Arizona Unit 7:elk draw odds & harvest
13 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 50 to 500 tags, 122 to 3,990 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 72026 draw
3138150 tags, 2,136 applied, 7% drew.
47th hardest of 267 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 7
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3019 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 7 East | 400 of 683 drew | 25–41% |
| 3020 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 7 West | 400 of 604 drew | 25–31% |
| 3044 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 7 East | 200 of 403 drew | 21–32% |
| 3045 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Unit 7 East | 200 of 157 drew | 26–50% |
| 3047 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 7 West | 350 of 1,524 drew | 26–76% |
| 3048 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Unit 7 West | 300 of 759 drew | 29–35% |
| 3068 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 7 West | 100 of 341 drew | 67–74% |
| 3136 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 7 East | 130 of 498 drew | 11–47% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 7.
Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025
% success306865–74%
65%
67%
67%
74%
69%
20212022202320242025
313611–54%
54%
38%
11%
47%
25%
20212022202320242025
313817–80%
53%
80%
43%
38%
17%
20212022202320242025
315812–32%
30%
32%
25%
21%
12%
20212022202320242025
31596–80%
52%
43%
80%
26%
6%
20212022202320242025
318014–32%
24%
14%
17%
32%
17%
20212022202320242025
318116–55%
24%
20%
16%
55%
22%
20212022202320242025
301925–41%
28%
25%
39%
41%
2021202220242025
302025–33%
33%
27%
25%
31%
2021202220242025
304417–32%
17%
21%
32%
29%
2021202220242025
304526–50%
29%
26%
28%
50%
2021202220242025
304726–76%
38%
26%
76%
43%
2021202220242025
304829–35%
32%
32%
29%
35%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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
- 3019GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3020GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3044GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3045GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
- 3047GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3048GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
- 3068YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3136ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3138ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3158ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
- 3159ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
- 3180ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3181ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026