Unit 5BS antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
- Hunt code
- 3041
- Unit
- 5BS, 5B South
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Oct 16 - Oct 22
- Draw years
- 2022–2026
In 2026, 313 of 4,631 residents drew (7%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 253 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
In 2026, 12 of 137 nonresidents drew (9%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 7 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 50%.
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 | |
| 12 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | 43% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 8 | 31 | 15 | 48% | – | – | – |
| 7 | 114 | 396 random | 34% | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 6 | 249 | 29random | 12% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 398 | 38random | 10% | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 527 | 34random | 6% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 811 | 66random | 8% | 24 | 3random | 13% |
| 2 | 1,079 | 44random | 4% | 19 | 2random | 11% |
| 1 | 865 | 27random | 3% | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 541 | 9random | 2% | 32 | 2random | 6% |
| All | 4,631 | 313 | 7% | 137 | 12 | 9% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 650 | 4,631 | 313 | 7 | 137 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 750 | 4,741 | 366 | 7 | 145 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 750 | 4,437 | 367 | 7 | 150 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 550 | 3,975 | 264 | 7 | 112 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | 550 | 4,168 | 264 | 7 | 127 | 11 | 7 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 334 | 166 | 50% |
| 2024 | 318 | 153 | 48% |
| 2023 | 255 | 173 | 68% |
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) 72 in the point rows vs 74 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 351 in the point rows vs 366 in the draw report.
- 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 4005 in the point rows vs 3975 in the draw report.
- 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 4186 in the point rows vs 4168 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 129 in the point rows vs 127 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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Other hunts in unit 5BS
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 5BN antlerless elk, general (Oct 9 - Oct 15)
- Unit 5BN antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 10 - Oct 16)
- Unit 5BN/Hopi antlerless elk, general (Oct 11 - Oct 17)
- Unit 5BN/Hopi antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 18 - Oct 24)
- Unit 5BS/6A antlerless elk, youth-only (general) (Oct 9 - Oct 15)
- Unit 6A bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 6A antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)