Unit 8 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Hunt code
- 3021
- Unit
- 8
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Nov 27 - Dec 3
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 450 of 3,722 residents drew (12%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 375 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
In 2026, 50 of 871 nonresidents drew (6%). The bonus-point pool reached 9 points. 25 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 32%.
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 | |
| 17 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 15 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 14 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 14 | 12 | 86% |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 33 | 42 random | 12% |
| 8 | 36 | 29 | 81% | 44 | 2random | 5% |
| 7 | 73 | 434 random | 59% | 35 | 7random | 20% |
| 6 | 161 | 29random | 18% | 67 | 3random | 4% |
| 5 | 263 | 47random | 18% | 61 | 3random | 5% |
| 4 | 416 | 58random | 14% | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 631 | 85random | 13% | 86 | 1random | 1% |
| 2 | 931 | 86random | 9% | 109 | 2random | 2% |
| 1 | 758 | 56random | 7% | 167 | 3random | 2% |
| 0 | 447 | 10random | 2% | 196 | 2random | 1% |
| All | 3,722 | 450 | 12% | 871 | 50 | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 550 | 3,722 | 450 | 7 | 871 | 50 | 9 |
| 2025 | 550 | 2,832 | 450 | 6 | 625 | 50 | 8 |
| 2024 | 577 | 3,471 | 473 | 7 | 799 | 52 | 8 |
| 2023 | 577 | 3,794 | 473 | 6 | 761 | 52 | 8 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 375 | 119 | 32% |
| 2024 | 460 | 117 | 25% |
| 2023 | 481 | 116 | 25% |
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 (R) 3725 in the point rows vs 3722 in the draw report.
- 2025AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus pass permits (R) 74 in the point rows vs 75 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 421 in the point rows vs 450 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (NR) 24 in the point rows vs 25 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 48 in the point rows vs 50 in the draw report.
- 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 3828 in the point rows vs 3794 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 767 in the point rows vs 761 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 8
- Unit 8 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)(mule deer)
- Unit 8 antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 6 - Nov 12)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 13 - Sep 26)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, general (Dec 4 - Dec 10)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, muzzleloader (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
- Unit 8 any antlered deer, youth-only (general) (Oct 10 - Oct 16)(deer)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, general (Oct 2 - Oct 11)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, muzzleloader (Oct 3 - Oct 12)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, muzzleloader (Sep 4 - Sep 13)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)
- Unit 8 bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 8 early bull elk, general (Sep 26 - Oct 2)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 7E early bull elk, general (Sep 26 - Oct 2)
- Unit 7E bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 7W bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 7W antlerless elk, general (Dec 2 - Dec 8)
- Unit 9 bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Unit 9 early bull elk, general (Sep 27 - Oct 3)
- Unit 10 bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Unit 10 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)