Unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 2 - Oct 15)

Hunt code
3085
Unit
17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
Limited Opportunity (General), Oct 2 - Oct 15
Draw years
2024–2026

In 2026, 134 of 165 residents drew (81%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 106 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 16 of 17 nonresidents drew (94%). The bonus-point pool reached 3 points. 14 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 31%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
511100%
444100%
399100%
2423521 random83%
15144random86%
05841random71%
All16513481%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
322100%
155random100%
0109random90%
All171694%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026300165134217163
2025300175137217133
2024300133105298–
023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20251083431%
20241235242%

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) 26 in the point rows vs 29 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 124 in the point rows vs 137 in the draw report.
  • 202437 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (34 R, 3 NR); their points are not printed.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C

Units listed next to it

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