3129 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 4A elk,Unit 4A
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 4A·97 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Your points
0
Quick pickSaved to My Points in this browser. Every page reads it.
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
In 2025, 97 of 1,237 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
2%
9 of 506 drew
Harvest success
0–44%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
97
Bulls / 100 cows
17
04a, 2025
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–10 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13+ | 60 | 94 in the bonus pass | 15% | |
| 12 | 25 | 0 | <1% | Long shot |
| 11 | 19 | 0 | <1% | |
| 0–10You · 0 pts | 402 | 0 | <1% | 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 | 9 of 506 drew | 506 | 9 | 2% |
| 2026 | Resident | 88 of 1,482 drew | 1,482 | 88 | 6% |
| 2025 | All applicants | 97 of 1,237 drew | 1,237 | 97 | 8% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 7 of 546 drew | 546 | 7 | 1% |
| 2025 | Resident | 88 of 1,646 drew | 1,646 | 88 | 5% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 10 of 442 drew | 442 | 10 | 2% |
| 2024 | Resident | 90 of 1,349 drew | 1,349 | 90 | 7% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 10 of 1 drew | 1 | 10 | 100% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2023 | Resident | 4 of 11 drew | 11 | 4 | 36% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 199 of 403 drew | 403 | 199 | 49% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2021 | Resident | 18 of 21 drew | 21 | 18 | 86% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 10 of 11 drew | 11 | 10 | 91% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 4A
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 97 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Archery-Only Elk: Sep 11–Sep 24
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3129
2021–20252121%2247%230%2444%2533%
2025: 30 taken by 90 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 4A
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
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