Arizona Unit 5A:elk draw odds & harvest
7 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 05a. 2026: 24 to 339 tags, 54 to 1,211 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 5A
- 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 4A: Elk
- Unit 4B: 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 5ANeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
7
General elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · muzzleloader elk · archery-only elk
Tags · 2026
919
across 7 hunts
Applicants · 2026
4,127
4.5 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–83%
Bulls / 100 cows 2023
23
Hardest draw in Unit 5A2026 draw
310224 tags, 576 applied, under 1% drew.
45th hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 5A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3015 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 5A | 34 of 1,211 drew | 339 | 23–45% |
| 3039 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 5A | 23 of 942 drew | 194 | 42–60% |
| 3066 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 5A | 8 of 263 drew | 121 | 63–77% |
| 3102 | Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Sep 25–Oct 1Unit 5A | 1 of 576 drew | 24 | 0–83% |
| 3131 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 5A | 13 of 998 drew | 145 | 0–46% |
| 3153 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 13–Nov 26Unit 5A | 2 of 54 drew | 48 | 14–73% |
| 3175 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 5A | 2 of 83 drew | 48 | 13–43% |
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
% success306648–77%
48%
55%
75%
63%
77%
20212022202320242025
31020–86%
70%
86%
73%
0%
83%
20212022202320242025
31310–62%
62%
0%
0%
46%
22%
20212022202320242025
315314–66%
50%
46%
66%
25%
14%
20212022202320242025
317513–43%
18%
26%
37%
13%
43%
20212022202320242025
301523–45%
39%
45%
23%
32%
2021202220242025
303942–60%
45%
42%
58%
60%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 05a
Bulls / 100 cows 2023
23
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
- 3015GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3039GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3066YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3102MUZZLELOADER ELKSep 25–Oct 1
- 3131ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3153ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
- 3175ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 5Aand 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 4A: Elk
- Unit 4B: 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 5A 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 5A · 3015
34 of 1,211 drew
Success23–45%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD