Unit 8 bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)

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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.

• 2026AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1501 in the point rows vs 1500 in the draw report.
• 2025AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 174 in the point rows vs 180 in the draw report.
• 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1925 in the point rows vs 1901 in the draw report.
• 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 1920 in the point rows vs 1927 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 216 in the point rows vs 225 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 1099 in the point rows vs 1075 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 23 in the point rows vs 25 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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