Arizona Unit 2C:elk draw odds & harvest
8 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 30 to 400 tags, 360 to 12,260 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 2C
Unit 2CNeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 2C2026 draw
310035 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 2C
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
How hunters didin Unit 2C.
Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025
% success301121–74%
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%
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
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Unit 2C hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 2C · 3011
273 of 1,223 drew
Success46–74%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026