 228 | 22 | 10% |
| 2026 | Resident | 203 of 2,264 drew | 2,264 | 203 | 9% |
| 2025 | All applicants | 250 of 1,142 drew | 1,142 | 250 | 22% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 23 of 389 drew | 389 | 23 | 6% |
| 2025 | Resident | 215 of 2,299 drew | 2,299 | 215 | 9% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 25 of 2,624 drew | 2,624 | 25 | <1% |
| 2024 | Resident | 225 of 8,168 drew | 8,168 | 225 | 3% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 275 of 1,095 drew | 1,095 | 275 | 25% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 27 of 379 drew | 379 | 27 | 7% |
| 2023 | Resident | 229 of 2,248 drew | 2,248 | 229 | 10% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 243 of 796 drew | 796 | 243 | 31% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 7 of 114 drew | 114 | 7 | 6% |
| 2021 | Resident | 141 of 1,343 drew | 1,343 | 141 | 10% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 150 of 447 drew | 447 | 150 | 34% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 3A and 3C
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Tags
- 225 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- General Elk: Nov 27–Dec 3
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3012
2021–20252144%2234%2327%24100%2531%
2025: 120 taken by 388 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
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Before you apply
- Points
- “Bonus points may be accrued for deer, antelope, elk, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, buffalo, and bear. In order to accrue a bonus point for a species, a valid application must be submitted into a drawing for that species and the application must be unsuccessful (not…”
- Tag fee
- “Elk Nonpermit-tag $135 $650”
- Tag fee
- “Elk Hunt Permit-tag $148 $665 $637 (for Youth-Only hunts) $657 (for Youth-Only hunts)”
Rules for 2026.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026