Arizona Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area:elk draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 5 to 30 tags, 40 to 81 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area2026 draw
31035 tags, 40 applied, 3% drew.
113th hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
3
General elk · muzzleloader elk · archery-only elk
Tags · 2026
60
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
171
2.9 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
20–79%
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3046 | Antlerless elk · general elk · Oct 16–Oct 22Unit Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area (Special Restrictions Apply - See Note 48) | 2 of 50 drew | 30 | 30–63% |
| 3103 | Bull elk · muzzleloader elk · Oct 2–Oct 8Unit Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area (Special Restrictions Apply - See Note 48) | 1 of 40 drew | 5 | 54–79% |
| 3137 | Bull elk · archery-only elk · Sep 11–Sep 24Unit Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area (Special Restrictions Apply - See Note 48) | 3 of 81 drew | 25 | 20–47% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area.
Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025
% success310320–79%
20%
50%
79%
56%
54%
20212022202320242025
313720–70%
47%
70%
20%
38%
47%
20212022202320242025
304626–63%
26%
30%
35%
63%
2021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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
- 3046GENERAL ELKOct 16–Oct 22
- 3103MUZZLELOADER ELKOct 2–Oct 8
- 3137ARCHERY-ONLY ELKSep 11–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Source: AZGFD