Unit 3B bull elk, muzzleloader (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Hunt code
- 3101
- Unit
- 3B
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Season
- Muzzleloader, Sep 25 - Oct 1
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 27 of 1,189 residents drew (2%). The bonus-point pool reached 19 points. 22 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.
In 2026, 3 of 303 nonresidents drew (1.0%). The bonus-point pool reached 26 points. 2 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 5 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 64%.
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.
| Points | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 26 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| 24 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 23 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 16 | 4 | 1random | 25% | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 15 | 8 | 1random | 13% | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 14 | 10 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 1random | 13% |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 12 | 27 | 3random | 11% | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | 37 | 1random | 3% | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | 45 | 1random | 2% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 9 | 44 | 3random | 7% | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | 60 | 1random | 2% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 | 64 | 1random | 2% | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 87 | 0 | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 94 | 3random | 3% | 19 | 1random | 5% |
| 4 | 130 | 2random | 2% | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 173 | 1random | 0.6% | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 175 | 2random | 1% | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 140 | 2random | 1% | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 69 | 0 | 0% | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 1,189 | 27 | 2% | 303 | 3 | 1.0% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 33 | 1,189 | 27 | 19 | 303 | 3 | 26 |
| 2025 | 33 | 1,366 | 27 | 17 | 313 | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | 33 | 1,196 | 27 | 18 | 316 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 33 | 1,274 | 27 | 16 | 322 | 3 | 25 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 16 | 64% |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 100% |
| 2023 | 26 | 19 | 77% |
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: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1367 in the point rows vs 1366 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 26 in the point rows vs 27 in the draw report.
- 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1278 in the point rows vs 1274 in the draw report.
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)
- 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 3B
- Unit 3B antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 3B antlerless elk, muzzleloader (Dec 11 - Dec 31)
- Unit 3B antlerless elk, muzzleloader (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
- Unit 3B any antlered deer, muzzleloader (Dec 11 - Dec 31)(deer)
- Unit 3B any antlered deer, muzzleloader (Oct 23 - Nov 1)(deer)
- Unit 3B buck pronghorn, archery-only (Aug 21 - Sep 3)(pronghorn)
- Unit 3B buck pronghorn, muzzleloader (Sep 4 - Sep 13)(pronghorn)
- Unit 3B bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 3B bull elk, muzzleloader (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 3A/3C bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Unit 3A/3C bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 3A/4B any elk, limited opportunity (general) (Dec 12 - Dec 25)
- Unit 3B/3C antlerless elk, limited opportunity (ham) (Aug 2 - Aug 8)
- Unit 3B/3C antlerless elk, limited opportunity (ham) (Aug 8 - Aug 14)
- Unit 3BN antlerless elk, limited opportunity (ham) (Dec 11 - Dec 31)
- Unit 3BN antlerless elk, limited opportunity (ham) (Jul 28 - Aug 3)