3132 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 5B elk,Unit 5B North
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 5B·168 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 2023, 20 of 6 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
3%
16 of 519 drew
Harvest success
10–54%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
168
Bulls / 100 cows
27
05b, 2023
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–9 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12+ | 44 | 108 in the bonus pass | 23% | |
| 11 | 23 | 0 | <1% | Long shot |
| 10 | 15 | 1 | 7% | |
| 0–9You · 0 pts | 437 | 5 | 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 | 16 of 519 drew | 519 | 16 | 3% |
| 2026 | Resident | 152 of 1,408 drew | 1,408 | 152 | 11% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 15 of 503 drew | 503 | 15 | 3% |
| 2025 | Resident | 148 of 1,694 drew | 1,694 | 148 | 9% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 20 of 995 drew | 995 | 20 | 2% |
| 2024 | Resident | 180 of 3,066 drew | 3,066 | 180 | 6% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 20 of 6 drew | 6 | 20 | 100% |
| 2023 | Resident | 11 of 11 drew | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 5 of 4 drew | 4 | 5 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 11 of 1,290 drew | 1,290 | 11 | <1% |
| 2021 | Resident | 89 of 2,441 drew | 2,441 | 89 | 4% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 10 of 2 drew | 2 | 10 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 5B North
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 168 (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, 3132
2021–20252158%2275%2310%2454%2529%
2025: 45 taken by 154 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