Unit 6A bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Hunt code
- 3017
- Unit
- 6A
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Nov 27 - Dec 3
- Draw years
- 2022–2026
In 2026, 743 of 11,315 residents drew (7%). The bonus-point pool reached 8 points. 619 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
In 2026, 82 of 1,461 nonresidents drew (6%). The bonus-point pool reached 8 points. 41 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 46%.
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 | |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 15 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | 71% | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 10 | 17 | 13 | 76% | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| 9 | 42 | 31 | 74% | 21 | 17 | 81% |
| 8 | 165 | 748 random | 45% | 38 | 5 | 13% |
| 7 | 354 | 43random | 12% | 80 | 3random | 4% |
| 6 | 598 | 45random | 8% | 82 | 3random | 4% |
| 5 | 953 | 98random | 10% | 108 | 6random | 6% |
| 4 | 1,260 | 99random | 8% | 126 | 4random | 3% |
| 3 | 1,904 | 136random | 7% | 173 | 8random | 5% |
| 2 | 2,302 | 86random | 4% | 199 | 8random | 4% |
| 1 | 2,176 | 61random | 3% | 266 | 4random | 2% |
| 0 | 1,527 | 43random | 3% | 346 | 5random | 1% |
| All | 11,315 | 743 | 7% | 1,461 | 82 | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 907 | 11,315 | 743 | 8 | 1,461 | 82 | 8 |
| 2025 | 907 | 10,987 | 743 | 8 | 1,440 | 82 | 8 |
| 2024 | 825 | 9,466 | 675 | 8 | 1,173 | 75 | 8 |
| 2023 | 825 | 9,435 | 675 | 7 | 1,008 | 75 | 7 |
| 2022 | 825 | 10,056 | 675 | 7 | 991 | 75 | 7 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 631 | 290 | 46% |
| 2024 | 662 | 247 | 37% |
| 2023 | 681 | 276 | 41% |
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) 1463 in the point rows vs 1461 in the draw report.
- 2025AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus pass permits (R) 122 in the point rows vs 124 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 699 in the point rows vs 743 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1441 in the point rows vs 1440 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (NR) 40 in the point rows vs 41 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 78 in the point rows vs 82 in the draw report.
- 2024AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 9468 in the point rows vs 9466 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1174 in the point rows vs 1173 in the draw report.
- 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 9511 in the point rows vs 9435 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1018 in the point rows vs 1008 in the draw report.
- 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 10107 in the point rows vs 10056 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 651 in the point rows vs 675 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1003 in the point rows vs 991 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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Other hunts in unit 6A
- Unit 6A antlered mule deer, general (Dec 13 - Dec 31)(mule deer)
- Unit 6A antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)(mule deer)
- Unit 6A antlered whitetail deer, general (Dec 11 - Dec 31)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 6A antlered whitetail deer, general (Oct 23 - Oct 29)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 6A antlered whitetail, general (Nov 10 - Nov 16)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 6A antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 6A antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
- Unit 6A antlerless elk, muzzleloader (Nov 13 - Nov 19)
- Unit 6A any elk, champ (general) (Oct 23 - Oct 29)
- Unit 6A any ram, general (Dec 1 - Dec 31)(bighorn sheep)
- Unit 6A buck pronghorn, archery-only (Aug 21 - Sep 3)(pronghorn)
- Unit 6A buck pronghorn, general (Sep 4 - Sep 13)(pronghorn)
- Unit 6A bull elk, archery-only (Nov 20 - Nov 26)
- Unit 6A bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 6A bull elk, muzzleloader (Nov 13 - Nov 19)
- Unit 6A deer, youth general (Oct 7 - Oct 13)(deer)
- Unit 6A early bull elk, archery-only (Sep 13 - Sep 26)
- Unit 6A early bull elk, muzzleloader (Sep 27 - Oct 3)
- Unit 6A whitetail deer, general (Oct 21 - Oct 27)(whitetail deer)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.