Arizona Unit 4A:elk draw odds & harvest
7 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 04a. 2026: 25 to 170 tags, 14 to 1,102 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 4A
- 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 3A: Elk
- Unit 3B: Elk
- Unit 3C: 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 4ANeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
7
General elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · limited opportunity (general) elk · archery-only elk
Tags · 2026
612
across 7 hunts
Applicants · 2026
3,026
4.9 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–54%
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
17
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk21% drew
- Deer3% drew
- Turkey5% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
- Pronghorn<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–54%
- Deer0–7%
- Turkey18–38%
- Bighorn sheep50–100%
- Pronghorn0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 4A2026 draw
312997 tags, 1,102 applied, under 1% drew.
62nd hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 4A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3013 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 4A | 16 of 786 drew | 170 | 20–57% |
| 3037 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 4A | 16 of 720 drew | 97 | 21–55% |
| 3065 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 4A | 9 of 278 drew | 97 | 53–54% |
| 3080 | Antlerless elk · limited opportunity (general) elk · Dec 4–Dec 13Unit 4A North | 3 of 14 drew | 25 | 0–54% |
| 3129 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 4A | 10 of 1,102 drew | 97 | 0–44% |
| 3152 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 6–Nov 19Unit 4A | 1 of 37 drew | 29 | 0–31% |
| 3173 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 4A | 5 of 89 drew | 97 | 10–31% |
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
% success306553–59%
59%
59%
53%
53%
54%
20212022202320242025
30800–54%
29%
0%
0%
20%
54%
20212022202320242025
31290–47%
24%
47%
0%
44%
33%
20212022202320242025
31520–73%
73%
47%
27%
0%
0%
20212022202320242025
31737–31%
30%
7%
31%
18%
10%
20212022202320242025
301320–57%
35%
57%
20%
38%
2021202220242025
303721–56%
56%
55%
21%
53%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 04a
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
17
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
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
- 3013GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3037GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3065YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3080LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (GENERAL) ELKDec 4–Dec 13
- 3129ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3152ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 6–Nov 19
- 3173ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 4Aand 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 3A: Elk
- Unit 3B: Elk
- Unit 3C: 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 4A 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 4A · 3013
16 of 786 drew
Success20–57%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD