Unit 2A/2B antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 9 - Oct 18)

Hunt code
3079
Unit
2A/2B
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
Limited Opportunity (General), Oct 9 - Oct 18
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 23 of 35 residents drew (66%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 15 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 6 of 6 nonresidents drew (100%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The lowest held 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.

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
522100%
311100%
21083 random80%
1169random56%
063random50%
All352366%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
133random100%
033random100%
All66100%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026803523266–
2025804428222–
20248023171551
2023602115100–
0122023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025311135%
202435720%
2023251144%

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.

  • 202611 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (10 R, 1 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202510 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (10 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 27 in the point rows vs 28 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 1 in the point rows vs 2 in the draw report.
  • 202418 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (16 R, 2 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202315 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (14 R, 1 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 22 in the point rows vs 21 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 14 in the point rows vs 15 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 2A/2B

Units listed next to it

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