Arizona Unit 6A:elk draw odds & harvest
9 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 06a. 2026: 25 to 825 tags, 84 to 7,153 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 6A
- 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 5A: 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 6ANeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
9
General elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · champ (general) elk (challenged hunter access/mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · muzzleloader elk · archery-only elk
Tags · 2026
3,075
across 9 hunts
Applicants · 2026
19,700
6.4 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
8–85%
Bulls / 100 cows 2023
21
Hardest draw in Unit 6A2026 draw
317825 tags, 84 applied, 1% drew.
68th hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 6A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3017 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 6A | 102 of 7,153 drew | 825 | 39–46% |
| 3042 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 6A | 75 of 4,768 drew | 550 | 22–55% |
| 3067 | Antlerless elk · youth-only (general) elk (arizona hunter education course required for youth ages 10–13) · Oct 9–Oct 15Unit 5B South and 6A | 75 of 2,275 drew | 450 | 49–69% |
| 3097 | Any elk · champ (general) elk (challenged hunter access/mobility permit required, see r12-4-217) · Oct 23–Oct 29Unit 6A | 7 of 392 drew | 50 | 14–85% |
| 3106 | Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Nov 13–Nov 19Unit 6A | 36 of 1,240 drew | 325 | 26–77% |
| 3110 | Antlerless elk · muzzleloader elk · Nov 13–Nov 19Unit 6A | 4 of 132 drew | 50 | 36–38% |
| 3134 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 6A | 80 of 3,515 drew | 700 | 11–38% |
| 3156 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 20–Nov 26Unit 6A | 7 of 141 drew | 100 | 8–49% |
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
% success306735–69%
35%
48%
69%
49%
63%
20212022202320242025
310626–73%
33%
60%
73%
46%
26%
20212022202320242025
311030–60%
30%
60%
35%
37%
38%
20212022202320242025
313411–51%
51%
20%
11%
38%
26%
20212022202320242025
31568–47%
15%
27%
47%
20%
8%
20212022202320242025
31780–42%
42%
0%
12%
23%
23%
20212022202320242025
301713–46%
13%
39%
40%
46%
2021202220242025
304222–55%
38%
22%
48%
55%
2021202220242025
309714–85%
16%
14%
69%
85%
2022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 06a
Bulls / 100 cows 2023
21
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
- 3017GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3042GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3067YOUTH-ONLY (GENERAL) ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)Oct 9–Oct 15
- 3097CHAMP (GENERAL) ELK (Challenged Hunter Access/Mobility Permit required, see R12-4-217)Oct 23–Oct 29
- 3106MUZZLELOADER ELKNov 13–Nov 19
- 3110MUZZLELOADER ELKNov 13–Nov 19
- 3134ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3156ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 20–Nov 26
- 3178ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 6Aand 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 5A: 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
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Members
Unit 6A 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 6A · 3017
102 of 7,153 drew
Success39–46%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD