Unit 5B bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)

Hunt code: 3016
Unit: 5B
Weapon: Any weapon
Season: General, Nov 27 - Dec 3
Draw years: 2022–2026

In 2026, 695 of 6,800 residents drew (10%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 579 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 77 of 1,066 nonresidents drew (7%). The bonus-point pool reached 8 points. 39 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 61%.

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
21	1	1	100%	–	–	–
14	1	1	100%	–	–	–
13	4	2	50%	–	–	–
12	–	–	–	1	1	100%
11	4	3	75%	6	4	67%
10	11	7	64%	4	4	100%
9	33	23	70%	16	14	88%
8	101	651 random	64%	56	172 random	30%
7	299	5540 random	18%	74	4random	5%
6	409	72random	18%	79	7random	9%
5	647	88random	14%	95	6random	6%
4	853	83random	10%	105	3random	3%
3	1,240	128random	10%	146	5random	3%
2	1,427	101random	7%	122	2random	2%
1	1,131	59random	5%	170	6random	4%
0	639	7random	1%	192	4random	2%
All	6,800	695	10%	1,066	77	7%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
21	1	1	100%
14	1	1	100%
13	4	2	50%
11	4	3	75%
10	11	7	64%
9	33	23	70%
8	101	651 random	64%
7	299	5540 random	18%
6	409	72random	18%
5	647	88random	14%
4	853	83random	10%
3	1,240	128random	10%
2	1,427	101random	7%
1	1,131	59random	5%
0	639	7random	1%
All	6,800	695	10%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
12	1	1	100%
11	6	4	67%
10	4	4	100%
9	16	14	88%
8	56	172 random	30%
7	74	4random	5%
6	79	7random	9%
5	95	6random	6%
4	105	3random	3%
3	146	5random	3%
2	122	2random	2%
1	170	6random	4%
0	192	4random	2%
All	1,066	77	7%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	849	6,800	695	7	1,066	77	8
2025	30	69	28	2	0	0	–
2024	849	6,524	695	7	1,092	77	8
2023	742	6,032	608	7	980	67	7
2022	742	7,157	608	7	886	67	7

ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2025	23	14	61%
2024	681	275	40%
2023	602	226	38%

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.

2025AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 71 in the point rows vs 69 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 26 in the point rows vs 28 in the draw report.
2024AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1093 in the point rows vs 1092 in the draw report.
2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 6083 in the point rows vs 6032 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 981 in the point rows vs 980 in the draw report.
2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 7180 in the point rows vs 7157 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (R) 109 in the point rows vs 111 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 586 in the point rows vs 608 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 902 in the point rows vs 886 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (NR) 26 in the point rows vs 24 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 71 in the point rows vs 67 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)
20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
20222022 AZ Elk Draw Odds(hunt-table)

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