3182 · antlerlessRES + NRPreference draw
Unit 8 elk,Unit 8
Season Archery-Only Elk Sep 11–Sep 24·Units: 8·50 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 2025, 50 of 65 applicants drew.
Draw result · 2026
33%
6 of 18 drew
Harvest success
15–26%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
Bulls / 100 cows
29
08, 2024
Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident
You are in the 0+ row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0+You · 0 pts | 18 | 61 in the bonus pass | 33% |
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 | 6 of 18 drew | 18 | 6 | 33% |
| 2026 | Resident | 44 of 184 drew | 184 | 44 | 24% |
| 2025 | All applicants | 50 of 65 drew | 65 | 50 | 77% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 5 of 16 drew | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| 2025 | Resident | 40 of 196 drew | 196 | 40 | 20% |
| 2024 | All applicants | 80 of 54 drew | 54 | 80 | 100% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 3 of 13 drew | 13 | 3 | 23% |
| 2024 | Resident | 77 of 196 drew | 196 | 77 | 39% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 9 of 18 drew | 18 | 9 | 50% |
| 2023 | Resident | 41 of 154 drew | 154 | 41 | 27% |
| 2022 | All applicants | 50 of 52 drew | 52 | 50 | 96% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 3 of 8 drew | 8 | 3 | 38% |
| 2021 | Resident | 48 of 85 drew | 85 | 48 | 56% |
| 2020 | All applicants | 50 of 27 drew | 27 | 50 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 8
- 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, 3182
2021–20252111%220%2320%2426%2515%
2025: 6 taken by 39 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