3073
Unit 17A elk,Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C
Season Limited Opportunity (General) Elk Oct 2–Oct 15·Units: 17A·35 tags in 2026
Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
35 tags, 438 applied, 2% drew in 2026. 81st hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
2%
7 of 438 drew
Harvest success
32–58%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
35
Applicants · 2026
438
13 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 438 | 7 | 35 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Tags
- 35 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- Limited Opportunity (General) Elk: Oct 2–Oct 15
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3073
2021–2025210%2248%2333%2458%2532%
Other elk hunts in Unit 17A
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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…”
- Tag fee
- “Elk Nonpermit-tag $135 $650”
- Application fee
- “prices shown include a $13 application fee per applicant for residents and a $15 application fee per applicant for non-residents.”
Rules for 2027.
Source: AZGFD