Unit 27 bull elk, muzzleloader (Sep 29 - Oct 5)

Hunt code: 3114-2023
Unit: 27
Weapon: Muzzleloader
Season: Muzzleloader, Sep 29 - Oct 5
Draw years: 2023

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

In 2023, 36 of 1,395 residents drew (3%). The bonus-point pool reached 21 points. 30 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2023, 4 of 558 nonresidents drew (0.7%). The bonus-point pool reached 24 points. 2 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 4 points.

Harvest success in 2023 was 51%.

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
24	–	–	–	2	2	100%
23	–	–	–	4	0	0%
22	5	5	100%	2	0	0%
21	3	1	33%	4	0	0%
20	1	0	0%	8	0	0%
19	7	0	0%	9	0	0%
18	7	1random	14%	4	0	0%
17	7	1random	14%	8	0	0%
16	8	0	0%	12	0	0%
14	13	0	0%	14	0	0%
13	28	0	0%	23	0	0%
12	54	4random	7%	18	0	0%
11	48	2random	4%	14	0	0%
10	54	2random	4%	19	0	0%
9	88	4random	5%	16	1random	6%
8	102	4random	4%	26	0	0%
7	98	2random	2%	41	0	0%
6	125	2random	2%	34	0	0%
5	105	3random	3%	34	0	0%
4	137	1random	0.7%	28	1random	4%
3	153	3random	2%	57	0	0%
2	176	0	0%	56	0	0%
1	91	1random	1%	53	0	0%
0	75	0	0%	63	0	0%
All	1,395	36	3%	558	4	0.7%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
22	5	5	100%
21	3	1	33%
20	1	0	0%
19	7	0	0%
18	7	1random	14%
17	7	1random	14%
16	8	0	0%
14	13	0	0%
13	28	0	0%
12	54	4random	7%
11	48	2random	4%
10	54	2random	4%
9	88	4random	5%
8	102	4random	4%
7	98	2random	2%
6	125	2random	2%
5	105	3random	3%
4	137	1random	0.7%
3	153	3random	2%
2	176	0	0%
1	91	1random	1%
0	75	0	0%
All	1,395	36	3%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
24	2	2	100%
23	4	0	0%
22	2	0	0%
21	4	0	0%
20	8	0	0%
19	9	0	0%
18	4	0	0%
17	8	0	0%
16	12	0	0%
14	14	0	0%
13	23	0	0%
12	18	0	0%
11	14	0	0%
10	19	0	0%
9	16	1random	6%
8	26	0	0%
7	41	0	0%
6	34	0	0%
5	34	0	0%
4	28	1random	4%
3	57	0	0%
2	56	0	0%
1	53	0	0%
0	63	0	0%
All	558	4	0.7%

10 residents applicants had no point level printed; they are in the totals but not in a row.

9 nonresidents applicants had no point level printed; they are in the totals but not in a row.

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2023	44	1,395	36	21	558	4	24

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2023	35	16	51%

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.

2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1385 in the point rows vs 1395 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 549 in the point rows vs 558 in the draw report.

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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