Unit 9 bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)

Hunt code: 3140
Unit: 9
Weapon: Archery
Season: Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
Draw years: 2023–2026

In 2026, 81 of 2,920 residents drew (3%). The bonus-point pool reached 18 points. 67 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 2 points.

In 2026, 9 of 3,712 nonresidents drew (0.2%). The bonus-point pool reached 27 points. 5 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 55%.

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
28	–	–	–	3	2	67%
27	–	–	–	9	2	22%
26	–	–	–	14	0	0%
25	–	–	–	21	0	0%
24	1	1	100%	18	0	0%
23	–	–	–	43	0	0%
22	1	1	100%	42	0	0%
21	–	–	–	62	0	0%
20	3	3	100%	57	0	0%
19	4	3	75%	52	0	0%
18	14	6	43%	40	0	0%
17	24	2random	8%	46	0	0%
16	31	1random	3%	78	1random	1%
15	44	0	0%	89	0	0%
14	54	2random	4%	87	0	0%
13	77	4random	5%	100	0	0%
12	101	1random	1.0%	100	0	0%
11	131	7random	5%	149	0	0%
10	142	1random	0.7%	167	0	0%
9	210	1random	0.5%	196	0	0%
8	207	11random	5%	219	1random	0.5%
7	218	12random	6%	243	2random	0.8%
6	251	9random	4%	326	0	0%
5	295	3random	1%	253	0	0%
4	283	9random	3%	144	0	0%
3	323	2random	0.6%	280	0	0%
2	303	2random	0.7%	274	0	0%
1	138	0	0%	277	0	0%
0	65	0	0%	324	1random	0.3%
All	2,920	81	3%	3,712	9	0.2%

ResidentsNonresidents

Points	Residents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
24	1	1	100%
22	1	1	100%
20	3	3	100%
19	4	3	75%
18	14	6	43%
17	24	2random	8%
16	31	1random	3%
15	44	0	0%
14	54	2random	4%
13	77	4random	5%
12	101	1random	1.0%
11	131	7random	5%
10	142	1random	0.7%
9	210	1random	0.5%
8	207	11random	5%
7	218	12random	6%
6	251	9random	4%
5	295	3random	1%
4	283	9random	3%
3	323	2random	0.6%
2	303	2random	0.7%
1	138	0	0%
0	65	0	0%
All	2,920	81	3%

Points	Nonresidents
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
28	3	2	67%
27	9	2	22%
26	14	0	0%
25	21	0	0%
24	18	0	0%
23	43	0	0%
22	42	0	0%
21	62	0	0%
20	57	0	0%
19	52	0	0%
18	40	0	0%
17	46	0	0%
16	78	1random	1%
15	89	0	0%
14	87	0	0%
13	100	0	0%
12	100	0	0%
11	149	0	0%
10	167	0	0%
9	196	0	0%
8	219	1random	0.5%
7	243	2random	0.8%
6	326	0	0%
5	253	0	0%
4	144	0	0%
3	280	0	0%
2	274	0	0%
1	277	0	0%
0	324	1random	0.3%
All	3,712	9	0.2%

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	99	2,920	81	18	3,712	9	27
2025	99	2,667	81	17	3,385	9	26
2024	99	2,746	81	17	2,890	9	25
2023	99	2,590	81	16	2,690	9	25

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

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2025	77	42	55%
2024	77	53	69%
2023	82	54	73%

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.

2026AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 3713 in the point rows vs 3712 in the draw report.
2025AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 80 in the point rows vs 81 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 3386 in the point rows vs 3385 in the draw report.
2024AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 2893 in the point rows vs 2890 in the draw report.
2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 2603 in the point rows vs 2590 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 2695 in the point rows vs 2690 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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