Arizona Unit 3A:elk draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 03a/03c. 2026: 20 to 225 tags, 124 to 7,980 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 3A
Unit 3ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 3A2026 draw
300120 tags, 7,980 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 3rd hardest of 267 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 3A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | Bull elk · general elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 3A and 3C | 25 of 5,521 drew | 24–95% |
| 3012 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 3A and 3C | 250 of 1,142 drew | 27–100% |
| 3036 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 3A and 3C | 200 of 1,247 drew | 41–78% |
| 3064 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 3A and 3C | 150 of 463 drew | 46–100% |
| 3127 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 3A and 3C | 10 of 7 drew | 41–63% |
| 3171 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 3A and 3C | 30 of 39 drew | 21–32% |
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
% success300124–95%
47%
81%
28%
95%
24%
20212022202320242025
301227–100%
44%
34%
27%
100%
31%
20212022202320242025
306446–100%
60%
75%
52%
100%
46%
20212022202320242025
312713–63%
13%
45%
63%
57%
41%
20212022202320242025
31710–34%
0%
34%
22%
32%
21%
20212022202320242025
303641–78%
51%
45%
78%
41%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 03a/03c
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
16
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
- 3001GENERAL ELKSep 25–Oct 1
- 3012GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3036GENERAL ELKNov 6–Nov 12
- 3064YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3127ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3171ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
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Members
Unit 3A 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 3A · 3001
25 of 5,521 drew
Success24–95%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026