Arizona Unit 2B Elk: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 2B2026 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 2B

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%
3077	Antlerless elk · limited opportunity (general) elk · Sep 11–Sep 20Unit 2A and 2B	65 of 44 drew	34–100%
3078	Antlerless elk · limited opportunity (general) elk · Sep 25–Oct 4Unit 2A and 2B	65 of 33 drew	22–48%
3079	Antlerless elk · limited opportunity (general) elk · Oct 9–Oct 18Unit 2A and 2B	40 of 12 drew	33–56%
3088	Any elk · limited opportunity (general) elk · Sep 11–Sep 20Unit 2A and 2B	35 of 243 drew	19–81%
3089	Any elk · limited opportunity (general) elk · Sep 25–Oct 4Unit 2A and 2B	35 of 199 drew	35–67%

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

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 2B.

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

307717–100%

17%

37%

34%

100%

35%

20212022202320242025

307822–48%

29%

41%

48%

22%

20212022202320242025

307912–56%

43%

12%

42%

56%

33%

20212022202320242025

30880–81%

0%

42%

19%

81%

42%

20212022202320242025

308935–77%

39%

77%

35%

65%

67%

20212022202320242025

309042–78%

61%

62%

78%

53%

42%

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%

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
3077LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (GENERAL) ELKSep 11–Sep 20
3078LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (GENERAL) ELKSep 25–Oct 4
3079LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (GENERAL) ELKOct 9–Oct 18
3088LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (GENERAL) ELKSep 11–Sep 20
3089LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (GENERAL) ELKSep 25–Oct 4
3090LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (GENERAL) ELKOct 9–Oct 18
3100MUZZLELOADER ELKSep 25–Oct 1
3126ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
3151ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 6–Nov 19
3168ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

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Unit 2B · 3011

273 of 1,223 drew

Success46–74%

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Arizona Unit 2B:elk draw odds & harvest

Elk huntsin Unit 2B

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