3139 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 8 elk,Unit 8
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 8·200 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
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Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
In 2026, 20 of 804 nonresidents applying drew. Everyone with 16 or more points drew.
Draw result · 2026
2%
20 of 804 drew
Harvest success
20–69%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
200
Bulls / 100 cows
29
08, 2024
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–11 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12+ | 52 | 1210 in the bonus pass | 23% | |
| 0–11You · 0 pts | 752 | 8 | 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 804 drew | 804 | 20 | 2% |
| 2026 | Resident | 180 of 1,501 drew | 1,501 | 180 | 12% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 20 of 863 drew | 863 | 20 | 2% |
| 2025 | Resident | 174 of 1,684 drew | 1,684 | 174 | 10% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 9 of 2,893 drew | 2,893 | 9 | <1% |
| 2024 | Resident | 81 of 2,746 drew | 2,746 | 81 | 3% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 25 of 2,843 drew | 2,843 | 25 | <1% |
| 2023 | Resident | 222 of 5,704 drew | 5,704 | 222 | 4% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 10 of 8 drew | 8 | 10 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 72 of 1,112 drew | 1,112 | 72 | 6% |
| 2021 | Resident | 612 of 5,155 drew | 5,155 | 612 | 12% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 75 of 498 drew | 498 | 75 | 15% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 8
- 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, 3139
2021–20252135%2243%2327%2469%2520%
2025: 36 taken by 176 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