Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
15 tags, 410 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. 52nd hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
<1%
2 of 410 drew
Harvest success
32–45%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
15
Bulls / 100 cows
17
23, 2025
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 410 | 2 | 15 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 23 South
- Legal animal
- Bull elk
- Weapon
- Archery-Only Elk
- Tags
- 15 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- Archery-Only Elk: Sep 11–Sep 24
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3149
2021–20252129%2255%2334%2432%2545%
2025: 5 taken by 11 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 23
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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