Unit 4A bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)

Hunt code: 3129
Unit: 4A
Weapon: Archery
Season: Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
Draw years: 2022–2026

In 2026, 88 of 1,482 residents drew (6%). The bonus-point pool reached 12 points. 73 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 9 of 506 nonresidents drew (2%). The bonus-point pool reached 21 points. 5 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 13 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 33%.

2026 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
22	–	–	–	2	2	100%
21	–	–	–	2	2	100%
20	–	–	–	1	0	0%
19	–	–	–	5	0	0%
18	1	1	100%	2	0	0%
17	–	–	–	7	1random	14%
16	–	–	–	9	2random	22%
15	–	–	–	6	0	0%
14	–	–	–	16	1random	6%
13	4	4	100%	10	1random	10%
12	18	111 random	61%	25	0	0%
11	22	5random	23%	19	0	0%
10	39	2random	5%	25	0	0%
9	101	7random	7%	43	0	0%
8	87	9random	10%	30	0	0%
7	89	3random	3%	37	0	0%
6	121	4random	3%	38	0	0%
5	166	10random	6%	27	0	0%
4	206	8random	4%	25	0	0%
3	219	6random	3%	43	0	0%
2	240	11random	5%	52	0	0%
1	113	6random	5%	42	0	0%
0	56	1random	2%	40	0	0%
All	1,482	88	6%	506	9	2%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
18	1	1	100%
13	4	4	100%
12	18	111 random	61%
11	22	5random	23%
10	39	2random	5%
9	101	7random	7%
8	87	9random	10%
7	89	3random	3%
6	121	4random	3%
5	166	10random	6%
4	206	8random	4%
3	219	6random	3%
2	240	11random	5%
1	113	6random	5%
0	56	1random	2%
All	1,482	88	6%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
22	2	2	100%
21	2	2	100%
20	1	0	0%
19	5	0	0%
18	2	0	0%
17	7	1random	14%
16	9	2random	22%
15	6	0	0%
14	16	1random	6%
13	10	1random	10%
12	25	0	0%
11	19	0	0%
10	25	0	0%
9	43	0	0%
8	30	0	0%
7	37	0	0%
6	38	0	0%
5	27	0	0%
4	25	0	0%
3	43	0	0%
2	52	0	0%
1	42	0	0%
0	40	0	0%
All	506	9	2%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	106	1,482	88	12	506	9	21
2025	106	1,645	88	11	546	9	19
2024	106	1,586	88	11	575	9	19
2023	106	1,595	88	11	556	9	17
2022	5	15	4	3	0	0	–

ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2025	90	30	33%
2024	79	36	46%
2023	89	49	61%

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) 1646 in the point rows vs 1645 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 7 in the point rows vs 9 in the draw report.
2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1601 in the point rows vs 1595 in the draw report.
2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 18 in the point rows vs 15 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)
20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
20222022 AZ Elk Draw Odds(hunt-table)

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