Arizona Unit 5B:elk draw odds & harvest
11 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 05b. 2026: 24 to 772 tags, 95 to 7,866 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 5B2026 draw
300324 tags, 6,701 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 5th hardest of 267 in 2026.
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–85%
Herd · 2023
27
bulls / 100 cows
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 5B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3003 | Bull elk · general elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 5B | 15 of 1,296 drew | 62–85% |
| 3016 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 5B | 749 of 6,169 drew | 37–46% |
| 3040 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 5B North | 193 of 1,056 drew | 54–61% |
| 3041 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 5B South | 375 of 2,088 drew | 29–50% |
| 3067 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 5B South and 6A | 350 of 2,110 drew | 49–69% |
| 3132 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 5B North | 20 of 6 drew | 10–54% |
| 3133 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 5B South | 10 of 2 drew | 22–63% |
| 3154 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 13–Nov 26Unit 5B North | 48 of 32 drew | 0–54% |
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
% success306735–69%
35%
48%
69%
49%
63%
20212022202320242025
313229–75%
58%
75%
30%
54%
29%
20212022202320242025
313322–63%
62%
50%
63%
51%
22%
20212022202320242025
31540–51%
36%
30%
51%
47%
0%
20212022202320242025
315519–46%
23%
46%
29%
26%
19%
20212022202320242025
317619–36%
20%
36%
29%
34%
19%
20212022202320242025
317717–38%
38%
18%
17%
25%
22%
20212022202320242025
300362–89%
89%
76%
85%
62%
2021202220242025
301632–46%
32%
37%
40%
46%
2021202220242025
304054–61%
55%
60%
61%
54%
2021202220242025
304129–50%
29%
29%
47%
50%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 05b
Bulls / 100 cows 2023
27
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
- 3003GENERAL ELKSep 25–Oct 1
- 3016GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3040GENERAL ELKOct 9–Oct 15
- 3041GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3067YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3132ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3133ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3154ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
- 3155ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
- 3176ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3177ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026