Arizona Unit 3B:elk draw odds & harvest
7 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 03b. 2026: 25 to 250 tags, 19 to 1,492 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 3B
Unit 3BNeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 3B2026 draw
310130 tags, 1,492 applied, 2% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 16th hardest of 267 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 3B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3101 | Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 3B | 5 of 36 drew | 19–75% |
| 3105 | Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 3B | 325 of 1,304 drew | 35–56% |
| 3108 | Antlerless elk · muzzleloader elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 3B | 100 of 256 drew | 0–67% |
| 3109 | Antlerless elk · muzzleloader elk · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 3B | 250 of 346 drew | 61–89% |
| 3125 | Antlerless elk · limited opportunity (ham) elk · Dec 11–Dec 31Unit 3B North | 25 of 5 drew | 43–80% |
| 3128 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 3B | 10 of 4 drew | 19–46% |
| 3172 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 3B | 25 of 42 drew | 0–44% |
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
% success310119–75%
63%
62%
19%
75%
50%
20212022202320242025
310535–90%
90%
60%
36%
56%
35%
20212022202320242025
31080–67%
55%
67%
0%
55%
67%
20212022202320242025
310937–89%
37%
41%
55%
89%
61%
20212022202320242025
312540–80%
40%
63%
80%
61%
43%
20212022202320242025
312819–46%
38%
38%
36%
46%
19%
20212022202320242025
31720–44%
13%
12%
18%
44%
0%
20212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 03b
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
21
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
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
- 3101MUZZLELOADER ELKSep 25–Oct 1
- 3105MUZZLELOADER ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3108MUZZLELOADER ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3109MUZZLELOADER ELKDec 11–Dec 31
- 3125LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (HAM) ELKDec 11–Dec 31
- 3128ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3172ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 3B 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 3B · 3101
5 of 36 drew
Success19–75%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026