Unit 5A bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)

Hunt code: 3131
Unit: 5A
Weapon: Archery
Season: Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
Draw years: 2023–2026

In 2026, 131 of 1,490 residents drew (9%). The bonus-point pool reached 10 points. 109 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2026, 14 of 682 nonresidents drew (2%). The bonus-point pool reached 16 points. 7 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 2 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 22%.

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
17	–	–	–	4	3	75%
16	–	–	–	7	4	57%
15	–	–	–	8	1random	13%
14	–	–	–	15	0	0%
13	3	2	67%	9	0	0%
12	2	1	50%	11	0	0%
11	24	18	75%	20	0	0%
10	40	65 random	15%	23	0	0%
9	58	7random	12%	39	1random	3%
8	75	16random	21%	38	1random	3%
7	107	8random	7%	55	0	0%
6	136	16random	12%	81	1random	1%
5	185	18random	10%	48	2random	4%
4	184	21random	11%	18	0	0%
3	227	6random	3%	62	0	0%
2	273	9random	3%	85	1random	1%
1	115	3random	3%	73	0	0%
0	61	0	0%	86	0	0%
All	1,490	131	9%	682	14	2%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
13	3	2	67%
12	2	1	50%
11	24	18	75%
10	40	65 random	15%
9	58	7random	12%
8	75	16random	21%
7	107	8random	7%
6	136	16random	12%
5	185	18random	10%
4	184	21random	11%
3	227	6random	3%
2	273	9random	3%
1	115	3random	3%
0	61	0	0%
All	1,490	131	9%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
17	4	3	75%
16	7	4	57%
15	8	1random	13%
14	15	0	0%
13	9	0	0%
12	11	0	0%
11	20	0	0%
10	23	0	0%
9	39	1random	3%
8	38	1random	3%
7	55	0	0%
6	81	1random	1%
5	48	2random	4%
4	18	0	0%
3	62	0	0%
2	85	1random	1%
1	73	0	0%
0	86	0	0%
All	682	14	2%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	159	1,490	131	10	682	14	16
2025	159	1,660	131	10	655	14	15
2024	159	1,683	131	10	548	14	15
2023	159	1,598	131	9	496	14	15

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

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2025	135	30	22%
2024	118	62	53%
2023	130	45	42%

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) 129 in the point rows vs 131 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 656 in the point rows vs 655 in the draw report.
2024AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 550 in the point rows vs 548 in the draw report.
2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1606 in the point rows vs 1598 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 498 in the point rows vs 496 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)

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