Unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Nov 6 - Dec 10)

Hunt code: 3086
Unit: 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C
Weapon: Any weapon
Season: Limited Opportunity (General), Nov 6 - Dec 10
Draw years: 2024–2026

In 2026, 160 of 224 residents drew (71%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 104 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 22 of 34 nonresidents drew (65%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 18 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 28%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Points	Residents			Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate	Applied	Drew	Rate
7	–	–	–	1	1	100%
5	4	4	100%	–	–	–
4	6	6	100%	–	–	–
3	12	10	83%	1	1	100%
2	70	5115 random	73%	5	42 random	80%
1	87	56random	64%	10	4random	40%
0	45	33random	73%	17	12random	71%
All	224	160	71%	34	22	65%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
5	4	4	100%
4	6	6	100%
3	12	10	83%
2	70	5115 random	73%
1	87	56random	64%
0	45	33random	73%
All	224	160	71%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
7	1	1	100%
3	1	1	100%
2	5	42 random	80%
1	10	4random	40%
0	17	12random	71%
All	34	22	65%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	600	224	160	2	34	22	2
2025	600	190	139	1	27	20	3
2024	600	133	108	1	19	11	1

ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2025	199	55	28%
2024	232	77	33%

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.

2026118 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (114 R, 4 NR); their points are not printed.
2025141 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (135 R, 6 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 131 in the point rows vs 139 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 19 in the point rows vs 20 in the draw report.
2024181 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (170 R, 11 NR); their points are not printed.

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)

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