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Unit 17A elk,Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C
Season Limited Opportunity (Archery-Only) Elk Sep 11–Oct 1·Units: 17A·35 tags in 2026
Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
35 tags, 167 applied, 4% drew in 2026. 142nd hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
4%
6 of 167 drew
Harvest success
19–41%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
35
Applicants · 2026
167
4.8 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 167 | 6 | 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
- Weapon
- Limited Opportunity (Archery-Only) Elk
- Tags
- 35 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- Limited Opportunity (Archery-Only) Elk: Sep 11–Oct 1
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3190
2021–20252115%2235%2322%2419%2541%
Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
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