3131 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 5A elk,Unit 5A
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 5A·145 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Your points
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Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
In 2025, 145 of 1,128 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
2%
14 of 682 drew
Harvest success
0–46%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
145
Bulls / 100 cows
23
05a, 2023
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–3 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12+ | 54 | 87 in the bonus pass | 15% | |
| 5–11 | 304 | 5 | 2% | Long shot |
| 4 | 18 | 0 | <1% | |
| 0–3You · 0 pts | 306 | 1 | <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 | 14 of 682 drew | 682 | 14 | 2% |
| 2026 | Resident | 131 of 1,490 drew | 1,490 | 131 | 9% |
| 2025 | All applicants | 145 of 1,128 drew | 1,128 | 145 | 13% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 14 of 656 drew | 656 | 14 | 2% |
| 2025 | Resident | 129 of 1,660 drew | 1,660 | 129 | 8% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 16 of 543 drew | 543 | 16 | 3% |
| 2024 | Resident | 152 of 1,548 drew | 1,548 | 152 | 10% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 10 of 13 drew | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2023 | Resident | 10 of 30 drew | 30 | 10 | 33% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 5 of 9 drew | 9 | 5 | 56% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 27 of 2,290 drew | 2,290 | 27 | 1% |
| 2021 | Resident | 220 of 5,319 drew | 5,319 | 220 | 4% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 10 of 3 drew | 3 | 10 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 5A
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 145 (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, 3131
2021–20252162%220%230%2446%2522%
2025: 30 taken by 135 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