Unit 23 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)

Hunt code: 3030
Unit: 23
Weapon: Any weapon
Season: General, Nov 27 - Dec 3
Draw years: 2022–2026

In 2026, 189 of 2,993 residents drew (6%). The bonus-point pool reached 12 points. 157 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 21 of 2,486 nonresidents drew (0.8%). The bonus-point pool reached 22 points. 11 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 59%.

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
26	2	2	100%	1	1	100%
24	–	–	–	3	3	100%
23	–	–	–	5	5	100%
22	–	–	–	7	21 random	29%
21	–	–	–	9	0	0%
20	–	–	–	9	0	0%
19	–	–	–	15	0	0%
18	–	–	–	8	0	0%
17	–	–	–	22	0	0%
16	–	–	–	26	0	0%
15	5	4	80%	26	1random	4%
14	11	10	91%	37	0	0%
13	9	8	89%	40	0	0%
12	25	91 random	36%	45	0	0%
11	41	9random	22%	73	0	0%
10	61	11random	18%	87	1random	1%
9	99	10random	10%	86	1random	1%
8	139	15random	11%	130	0	0%
7	154	17random	11%	161	0	0%
6	227	15random	7%	209	2random	1.0%
5	266	20random	8%	202	2random	1.0%
4	359	10random	3%	126	0	0%
3	487	21random	4%	247	0	0%
2	472	23random	5%	270	1random	0.4%
1	360	3random	0.8%	303	1random	0.3%
0	276	2random	0.7%	339	1random	0.3%
All	2,993	189	6%	2,486	21	0.8%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
26	2	2	100%
15	5	4	80%
14	11	10	91%
13	9	8	89%
12	25	91 random	36%
11	41	9random	22%
10	61	11random	18%
9	99	10random	10%
8	139	15random	11%
7	154	17random	11%
6	227	15random	7%
5	266	20random	8%
4	359	10random	3%
3	487	21random	4%
2	472	23random	5%
1	360	3random	0.8%
0	276	2random	0.7%
All	2,993	189	6%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
26	1	1	100%
24	3	3	100%
23	5	5	100%
22	7	21 random	29%
21	9	0	0%
20	9	0	0%
19	15	0	0%
18	8	0	0%
17	22	0	0%
16	26	0	0%
15	26	1random	4%
14	37	0	0%
13	40	0	0%
12	45	0	0%
11	73	0	0%
10	87	1random	1%
9	86	1random	1%
8	130	0	0%
7	161	0	0%
6	209	2random	1.0%
5	202	2random	1.0%
4	126	0	0%
3	247	0	0%
2	270	1random	0.4%
1	303	1random	0.3%
0	339	1random	0.3%
All	2,486	21	0.8%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	231	2,993	189	12	2,486	21	22
2025	231	3,066	189	12	2,108	21	21
2024	165	2,728	135	12	2,300	15	22
2023	165	2,781	135	12	2,110	15	21
2022	165	2,635	135	12	1,599	15	12

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

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2025	149	88	59%
2024	112	77	69%
2023	140	85	62%

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 pass permits (R) 30 in the point rows vs 32 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 181 in the point rows vs 189 in the draw report.
2024AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 2301 in the point rows vs 2300 in the draw report.
2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 2797 in the point rows vs 2781 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 2113 in the point rows vs 2110 in the draw report.
2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 2620 in the point rows vs 2635 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (R) 22 in the point rows vs 23 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 132 in the point rows vs 135 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1641 in the point rows vs 1599 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (NR) 8 in the point rows vs 7 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 17 in the point rows vs 15 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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