Arizona Unit 1:elk draw odds & harvest
8 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 01. 2026: 30 to 400 tags, 121 to 6,966 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 1
- Unit 8: Elk
- Unit 9: Elk
- Unit 10: Elk
- Unit 21: Elk
- Unit 22: Elk
- Unit 23: Elk
- Unit 27: Elk
- Unit 28: Elk
- Unit 32: Elk
- Unit 2A: Elk
- Unit 2B: Elk
- Unit 2C: Elk
- Unit 3A: Elk
- Unit 3B: Elk
- Unit 3C: Elk
- Unit 4A: Elk
- Unit 4B: Elk
- Unit 5A: Elk
- Unit 6A: Elk
- Unit 6B: Elk
- Unit 11M: Elk
- Unit 12A: Elk
- Unit 12B: Elk
- Unit 13A: Elk
- Unit 13B: Elk
- Unit 15A: Elk
- Unit 15B: Elk
- Unit 16A: Elk
- Unit 17A: Elk
- Unit 17B: Elk
- Unit 18A: Elk
- Unit 18B: Elk
- Unit 19A: Elk
- Unit 19B: Elk
- Unit 20A: Elk
- Unit 20C: Elk
- Unit 24A: Elk
Unit 1Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
8
General elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · muzzleloader elk · archery-only elk
Tags · 2026
1,590
across 8 hunts
Applicants · 2026
20,696
13 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
20
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk3% drew
- Deer8% drew
- Turkey5% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
- Pronghorn<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–100%
- Deer10–19%
- Turkey26–55%
- Bighorn sheep100%
- Pronghorn0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 12026 draw
310035 tags, 2,802 applied, under 1% drew.
41st hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 1
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3011 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Units 1, 2B, and 2C | 21 of 6,966 drew | 225 | 46–74% |
| 3034 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Units 1, 2B, and 2C | 42 of 2,300 drew | 400 | 33–76% |
| 3035 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 11–Dec 31Units 1, 2B, and 2C | 40 of 1,440 drew | 400 | 28–67% |
| 3063 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 1 and 2C | 35 of 1,410 drew | 200 | 30–91% |
| 3100 | Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Units 1, 2B, and 2C | 3 of 2,802 drew | 35 | 0–100% |
| 3126 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Units 1, 2B, and 2C | 23 of 5,524 drew | 225 | 0–82% |
| 3151 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 6–Nov 19Units 1, 2B, and 2C | 1 of 133 drew | 30 | 0–48% |
| 3168 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Units 1, 2B, and 2C | 4 of 121 drew | 75 | 10–37% |
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
% success301121–74%
21%
36%
69%
74%
46%
20212022202320242025
303429–83%
29%
83%
76%
66%
33%
20212022202320242025
303528–67%
47%
49%
40%
67%
28%
20212022202320242025
306330–91%
59%
76%
91%
49%
30%
20212022202320242025
31000–100%
59%
22%
0%
100%
64%
20212022202320242025
31260–83%
83%
63%
0%
82%
11%
20212022202320242025
31510–54%
48%
54%
47%
0%
17%
20212022202320242025
316810–56%
13%
56%
27%
37%
10%
20212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 01
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
20
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
202320242025
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.
Season dates · 2026
- 3011GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3034GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
- 3035GENERAL ELKDec 11–Dec 31
- 3063YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3100MUZZLELOADER ELKSep 25–Oct 1
- 3126ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3151ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 6–Nov 19
- 3168ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 1and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 8: Elk
- Unit 9: Elk
- Unit 10: Elk
- Unit 21: Elk
- Unit 22: Elk
- Unit 23: Elk
- Unit 27: Elk
- Unit 28: Elk
- Unit 32: Elk
- Unit 2A: Elk
- Unit 2B: Elk
- Unit 2C: Elk
- Unit 3A: Elk
- Unit 3B: Elk
- Unit 3C: Elk
- Unit 4A: Elk
- Unit 4B: Elk
- Unit 5A: Elk
- Unit 6A: Elk
- Unit 6B: Elk
- Unit 11M: Elk
- Unit 12A: Elk
- Unit 12B: Elk
- Unit 13A: Elk
- Unit 13B: Elk
- Unit 15A: Elk
- Unit 15B: Elk
- Unit 16A: Elk
- Unit 17A: Elk
- Unit 17B: Elk
- Unit 18A: Elk
- Unit 18B: Elk
- Unit 19A: Elk
- Unit 19B: Elk
- Unit 20A: Elk
- Unit 20C: Elk
- Unit 24A: Elk
Offline maps
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Members
Unit 1 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 1 · 3011
21 of 6,966 drew
Success46–74%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD