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

Hunt code: 3133
Unit: 5BS, 5B South
Weapon: Archery
Season: Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
Draw years: 2022–2026

In 2026, 180 of 2,740 residents drew (7%). The bonus-point pool reached 11 points. 150 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2026, 20 of 985 nonresidents drew (2%). The bonus-point pool reached 17 points. 10 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

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
20	–	–	–	1	1	100%
19	–	–	–	2	2	100%
18	–	–	–	4	2	50%
17	–	–	–	11	5	45%
16	1	1	100%	7	0	0%
15	–	–	–	7	0	0%
14	1	1	100%	21	1random	5%
13	–	–	–	18	0	0%
12	5	4	80%	21	0	0%
11	52	262 random	50%	35	0	0%
10	61	7random	11%	34	0	0%
9	101	12random	12%	38	1random	3%
8	110	12random	11%	59	0	0%
7	193	17random	9%	57	1random	2%
6	237	15random	6%	92	1random	1%
5	371	33random	9%	89	0	0%
4	368	18random	5%	51	0	0%
3	429	15random	4%	86	4random	5%
2	437	16random	4%	116	0	0%
1	263	3random	1%	102	2random	2%
0	111	0	0%	134	0	0%
All	2,740	180	7%	985	20	2%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
16	1	1	100%
14	1	1	100%
12	5	4	80%
11	52	262 random	50%
10	61	7random	11%
9	101	12random	12%
8	110	12random	11%
7	193	17random	9%
6	237	15random	6%
5	371	33random	9%
4	368	18random	5%
3	429	15random	4%
2	437	16random	4%
1	263	3random	1%
0	111	0	0%
All	2,740	180	7%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
20	1	1	100%
19	2	2	100%
18	4	2	50%
17	11	5	45%
16	7	0	0%
15	7	0	0%
14	21	1random	5%
13	18	0	0%
12	21	0	0%
11	35	0	0%
10	34	0	0%
9	38	1random	3%
8	59	0	0%
7	57	1random	2%
6	92	1random	1%
5	89	0	0%
4	51	0	0%
3	86	4random	5%
2	116	0	0%
1	102	2random	2%
0	134	0	0%
All	985	20	2%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	220	2,740	180	11	985	20	17
2025	220	3,195	180	11	1,054	20	17
2024	220	3,066	180	10	991	20	16
2023	220	3,064	180	10	1,010	20	16
2022	220	3,128	180	10	1,009	20	11

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

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2025	172	38	22%
2024	165	89	54%
2023	174	79	52%

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) 3196 in the point rows vs 3195 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 178 in the point rows vs 180 in the draw report.
2024AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 995 in the point rows vs 991 in the draw report.
2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 3085 in the point rows vs 3064 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1012 in the point rows vs 1010 in the draw report.
2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 3131 in the point rows vs 3128 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (R) 29 in the point rows vs 30 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 178 in the point rows vs 180 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1032 in the point rows vs 1009 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (NR) 11 in the point rows vs 10 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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