Unit 15A/15B/18A bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Hunt code
- 3006
- Unit
- 15A/15B/18A
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Sep 25 - Oct 1
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 32 of 682 residents drew (5%). The bonus-point pool reached 14 points. 26 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.
In 2026, 3 of 367 nonresidents drew (0.8%). The bonus-point pool reached 26 points. 2 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 6 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 67%.
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.
| Points | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 26 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 25 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 24 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 23 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 22 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 21 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 18 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 17 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 14 | 4 | 31 random | 75% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | 9 | 3random | 33% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 9 | 13 | 0 | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | 11 | 0 | 0% | 19 | 1random | 5% |
| 7 | 21 | 3random | 14% | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 34 | 2random | 6% | 30 | 1random | 3% |
| 5 | 36 | 1random | 3% | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 64 | 1random | 2% | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 87 | 6random | 7% | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 139 | 6random | 4% | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 127 | 3random | 2% | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 119 | 0 | 0% | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 682 | 32 | 5% | 367 | 3 | 0.8% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 38 | 682 | 32 | 14 | 367 | 3 | 26 |
| 2025 | 38 | 542 | 32 | 11 | 236 | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | 38 | 513 | 32 | 13 | 228 | 3 | 24 |
| 2023 | 38 | 471 | 32 | 13 | 223 | 3 | 24 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 20 | 67% |
| 2024 | 30 | 22 | 73% |
| 2023 | 28 | 22 | 79% |
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) 473 in the point rows vs 471 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 224 in the point rows vs 223 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)
- 20252025 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20252025 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20252025 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20252025 AZ Elk Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20252025 AZ Elk Draw Odds(hunt-table)
- 20242024 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20242024 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20242024 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20242024 AZ Elk Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20242024 AZ Elk Draw Odds(hunt-table)
- 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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Other hunts in unit 15A/15B/18A
- Unit 15A/15B/18A antlerless elk, general (Dec 4 - Dec 10)
- Unit 15A/15B/18A antlerless elk, general (Nov 14 - Dec 4)
- Unit 15A/15B/18A antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Nov 11 - Dec 1)
- Unit 15A/15B/18A bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 15A/15B/18A bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 15A/15B/18A bull elk, limited opportunity (general) (Sep 23 - Sep 29)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 11M bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 11M bull elk, archery-only (Sep 25 - Oct 8)
- Unit 12A/12B/13A/13B any elk, minimal occurrence (Apr 13 - Oct 6)
- Unit 16A any elk, muzzleloader (Sep 25 - Oct 15)
- Unit 16A any elk, archery-only (Sep 4 - Sep 24)
- Unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C bull elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 2 - Oct 15)
- Unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C bull elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 4 - Oct 17)