Arizona Unit 6A Elk: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 6A2026 draw

550 tags, 9,380 applied, 6% drew.

37th hardest of 267 Arizona elk draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 6A

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2022	Success 3-yr
3017	Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 6A	175 of 664 drew	39–46%
3042	Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 6A	550 of 4,498 drew	22–55%
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%
3097	Any elk · champ (general) elk (challenged hunter access/mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 6A	15 of 90 drew	14–85%
3106	Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Nov 13–Nov 19Unit 6A	65 of 287 drew	26–77%
3110	Antlerless elk · muzzleloader elk · Nov 13–Nov 19Unit 6A	5 of 31 drew	36–38%
3134	Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 6A		11–38%
3156	Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 20–Nov 26Unit 6A	100 of 84 drew	8–49%

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

% success

306735–69%

35%

48%

69%

49%

63%

20212022202320242025

310626–73%

33%

60%

73%

46%

26%

20212022202320242025

311030–60%

30%

60%

35%

37%

38%

20212022202320242025

313411–51%

51%

20%

11%

38%

26%

20212022202320242025

31568–47%

15%

27%

47%

20%

8%

20212022202320242025

31780–42%

42%

0%

12%

23%

20212022202320242025

301713–46%

13%

39%

40%

46%

2021202220242025

304222–55%

38%

22%

48%

55%

2021202220242025

309714–85%

16%

14%

69%

85%

2022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 06a

Bulls / 100 cows 2023

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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

3017GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
3042GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
3067YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
3097CHAMP (GENERAL) ELK (Challenged Hunter Access/Mobility Permit required, see R12-4-217)Oct 23–Oct 29
3106MUZZLELOADER ELKNov 13–Nov 19
3110MUZZLELOADER ELKNov 13–Nov 19
3134ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
3156ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 20–Nov 26
3178ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24

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Unit 6A · 3017

175 of 664 drew

Success39–46%

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Arizona Unit 6A:elk draw odds & harvest

Elk huntsin Unit 6A

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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