Arizona Unit 1 Elk: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 12026 draw

35 tags, 4,601 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 10th hardest of 267 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 1

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2022	Success 3-yr
3011	Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Units 1, 2B, and 2C	273 of 1,223 drew	46–74%
3034	Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Units 1, 2B, and 2C	375 of 1,928 drew	33–76%
3035	Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 11–Dec 31Units 1, 2B, and 2C	350 of 1,065 drew	28–67%
3063	Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 1 and 2C	150 of 1,358 drew	30–91%
3100	Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Units 1, 2B, and 2C	30 of 929 drew	0–100%
3126	Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Units 1, 2B, and 2C	50 of 138 drew	0–82%
3151	Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 6–Nov 19Units 1, 2B, and 2C	121 of 1,252 drew	0–48%
3168	Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Units 1, 2B, and 2C	75 of 160 drew	10–37%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest & herd

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025

% success

301121–74%

21%

36%

69%

74%

46%

20212022202320242025

303429–83%

29%

83%

76%

66%

33%

20212022202320242025

303528–67%

47%

49%

40%

67%

28%

20212022202320242025

306330–91%

59%

76%

91%

49%

30%

20212022202320242025

31000–100%

59%

22%

0%

100%

64%

20212022202320242025

31260–83%

83%

63%

0%

82%

11%

20212022202320242025

31510–54%

48%

54%

47%

0%

17%

20212022202320242025

316810–56%

13%

56%

27%

37%

10%

20212022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 01

2023–2025

Bulls / 100 cows 2025

20

Bulls per 100 cowsFalling

202320242025

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…”
Deadline: “The Department will accept Hunt Permit-tag Applications for big game listed above in early to mid-September”
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 2027.

Season dates · 2026

3011GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
3034GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
3035GENERAL ELKDec 11–Dec 31
3063YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
3100MUZZLELOADER ELKSep 25–Oct 1
3126ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
3151ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 6–Nov 19
3168ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24

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Unit 1 · 3011

273 of 1,223 drew

Success46–74%

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Arizona Unit 1:elk draw odds & harvest

Elk huntsin Unit 1

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