3133 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 5B elk,Unit 5B South
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 5B·200 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, 10 of 2 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
2%
20 of 985 drew
Harvest success
22–63%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
200
Bulls / 100 cows
27
05b, 2023
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–12 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15+ | 32 | 1010 in the bonus pass | 31% | |
| 14 | 21 | 1 | 5% | Long shot |
| 13 | 18 | 0 | <1% | |
| 0–12You · 0 pts | 914 | 9 | <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 | 20 of 985 drew | 985 | 20 | 2% |
| 2026 | Resident | 180 of 2,740 drew | 2,740 | 180 | 7% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 20 of 1,054 drew | 1,054 | 20 | 2% |
| 2025 | Resident | 178 of 3,196 drew | 3,196 | 178 | 6% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 70 of 1,463 drew | 1,463 | 70 | 5% |
| 2024 | Resident | 630 of 5,111 drew | 5,111 | 630 | 12% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 10 of 2 drew | 2 | 10 | 100% |
| 2023 | Resident | 2 of 7 drew | 7 | 2 | 29% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 9 of 0 drew | 0 | 9 | |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 5 of 244 drew | 244 | 5 | 2% |
| 2021 | Resident | 66 of 821 drew | 821 | 66 | 8% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 10 of 5 drew | 5 | 10 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 5B South
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 200 (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, 3133
2021–20252162%2250%2363%2451%2522%
2025: 38 taken by 172 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