3166 · BullRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 23 elk,Unit 23
Season Archery-Only Elk Nov 13–Nov 26·Units: 23·200 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, 30 of 28 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
8%
20 of 236 drew
Harvest success
10–52%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
200
Bulls / 100 cows
17
23, 2025
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0–3 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7+ | 26 | 1110 in the bonus pass | 42% | |
| 5–6 | 47 | 4 | 9% | Long shot |
| 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | |
| 0–3You · 0 pts | 149 | 4 | 3% | 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 236 drew | 236 | 20 | 8% |
| 2026 | Resident | 180 of 356 drew | 356 | 180 | 51% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 19 of 208 drew | 208 | 19 | 9% |
| 2025 | Resident | 175 of 359 drew | 359 | 175 | 49% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 5 of 100 drew | 100 | 5 | 5% |
| 2024 | Resident | 50 of 165 drew | 165 | 50 | 30% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 30 of 28 drew | 28 | 30 | 100% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 3 of 21 drew | 21 | 3 | 14% |
| 2023 | Resident | 27 of 73 drew | 73 | 27 | 37% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 14 of 41 drew | 41 | 14 | 34% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 3 of 87 drew | 87 | 3 | 3% |
| 2021 | Resident | 44 of 195 drew | 195 | 44 | 23% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 30 of 38 drew | 38 | 30 | 79% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 23
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 200 (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, 3166
2021–20252140%2257%2352%2429%2510%
2025: 17 taken by 164 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