Unit 3A any elk, limited opportunity (general) (Dec 8 - Dec 21)

Hunt code: 3096-2023
Unit: 3A
Weapon: Any weapon
Season: Limited Opportunity (General), Dec 8 - Dec 21
Draw years: 2023

Not offered in the draw after 2023. The figures below are its last draws.

In 2023, 15 of 36 residents drew (42%). The bonus-point pool reached 3 points. 12 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2023, 5 of 9 nonresidents drew (56%). The bonus-point pool reached 4 points. 4 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2023 was 38%.

2023 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%	–	–	–
6	1	1	100%	–	–	–
4	2	0	0%	1	1	100%
3	4	1	25%	1	1random	100%
2	4	4random	100%	2	1random	50%
1	12	4random	33%	1	0	0%
0	12	4random	33%	4	2random	50%
All	36	15	42%	9	5	56%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
7	1	1	100%
6	1	1	100%
4	2	0	0%
3	4	1	25%
2	4	4random	100%
1	12	4random	33%
0	12	4random	33%
All	36	15	42%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
4	1	1	100%
3	1	1random	100%
2	2	1random	50%
1	1	0	0%
0	4	2random	50%
All	9	5	56%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2023	40	36	15	3	9	5	4

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2023	13	5	38%

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.

Sources

20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
20232023 AZ Elk Harvest Summary(harvest)
20232023 AZ Elk Draw Odds(hunt-table)

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Other hunts in unit 3A

Units listed next to it

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