Arizona Unit 8:elk draw odds & harvest
7 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 08. 2026: 50 to 550 tags, 63 to 2,268 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 8
- Unit 1: 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 8Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
7
General elk · muzzleloader elk · archery-only elk
Tags · 2026
1,500
across 6 hunts
Applicants · 2026
5,059
3.4 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
11–69%
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
29
Hardest draw in Unit 82026 draw
316050 tags, 63 applied, 2% drew.
79th hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 8
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3021 | Bull elk · general elk · Nov 27–Dec 3Unit 8 | 48 of 2,268 drew | 500 | 31–33% |
| 3049 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Dec 4–Dec 10Unit 8 | 52 of 1,119 drew | 550 | 35–40% |
| 3111 | Antlerless elk · muzzleloader elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit 8 | 18 of 419 drew | 150 | 17–40% |
| 3139 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 8 | 19 of 1,112 drew | 200 | 20–69% |
| 3160 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Nov 13–Nov 26Unit 8 | 1 of 63 drew | 50 | 11–59% |
| 3182 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit 8 | 4 of 78 drew | 50 | 15–26% |
| 3193 | Antlerless elk · archery-only elk · Sep 15–Sep 28Unit 8 | 50 of 60 drew | 50 | 14–25% |
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
% success311117–60%
36%
60%
39%
17%
35%
20212022202320242025
313920–69%
35%
43%
27%
69%
20%
20212022202320242025
316011–56%
29%
47%
56%
11%
21%
20212022202320242025
31820–26%
11%
0%
20%
26%
15%
20212022202320242025
302131–35%
35%
33%
31%
32%
2021202220242025
304935–40%
38%
40%
40%
35%
2021202220242025
319314–30%
22%
14%
30%
202120222023
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 08
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
29
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
- 3021GENERAL ELKNov 27–Dec 3
- 3049GENERAL ELKDec 4–Dec 10
- 3111MUZZLELOADER ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3139ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
- 3160ARCHERY-ONLY ELKNov 13–Nov 26
- 3182ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 8and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 1: 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 8 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 8 · 3021
48 of 2,268 drew
Success31–33%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD