Arizona Unit 10 Elk: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 102026 draw

40 tags, 12,023 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 4th hardest of 267 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 10

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2022	Success 3-yr
3005	Bull elk · general elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 10	40 of 5,015 drew	63–100%
3023	Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 10	35 of 165 drew	35–47%
3052	Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 10	725 of 1,089 drew	14–25%
3053	Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Unit 10	750 of 504 drew	5–24%
3070	Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 2–Oct 11Unit 10	350 of 503 drew	42–63%
3098	Any elk · champ (general) elk (challenged hunter access/mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 10	50 of 322 drew	18–68%
3107	Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 10	10 of 125 drew	68–80%
3141	Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 10	80 of 396 drew	38–41%

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

307042–100%

52%

100%

49%

63%

42%

20212022202320242025

30980–68%

0%

16%

18%

43%

68%

20212022202320242025

310768–78%

70%

75%

68%

78%

20212022202320242025

314132–60%

34%

60%

32%

38%

41%

20212022202320242025

31620–59%

7%

59%

53%

0%

31%

20212022202320242025

318314–69%

28%

48%

15%

69%

14%

20212022202320242025

300563–100%

74%

88%

100%

63%

2021202220242025

302335–52%

52%

41%

35%

47%

2021202220242025

305214–37%

37%

14%

25%

17%

2021202220242025

30535–24%

5%

22%

24%

2021202220242025

31940–32%

7%

32%

0%

202120222023

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 10

2024–2025

Bulls / 100 cows 2025

10

Bulls per 100 cowsFalling

20242025

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

3005GENERAL ELKSep 25–Oct 1
3023GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
3052GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
3053GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
3070YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 2–Oct 11
3098CHAMP (GENERAL) ELK (Challenged Hunter Access/Mobility Permit required, see R12-4-217)Nov 6–Nov 12
3107MUZZLELOADER ELKNov 6–Nov 12
3141ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
3162ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
3183ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26

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Unit 10 · 3005

40 of 5,015 drew

Success63–100%

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Arizona Unit 10:elk draw odds & harvest

Elk huntsin Unit 10

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