Unit 3B bull elk, muzzleloader (Nov 27 - Dec 3)

Hunt code
3105
Unit
3B
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Season
Muzzleloader, Nov 27 - Dec 3
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 180 of 611 residents drew (29%). The bonus-point pool reached 6 points. 150 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 20 of 118 nonresidents drew (17%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 10 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 38%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
1411100%
106467%
922100%
877100%
71313100%
61985 random42%
54019random48%
47423random31%
311032random29%
219346random24%
19619random20%
0506random12%
All61118029%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
811100%
710990%
691random11%
592random22%
41100%
3104random40%
2282random7%
11600%
0241random4%
All1182017%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20262206111806118207
20252205761806153206
20242205731806136206
20232204401805105205
0472023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20251676438%
20241495738%
20231876636%

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 + 1-2 pass permits (R) 174 in the point rows vs 180 in the draw report.
  • 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 450 in the point rows vs 440 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 106 in the point rows vs 105 in the draw report.

Sources

See a number that doesn't match the report? Tell us.

Other hunts in unit 3B

Units listed next to it

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