Unit 15A/15B/18A bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)

Hunt code
3144
Unit
15A/15B/18A
Weapon
Archery
Season
Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 23 of 119 residents drew (19%). The bonus-point pool reached 8 points. 19 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2026, 2 of 128 nonresidents drew (2%). The bonus-point pool reached 21 points. 1 went to a random-draw winner holding 6 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 39%.

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
1111100%
1011100%
911100%
82150%
796random67%
6153random20%
5132random15%
4103random30%
3222random9%
2262random8%
1141random7%
0500%
All1192319%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
2111100%
19100%
18100%
17100%
16200%
15300%
14400%
13400%
12100%
11400%
10600%
9800%
8600%
7600%
6131random8%
5500%
4500%
31100%
2900%
11400%
02300%
All12822%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
202627119238128221
20252710923774222
20242714923978221
20232715123874217
011222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202523939%
2024201260%
202319842%

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) 22 in the point rows vs 23 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 15A/15B/18A

Units listed next to it

In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.