Unit 8 antlerless elk, general (Dec 4 - Dec 10)
- Hunt code
- 3049
- Unit
- 8
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- General, Dec 4 - Dec 10
- Draw years
- 2022–2026
In 2026, 530 of 2,444 residents drew (22%). The bonus-point pool reached 4 points. 424 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
In 2026, 20 of 103 nonresidents drew (19%). The bonus-point pool reached 5 points. 16 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 35%.
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 | |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 33% | – | – | – |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | 38% | – | – | – |
| 6 | 41 | 32 | 78% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 5 | 66 | 53 | 80% | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| 4 | 181 | 4731 random | 26% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 449 | 102random | 23% | 13 | 1random | 8% |
| 2 | 700 | 154random | 22% | 13 | 3random | 23% |
| 1 | 651 | 112random | 17% | 34 | 6random | 18% |
| 0 | 341 | 25random | 7% | 34 | 6random | 18% |
| All | 2,444 | 530 | 22% | 103 | 20 | 19% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 1,100 | 2,444 | 530 | 4 | 103 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1,100 | 2,185 | 528 | 4 | 118 | 22 | – |
| 2024 | 1,000 | 2,209 | 483 | 4 | 97 | 17 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1,000 | 2,297 | 482 | 4 | 94 | 18 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1,000 | 2,258 | 486 | 4 | 80 | 14 | – |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 399 | 139 | 35% |
| 2024 | 398 | 152 | 38% |
| 2023 | 438 | 160 | 37% |
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) 107 in the point rows vs 110 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 505 in the point rows vs 528 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 19 in the point rows vs 22 in the draw report.
- 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 2342 in the point rows vs 2297 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (R) 97 in the point rows vs 98 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 480 in the point rows vs 482 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 99 in the point rows vs 94 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (NR) 3 in the point rows vs 2 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 20 in the point rows vs 18 in the draw report.
- 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 2279 in the point rows vs 2258 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 455 in the point rows vs 486 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 8
- Unit 8 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)(mule deer)
- Unit 8 antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 6 - Nov 12)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 13 - Sep 26)
- Unit 8 antlerless elk, muzzleloader (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
- Unit 8 any antlered deer, youth-only (general) (Oct 10 - Oct 16)(deer)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, general (Oct 2 - Oct 11)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, muzzleloader (Oct 3 - Oct 12)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 buck pronghorn, muzzleloader (Sep 4 - Sep 13)(pronghorn)
- Unit 8 bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)
- Unit 8 bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 8 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 8 early bull elk, general (Sep 26 - Oct 2)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 7E early bull elk, general (Sep 26 - Oct 2)
- Unit 7E bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 7W bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 7W antlerless elk, general (Dec 2 - Dec 8)
- Unit 9 bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Unit 9 early bull elk, general (Sep 27 - Oct 3)
- Unit 10 bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Unit 10 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)