3154 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 5B elk,Unit 5B North
Season Archery-Only Elk Nov 13–Nov 26·Units: 5B·48 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 2025, 48 of 32 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
7%
4 of 55 drew
Harvest success
0–54%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
48
Bulls / 100 cows
27
05b, 2023
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0+ row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0+You · 0 pts | 55 | 42 in the bonus pass | 7% |
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 | 4 of 55 drew | 55 | 4 | 7% |
| 2026 | Resident | 44 of 144 drew | 144 | 44 | 31% |
| 2025 | All applicants | 48 of 32 drew | 32 | 48 | 100% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 4 of 22 drew | 22 | 4 | 18% |
| 2025 | Resident | 43 of 97 drew | 97 | 43 | 44% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 4 of 48 drew | 48 | 4 | 8% |
| 2024 | Resident | 44 of 106 drew | 106 | 44 | 42% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 10 of 2,156 drew | 2,156 | 10 | <1% |
| 2023 | Resident | 89 of 1,832 drew | 1,832 | 89 | 5% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 168 of 1,045 drew | 1,045 | 168 | 16% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 25 of 1,353 drew | 1,353 | 25 | 2% |
| 2021 | Resident | 191 of 2,736 drew | 2,736 | 191 | 7% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 80 of 250 drew | 250 | 80 | 32% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 5B North
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 48 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Archery-Only Elk: Nov 13–Nov 26
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3154
2021–20252136%2230%2354%2447%250%
2025: 0 taken by 39 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