3148 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 23 elk,Unit 23 North
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 23·25 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 2026, 2 of 999 nonresidents applying drew. Everyone with 27 or more points drew.
Draw result · 2026
<1%
2 of 999 drew
Harvest success
33–70%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
25
Bulls / 100 cows
17
23, 2025
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–15 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22+ | 31 | 11 in the bonus pass | 3% | |
| 21 | 21 | 0 | <1% | Long shot |
| 20 | 11 | 0 | <1% | |
| 19 | 21 | 0 | <1% | Long shot |
| 16–18 | 35 | 1 | 3% | |
| 0–15You · 0 pts | 880 | 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 | 2 of 999 drew | 999 | 2 | <1% |
| 2026 | Resident | 23 of 862 drew | 862 | 23 | 3% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 1 of 1,132 drew | 1,132 | 1 | <1% |
| 2025 | Resident | 22 of 1,011 drew | 1,011 | 22 | 2% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 1 of 387 drew | 387 | 1 | <1% |
| 2024 | Resident | 14 of 407 drew | 407 | 14 | 3% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 15 of 343 drew | 343 | 15 | 4% |
| 2023 | Resident | 140 of 814 drew | 814 | 140 | 17% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 248 of 4,906 drew | 4,906 | 248 | 5% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 9 of 112 drew | 112 | 9 | 8% |
| 2021 | Resident | 71 of 512 drew | 512 | 71 | 14% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 15 of 89 drew | 89 | 15 | 17% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 23 North
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 25 (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, 3148
2021–20252130%2246%2333%2470%2552%
2025: 13 taken by 25 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