Unit 27 bull elk, general (Dec 4 - Dec 10)

Hunt code
3032
Unit
27
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
General, Dec 4 - Dec 10
Draw years
2024–2026

In 2026, 225 of 2,187 residents drew (10%). The bonus-point pool reached 9 points. 187 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 25 of 1,330 nonresidents drew (2%). The bonus-point pool reached 15 points. 13 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

Harvest success in 2025 was 64%.

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
119778%
10181794%
951217 random41%
88215random18%
712318random15%
616217random10%
517127random16%
429330random10%
334329random8%
241427random7%
132112random4%
02005random3%
All2,18722510%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
2411100%
1922100%
1633100%
159667%
141500%
13900%
12201random5%
11291random3%
104000%
95500%
8491random2%
7832random2%
61251random0.8%
511800%
4652random3%
315100%
21684random2%
11741random0.6%
021900%
All1,330252%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20262752,18722591,3302515
20252752,38622591,1562514
20242471,78320381,2072214
0815202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202520313064%
202416413582%

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) 1335 in the point rows vs 1330 in the draw report.
  • 2025AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus pass permits (R) 37 in the point rows vs 38 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 208 in the point rows vs 225 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 27

Units listed next to it

In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.