Unit 9 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)

Hunt code: 3022
Unit: 9
Weapon: Any weapon
Season: General, Nov 27 - Dec 3
Draw years: 2023–2026

In 2026, 203 of 1,655 residents drew (12%). The bonus-point pool reached 8 points. 169 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 22 of 817 nonresidents drew (3%). The bonus-point pool reached 13 points. 11 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 5 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 38%.

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
29	–	–	–	1	1	100%
21	1	0	0%	1	1	100%
16	2	1	50%	–	–	–
15	1	1	100%	–	–	–
14	1	1	100%	6	4	67%
13	–	–	–	5	5	100%
12	3	2	67%	5	3random	60%
11	7	5	71%	19	1random	5%
10	8	6	75%	18	0	0%
9	14	9	64%	18	1random	6%
8	27	112 random	41%	36	1random	3%
7	69	12random	17%	46	2random	4%
6	92	27random	29%	59	2random	3%
5	143	23random	16%	48	1random	2%
4	204	19random	9%	53	0	0%
3	232	34random	15%	92	0	0%
2	380	37random	10%	115	0	0%
1	313	13random	4%	141	0	0%
0	158	2random	1%	154	0	0%
All	1,655	203	12%	817	22	3%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
21	1	0	0%
16	2	1	50%
15	1	1	100%
14	1	1	100%
12	3	2	67%
11	7	5	71%
10	8	6	75%
9	14	9	64%
8	27	112 random	41%
7	69	12random	17%
6	92	27random	29%
5	143	23random	16%
4	204	19random	9%
3	232	34random	15%
2	380	37random	10%
1	313	13random	4%
0	158	2random	1%
All	1,655	203	12%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
29	1	1	100%
21	1	1	100%
14	6	4	67%
13	5	5	100%
12	5	3random	60%
11	19	1random	5%
10	18	0	0%
9	18	1random	6%
8	36	1random	3%
7	46	2random	4%
6	59	2random	3%
5	48	1random	2%
4	53	0	0%
3	92	0	0%
2	115	0	0%
1	141	0	0%
0	154	0	0%
All	817	22	3%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	247	1,655	203	8	817	22	13
2025	247	1,757	203	8	739	22	12
2024	275	1,260	225	7	646	25	11
2023	275	1,846	225	7	773	25	9

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

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2025	175	66	38%
2024	180	63	35%
2023	207	46	23%

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: bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 198 in the point rows vs 203 in the draw report.
2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1864 in the point rows vs 1846 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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