Arizona Unit 6B:elk draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 06b. 2026: 30 to 300 tags, 113 to 1,668 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 6B
Unit 6BNeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
10–60%
Herd · 2024
31
bulls / 100 cows
Hardest draw in Unit 6B2026 draw
3018175 tags, 1,668 applied, 10% drew.
85th hardest of 267 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 6B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2023 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3018 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 6B (excluding Camp Navajo) | 175 of 577 drew | 22–54% |
| 3043 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Unit 6B (excluding Camp Navajo) | 300 of 422 drew | 25–60% |
| 3135 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 6B (excluding Camp Navajo) | 155 of 558 drew | 21–33% |
| 3157 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 13–Nov 26Unit 6B (excluding Camp Navajo) | 30 of 32 drew | 10–28% |
| 3179 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 6B (excluding Camp Navajo) | 75 of 66 drew | 11–31% |
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
% success313521–67%
53%
67%
29%
33%
21%
20212022202320242025
315710–33%
33%
19%
28%
21%
10%
20212022202320242025
31798–31%
27%
8%
21%
31%
11%
20212022202320242025
30189–54%
9%
22%
37%
54%
2021202220242025
304321–60%
21%
25%
60%
37%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 06b
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
31
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
- 3018GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3043GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
- 3135ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3157ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
- 3179ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 6Band the units around it
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 6B 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 6B · 3018
175 of 577 drew
Success22–54%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026