Unit 3B bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)

Hunt code
3128
Unit
3B
Weapon
Archery
Season
Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 68 of 816 residents drew (8%). The bonus-point pool reached 12 points. 56 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2026, 7 of 235 nonresidents drew (3%). The bonus-point pool reached 16 points. 4 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 2 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 19%.

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%
1333100%
1210880%
11186random33%
10183random17%
9326random19%
8523random6%
7515random10%
6671random1%
5946random6%
411710random9%
31276random5%
21168random7%
1652random3%
04500%
All816688%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
1722100%
164125%
15300%
14300%
13101random10%
12800%
11700%
10132random15%
9700%
82000%
72200%
61000%
51800%
4800%
32000%
2271random4%
13100%
02200%
All23573%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026828166812235716
2025829186811243718
2024828366810261717
2023829096811238718
09182023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025681319%
2024673857%
2023682238%

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) 914 in the point rows vs 909 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 3B

Units listed next to it

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