3081
East Sunset and West Sunset Hunt areas elk,limited opportunity (general) elk season
Season Limited Opportunity (General) Elk Oct 16–Oct 22·Units: East Sunset and West Sunset Hunt areas·25 tags in 2026
Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
25 tags, 25 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. One of Arizona's hardest elk draws: 1st hardest of 260 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
<1%
0 of 25 drew
Harvest success
0–76%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
25
Applicants · 2026
25
1.0 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit East Sunset and West Sunset Hunt areas (Special Restrictions Apply - See Note 49)
- Legal animal
- Antlerless elk
- Tags
- 25 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- Limited Opportunity (General) Elk: Oct 16–Oct 22
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3081
2021–20252175%2260%230%2457%2576%
2025: 16 taken by 21 hunters.
Other elk hunts in East Sunset and West Sunset Hunt areas
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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