Unit 7W antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)

Hunt code
3047
Unit
7W, 7 West
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
General, Oct 16 - Oct 22
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 342 of 3,184 residents drew (11%). The bonus-point pool reached 6 points. 274 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 8 of 106 nonresidents drew (8%). The bonus-point pool reached 6 points. 6 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

Harvest success in 2025 was 43%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
10200%
9100%
89778%
7271867%
6504386%
516528random17%
428030random11%
357272random13%
283686random10%
181945random5%
042313random3%
All3,18434211%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
9100%
711100%
611100%
551random20%
4141random7%
31000%
2231random4%
1373random8%
01400%
All10688%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20267003,184342610686
20257003,0753226117286
20247002,9313315116196
20237003,115340611410–
20227003,0633466844–
03620222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202530513243%
20243269529%
202331212540%

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) 65 in the point rows vs 67 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 305 in the point rows vs 322 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 26 in the point rows vs 28 in the draw report.
  • 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 3149 in the point rows vs 3115 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 116 in the point rows vs 114 in the draw report.
  • 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 3113 in the point rows vs 3063 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 87 in the point rows vs 84 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 7W

Units listed next to it

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