3177 · antlerlessRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 5B elk,Unit 5B South
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 5B·50 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, 275 of 162 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
16%
5 of 31 drew
Harvest success
17–25%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
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 | 31 | 5 | 16% |
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 | 5 of 31 drew | 31 | 5 | 16% |
| 2026 | Resident | 45 of 245 drew | 245 | 45 | 18% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 8 of 47 drew | 47 | 8 | 17% |
| 2025 | Resident | 39 of 228 drew | 228 | 39 | 17% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 8 of 13 drew | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 2024 | Resident | 47 of 85 drew | 85 | 47 | 55% |
| 2023 | All applicants | 275 of 162 drew | 162 | 275 | 100% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 26 of 81 drew | 81 | 26 | 32% |
| 2023 | Resident | 249 of 344 drew | 344 | 249 | 72% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 48 of 50 drew | 50 | 48 | 96% |
| 2021 | All applicants | 48 of 38 drew | 38 | 48 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 0 of 5 drew | 5 | 0 | <1% |
| 2021 | Resident | 48 of 203 drew | 203 | 48 | 24% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 30 of 72 drew | 72 | 30 | 42% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 5B South
- Legal animal
- Antlerless elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 50 (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, 3177
2021–20252138%2218%2317%2425%2522%
2025: 9 taken by 41 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