Unit 5A antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)

Hunt code
3039
Unit
5A
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
General, Oct 16 - Oct 22
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 190 of 1,927 residents drew (10%). The bonus-point pool reached 6 points. 153 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 4 of 58 nonresidents drew (7%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 3 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

Harvest success in 2025 was 60%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
92150%
812542%
7312477%
6882114 random24%
514321random15%
419527random14%
329824random8%
248443random9%
139417random4%
02807random3%
All1,92719010%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
711100%
641random25%
5100%
4500%
2111random9%
1161random6%
02000%
All5847%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20263881,92719065847
20253941,79719165267
20241941,378977380–
20231941,393967451–
0472023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202517410560%
2024804961%
2023875057%

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) 183 in the point rows vs 191 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 5 in the point rows vs 6 in the draw report.
  • 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1397 in the point rows vs 1393 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 5A

Units listed next to it

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