Unit 5A bull elk, general (Sep 15 - Sep 21)

Hunt code: 3004-2023
Unit: 5A
Weapon: Any weapon
Season: General, Sep 15 - Sep 21
Draw years: 2023

Not offered in the draw after 2023. The figures below are its last draws.

In 2023, 22 of 2,989 residents drew (0.7%). The bonus-point pool reached 21 points. 19 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2023, 2 of 467 nonresidents drew (0.4%). The bonus-point pool reached 27 points. 1 went to a random-draw winner holding 1 point.

Harvest success in 2023 was 86%.

2023 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.

Points	Residents			Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate	Applied	Drew	Rate
27	–	–	–	1	1	100%
26	–	–	–	2	0	0%
25	–	–	–	1	0	0%
24	–	–	–	1	0	0%
23	2	1	50%	2	0	0%
22	1	1	100%	1	0	0%
21	5	1	20%	–	–	–
20	1	0	0%	2	0	0%
19	3	0	0%	1	0	0%
18	6	0	0%	–	–	–
17	9	0	0%	1	0	0%
16	8	1random	13%	2	0	0%
15	5	0	0%	2	0	0%
14	16	1random	6%	3	0	0%
13	10	0	0%	5	0	0%
12	20	0	0%	7	0	0%
11	18	0	0%	6	0	0%
10	37	0	0%	10	0	0%
9	83	1random	1%	12	0	0%
8	86	3random	3%	19	0	0%
7	150	3random	2%	26	0	0%
6	202	0	0%	25	0	0%
5	218	2random	0.9%	33	0	0%
4	275	1random	0.4%	19	0	0%
3	437	3random	0.7%	39	0	0%
2	503	3random	0.6%	68	0	0%
1	451	1random	0.2%	96	1random	1%
0	451	0	0%	83	0	0%
All	2,989	22	0.7%	467	2	0.4%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
23	2	1	50%
22	1	1	100%
21	5	1	20%
20	1	0	0%
19	3	0	0%
18	6	0	0%
17	9	0	0%
16	8	1random	13%
15	5	0	0%
14	16	1random	6%
13	10	0	0%
12	20	0	0%
11	18	0	0%
10	37	0	0%
9	83	1random	1%
8	86	3random	3%
7	150	3random	2%
6	202	0	0%
5	218	2random	0.9%
4	275	1random	0.4%
3	437	3random	0.7%
2	503	3random	0.6%
1	451	1random	0.2%
0	451	0	0%
All	2,989	22	0.7%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
27	1	1	100%
26	2	0	0%
25	1	0	0%
24	1	0	0%
23	2	0	0%
22	1	0	0%
20	2	0	0%
19	1	0	0%
17	1	0	0%
16	2	0	0%
15	2	0	0%
14	3	0	0%
13	5	0	0%
12	7	0	0%
11	6	0	0%
10	10	0	0%
9	12	0	0%
8	19	0	0%
7	26	0	0%
6	25	0	0%
5	33	0	0%
4	19	0	0%
3	39	0	0%
2	68	0	0%
1	96	1random	1%
0	83	0	0%
All	467	2	0.4%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2023	26	2,989	22	21	467	2	27

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2023	21	16	86%

Reading these numbers

Arizona uses bonus points. In each draw, 20% of a hunt's permits first go to the applicants with the most bonus points who listed it as their 1st or 2nd choice. The rest are drawn at random among 1st and 2nd choices together, where each bonus point buys an extra chance, and leftovers go to 3rd-5th choices. Because 1st and 2nd choices compete in the same passes, applicant and permit counts here include both choices, which is how AZGFD prints them. Nonresidents are capped, usually at 10% of a hunt's permits. AZGFD renumbers hunts most years, so a hunt's number can differ from one year to the next.

2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 2997 in the point rows vs 2989 in the draw report.

Sources

20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
20232023 AZ Elk Harvest Summary(harvest)
20232023 AZ Elk Draw Odds(hunt-table)

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