Arizona Unit 3A:elk draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 03a/03c. 2026: 20 to 225 tags, 43 to 5,188 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 3A
- Unit 1: Elk
- 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 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 3ANeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
6
General elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · archery-only elk
Tags · 2026
655
across 6 hunts
Applicants · 2026
9,259
14 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
21–100%
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
16
Hardest draw in Unit 3A2026 draw
300120 tags, 5,188 applied, under 1% drew.
39th hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 3A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | Bull elk · general elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 3A and 3C | 4 of 5,188 drew | 20 | 24–95% |
| 3012 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 3A and 3C | 8 of 998 drew | 225 | 27–100% |
| 3036 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Nov 6–Nov 12Unit 3A and 3C | 21 of 1,155 drew | 175 | 41–78% |
| 3064 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 3A and 3C | 15 of 431 drew | 125 | 46–100% |
| 3127 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 3A and 3C | 8 of 1,444 drew | 75 | 41–63% |
| 3171 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 3A and 3C | 1 of 43 drew | 35 | 21–32% |
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
% success300124–95%
47%
81%
28%
95%
24%
20212022202320242025
301227–100%
44%
34%
27%
100%
31%
20212022202320242025
306446–100%
60%
75%
52%
100%
46%
20212022202320242025
312713–63%
13%
45%
63%
57%
41%
20212022202320242025
31710–34%
0%
34%
22%
32%
21%
20212022202320242025
303641–78%
51%
45%
78%
41%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 03a/03c
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
16
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
- 3001GENERAL ELKSep 25–Oct 1
- 3012GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3036GENERAL ELKNov 6–Nov 12
- 3064YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3127ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3171ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 3Aand the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 1: Elk
- 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 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 3A 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 3A · 3001
4 of 5,188 drew
Success24–95%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD