3175 · antlerlessRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 5A elk,Unit 5A
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 5A·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 2023, 40 of 103 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
6%
1 of 18 drew
Harvest success
13–43%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
48
Bulls / 100 cows
23
05a, 2023
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0+ row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0+You · 0 pts | 18 | 1 | 6% |
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 | 1 of 18 drew | 18 | 1 | 6% |
| 2026 | Resident | 47 of 239 drew | 239 | 47 | 20% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 5 of 18 drew | 18 | 5 | 28% |
| 2025 | Resident | 42 of 187 drew | 187 | 42 | 22% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 6 of 34 drew | 34 | 6 | 18% |
| 2024 | Resident | 19 of 348 drew | 348 | 19 | 5% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 40 of 103 drew | 103 | 40 | 39% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 3 of 100 drew | 100 | 3 | 3% |
| 2023 | Resident | 37 of 149 drew | 149 | 37 | 25% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 48 of 47 drew | 47 | 48 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 3 of 19 drew | 19 | 3 | 16% |
| 2021 | Resident | 94 of 350 drew | 350 | 94 | 27% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 65 of 34 drew | 34 | 65 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 5A
- Legal animal
- Antlerless elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 48 (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, 3175
2021–20252118%2226%2341%2413%2543%
2025: 19 taken by 44 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