Unit 23 antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)

Hunt code
3060
Unit
23
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
General, Oct 16 - Oct 22
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 74 of 1,030 residents drew (7%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 59 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 1 of 38 nonresidents drew (3%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The winner held 3 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 44%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
1111100%
103267%
92150%
812650%
726519%
6395random13%
5853random4%
412014random12%
316815random9%
22399random4%
12038random4%
01325random4%
All1,030747%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
6100%
5200%
4500%
371random14%
2600%
1900%
0800%
All3813%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20261501,030747381–
20251501,0577274237
20241501,0377074057
20231501,0367173947
20221501,0267361928
04820222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025632844%
2024662842%
2023692638%

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) 71 in the point rows vs 72 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (NR) 2 in the point rows vs 3 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 2 in the point rows vs 3 in the draw report.
  • 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1049 in the point rows vs 1036 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 72 in the point rows vs 71 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 40 in the point rows vs 39 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 3 in the point rows vs 4 in the draw report.
  • 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1038 in the point rows vs 1026 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 70 in the point rows vs 73 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 23

Units listed next to it

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