Arizona Unit 9:elk draw odds & harvest
7 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 09. 2026: 20 to 350 tags, 249 to 10,263 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 9
Unit 9Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
25–82%
Herd · 2025
43
bulls / 100 cows
Hardest draw in Unit 92026 draw
300420 tags, 10,263 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 2nd hardest of 267 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 9
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3004 | Bull elk · general elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 9 | 25 of 1,323 drew | 67–87% |
| 3022 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 9 | 348 of 1,555 drew | 25–38% |
| 3050 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 9 | 350 of 846 drew | 19–41% |
| 3051 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Unit 9 | 350 of 332 drew | 27–34% |
| 3069 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 9 | 150 of 291 drew | 61–82% |
| 3140 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 9 | 10 of 2 drew | 46–55% |
| 3161 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 13–Nov 26Unit 9 | 40 of 75 drew | 36–78% |
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
% success306941–82%
59%
41%
67%
61%
82%
20212022202320242025
314029–55%
29%
40%
46%
53%
55%
20212022202320242025
31619–78%
9%
25%
78%
36%
42%
20212022202320242025
300467–100%
100%
87%
82%
67%
2021202220242025
302225–38%
30%
34%
25%
38%
2021202220242025
305019–41%
19%
19%
38%
41%
2021202220242025
305116–34%
16%
34%
33%
27%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 09
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
43
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
- 3004GENERAL ELKSep 25–Oct 1
- 3022GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3050GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3051GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
- 3069YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3140ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3161ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 9and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Offline maps
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Members
Unit 9 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 9 · 3004
25 of 1,323 drew
Success67–87%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026