Unit 23 antlerless elk, youth-only (general) (Oct 9 - Oct 15)

Hunt code
3072
Unit
23
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
Youth-Only (General), Oct 9 - Oct 15
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 94 of 614 residents drew (15%). The bonus-point pool reached 4 points. 76 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 6 of 47 nonresidents drew (13%). The bonus-point pool reached 4 points. 4 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 65%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
7200%
67457%
511655%
431113 random35%
37825random32%
217720random11%
116217random10%
014611random8%
All6149415%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
6100%
422100%
3300%
251random20%
1131random8%
0232random9%
All47613%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20262006149444764
20252005339842824
2024200564974273–
2023200509954465–
20222005739045710–
02420222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025996465%
2024905258%
20231005151%

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.

  • 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 515 in the point rows vs 509 in the draw report.
  • 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 578 in the point rows vs 573 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 89 in the point rows vs 90 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.