Unit 9 early bull elk, muzzleloader (Sep 26 - Oct 2)
- Hunt code
- 3102-2025
- Unit
- 9
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Season
- Muzzleloader, Sep 26 - Oct 2
- Draw years
- 2025
Not offered in the draw after 2025. The figures below are its last draws.
In 2025, 18 of 1,803 residents drew (1%). The bonus-point pool reached 25 points. 15 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 3 points.
In 2025, 2 of 1,288 nonresidents drew (0.2%). The bonus-point pool reached 28 points. 1 went to a random-draw winner holding 4 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 83%.
2025 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 | |
| 28 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| 27 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 24 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 23 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 22 | 4 | 1random | 25% | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 21 | 8 | 0 | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 20 | 13 | 1random | 8% | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | 0% | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 18 | 12 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 17 | 26 | 0 | 0% | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 16 | 23 | 1random | 4% | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 15 | 32 | 1random | 3% | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 14 | 35 | 1random | 3% | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 13 | 60 | 0 | 0% | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 12 | 36 | 2random | 6% | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | 85 | 0 | 0% | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | 104 | 0 | 0% | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 9 | 88 | 1random | 1% | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | 125 | 0 | 0% | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 | 112 | 0 | 0% | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 140 | 1random | 0.7% | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 125 | 3random | 2% | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 188 | 0 | 0% | 115 | 1random | 0.9% |
| 3 | 194 | 3random | 2% | 100 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 195 | 0 | 0% | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 112 | 0 | 0% | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 64 | 0 | 0% | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 1,803 | 18 | 1% | 1,288 | 2 | 0.2% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2025 | 22 | 1,803 | 18 | 25 | 1,288 | 2 | 28 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 15 | 83% |
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
- 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)
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Other hunts in unit 9
- Unit 9 antlerless elk, general (Dec 4 - Dec 10)
- Unit 9 antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
- Unit 9 antlerless elk, youth-only (general) (Oct 9 - Oct 15)
- Unit 9 buck pronghorn, archery-only (Aug 21 - Sep 3)(pronghorn)
- Unit 9 buck pronghorn, general (Oct 3 - Oct 12)(pronghorn)
- Unit 9 bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)
- Unit 9 bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 9 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 9 bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Unit 9 bull elk, muzzleloader (Sep 29 - Oct 5)
- Unit 9 early bull elk, general (Sep 27 - Oct 3)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.