Arizona Unit 8:elk draw odds & harvest
7 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 08. 2026: 50 to 550 tags, 180 to 4,596 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 8
Unit 8Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
11–69%
Herd · 2024
29
bulls / 100 cows
Hardest draw in Unit 82026 draw
3139200 tags, 2,305 applied, 9% drew.
66th hardest of 267 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 8
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3021 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 8 | 298 of 1,065 drew | 31–33% | |
| 3049 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Unit 8 | 550 of 1,090 drew | 35–40% | |
| 3111 | Antlerless elk · muzzleloader elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 8 | 150 of 410 drew | 17–40% | |
| 3139 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 8 | 10 of 8 drew | 20–69% | |
| 3160 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 13–Nov 26Unit 8 | 50 of 62 drew | 11–59% | |
| 3182 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 8 | 50 of 65 drew | 15–26% | |
| 3193 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 15–Sep 28Unit 8 | 50 of 60 drew | 50 | 14–25% |
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
% success311117–60%
36%
60%
39%
17%
35%
20212022202320242025
313920–69%
35%
43%
27%
69%
20%
20212022202320242025
316011–56%
29%
47%
56%
11%
21%
20212022202320242025
31820–26%
11%
0%
20%
26%
15%
20212022202320242025
302131–35%
35%
33%
31%
32%
2021202220242025
304935–40%
38%
40%
40%
35%
2021202220242025
319314–30%
22%
14%
30%
202120222023
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 08
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
29
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
- 3021GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3049GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
- 3111MUZZLELOADER ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3139ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3160ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
- 3182ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 8and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Offline maps
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Members
Unit 8 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 8 · 3021
298 of 1,065 drew
Success31–33%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026