Arizona Unit 4B:elk draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 04b. 2026: 15 to 175 tags, 70 to 2,703 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 4B
Unit 4BNeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 4B2026 draw
300215 tags, 2,703 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 9th hardest of 267 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 4B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3002 | Bull elk · general elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 4B | 25 of 1,270 drew | 76–80% |
| 3014 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 4B | 170 of 749 drew | 32–35% |
| 3038 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 4B | 50 of 285 drew | 33–60% |
| 3096 | Any elk · champ (general) elk (challenged hunter access/mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 4B | 15 of 74 drew | 38–61% |
| 3130 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 4B | 100 of 708 drew | 31–53% |
| 3174 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 4B | 25 of 26 drew | 19–52% |
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
% success300276–80%
78%
77%
76%
80%
80%
20212022202320242025
309624–61%
24%
57%
38%
53%
61%
20212022202320242025
313031–100%
74%
100%
43%
53%
31%
20212022202320242025
317415–55%
55%
15%
21%
52%
19%
20212022202320242025
301432–41%
41%
32%
34%
35%
2021202220242025
303833–60%
52%
55%
33%
60%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 04b
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
40
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
20232025
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
- 3002GENERAL ELKSep 25–Oct 1
- 3014GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3038GENERAL ELKNov 6–Nov 12
- 3096CHAMP (GENERAL) ELK (Challenged Hunter Access/Mobility Permit required, see R12-4-217)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3130ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3174ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 4Band the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Offline maps
Take Unit 4Binto your map app
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Members
Unit 4B 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 4B · 3002
25 of 1,270 drew
Success76–80%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026