Unit 9 bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)

Hunt code: 3004
Unit: 9
Weapon: Any weapon
Season: General, Sep 25 - Oct 1
Draw years: 2026

In 2026, 18 of 6,147 residents drew (0.3%). The bonus-point pool reached 27 points. 15 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2026, 2 of 4,115 nonresidents drew (0.1%). The bonus-point pool reached 31 points. 1 went to a random-draw winner holding 26 points.

2026 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
31	–	–	–	4	1	25%
30	–	–	–	5	0	0%
29	–	–	–	13	0	0%
28	–	–	–	17	0	0%
27	4	3	75%	28	0	0%
26	9	0	0%	27	1random	4%
25	15	0	0%	30	0	0%
24	24	0	0%	44	0	0%
23	19	0	0%	46	0	0%
22	26	0	0%	63	0	0%
21	32	0	0%	64	0	0%
20	27	0	0%	46	0	0%
19	36	0	0%	43	0	0%
18	54	1random	2%	57	0	0%
17	65	0	0%	70	0	0%
16	71	2random	3%	65	0	0%
15	87	0	0%	65	0	0%
14	100	0	0%	72	0	0%
13	113	0	0%	85	0	0%
12	152	2random	1%	100	0	0%
11	218	1random	0.5%	96	0	0%
10	227	0	0%	134	0	0%
9	233	0	0%	149	0	0%
8	324	0	0%	196	0	0%
7	339	0	0%	228	0	0%
6	357	2random	0.6%	334	0	0%
5	489	1random	0.2%	249	0	0%
4	452	0	0%	118	0	0%
3	631	1random	0.2%	346	0	0%
2	861	1random	0.1%	330	0	0%
1	663	4random	0.6%	388	0	0%
0	519	0	0%	604	0	0%
All	6,147	18	0.3%	4,115	2	0.1%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
27	4	3	75%
26	9	0	0%
25	15	0	0%
24	24	0	0%
23	19	0	0%
22	26	0	0%
21	32	0	0%
20	27	0	0%
19	36	0	0%
18	54	1random	2%
17	65	0	0%
16	71	2random	3%
15	87	0	0%
14	100	0	0%
13	113	0	0%
12	152	2random	1%
11	218	1random	0.5%
10	227	0	0%
9	233	0	0%
8	324	0	0%
7	339	0	0%
6	357	2random	0.6%
5	489	1random	0.2%
4	452	0	0%
3	631	1random	0.2%
2	861	1random	0.1%
1	663	4random	0.6%
0	519	0	0%
All	6,147	18	0.3%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
31	4	1	25%
30	5	0	0%
29	13	0	0%
28	17	0	0%
27	28	0	0%
26	27	1random	4%
25	30	0	0%
24	44	0	0%
23	46	0	0%
22	63	0	0%
21	64	0	0%
20	46	0	0%
19	43	0	0%
18	57	0	0%
17	70	0	0%
16	65	0	0%
15	65	0	0%
14	72	0	0%
13	85	0	0%
12	100	0	0%
11	96	0	0%
10	134	0	0%
9	149	0	0%
8	196	0	0%
7	228	0	0%
6	334	0	0%
5	249	0	0%
4	118	0	0%
3	346	0	0%
2	330	0	0%
1	388	0	0%
0	604	0	0%
All	4,115	2	0.1%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	22	6,147	18	27	4,115	2	31

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.

2026AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 4116 in the point rows vs 4115 in the draw report.

Sources

20262026 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
20262026 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
20262026 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
20262026 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)

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Other hunts in unit 9

Units listed next to it

In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.