3049 · antlerlessRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 8 elk,Unit 8
Season General Elk Dec 4–Dec 10·Units: 8·550 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, 550 of 1,090 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
19%
20 of 103 drew
Harvest success
35–40%
Range, 2022–2025
Tags · 2026
550
Bulls / 100 cows
29
08, 2024
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–1 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2+ | 35 | 84 in the bonus pass | 23% | |
| 0–1You · 0 pts | 68 | 12 | 18% | 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 | 20 of 103 drew | 103 | 20 | 19% |
| 2026 | Resident | 530 of 2,444 drew | 2,444 | 530 | 22% |
| 2025 | All applicants | 550 of 1,090 drew | 1,090 | 550 | 50% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 19 of 118 drew | 118 | 19 | 16% |
| 2025 | Resident | 505 of 2,185 drew | 2,185 | 505 | 23% |
| 2024 | All applicants | 350 of 450 drew | 450 | 350 | 78% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 12 of 69 drew | 69 | 12 | 17% |
| 2024 | Resident | 338 of 1,172 drew | 1,172 | 338 | 29% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 500 of 1,102 drew | 1,102 | 500 | 45% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 20 of 99 drew | 99 | 20 | 20% |
| 2023 | Resident | 480 of 2,342 drew | 2,342 | 480 | 20% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 323 of 381 drew | 381 | 323 | 85% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 16 of 59 drew | 59 | 16 | 27% |
| 2021 | Resident | 304 of 748 drew | 748 | 304 | 41% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 325 of 267 drew | 267 | 325 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 8
- Legal animal
- Antlerless elk
- Tags
- 550 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- General Elk: Dec 4–Dec 10
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3049
2021–20252138%2240%2440%2535%
2025: 139 taken by 399 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