Unit 21 bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Hunt code
- 3146
- Unit
- 21
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 9 of 62 residents drew (15%). The bonus-point pool reached 8 points. 7 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.
In 2026, 1 of 25 nonresidents drew (4%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The winner held 1 point.
Harvest success in 2025 was 13%.
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.
| Points | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 10 | 3 | 32 random | 100% | – | – | – |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 8 | 4 | 21 random | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 9 | 1random | 11% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 9 | 3random | 33% | 9 | 1random | 11% |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 62 | 9 | 15% | 25 | 1 | 4% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 11 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 1 | – |
| 2025 | 11 | 73 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 1 | – |
| 2024 | 11 | 73 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 1 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | 55 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | – |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
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.
- 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 56 in the point rows vs 55 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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Other hunts in unit 21
- Unit 21 antlered mule deer, general (Dec 12 - Dec 31)(mule deer)
- Unit 21 antlered mule deer, general (Oct 30 - Nov 5)(mule deer)
- Unit 21 antlered whitetail deer, general (Dec 11 - Dec 31)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 21 antlered whitetail deer, general (Nov 6 - Nov 12)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 21 antlered whitetail deer, general (Oct 23 - Oct 29)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 21 antlered whitetail, general (Nov 8 - Nov 14)(whitetail deer)
- Unit 21 antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
- Unit 21 any antlered deer, youth-only (general) (Oct 2 - Oct 8)(deer)
- Unit 21 buck pronghorn, archery-only (Aug 21 - Sep 3)(pronghorn)
- Unit 21 buck pronghorn, general (Sep 4 - Sep 13)(pronghorn)
- Unit 21 bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)
- Unit 21 bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 21 bull elk, muzzleloader (Sep 29 - Oct 5)
- Unit 21 whitetail deer, general (Oct 21 - Oct 27)(whitetail deer)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C bull elk, limited opportunity (archery-only) (Sep 11 - Oct 1)
- Unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C antlerless elk, limited opportunity (archery-only) (Sep 11 - Oct 1)
- Unit 19A bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 22 bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 22 antlerless elk, archery-only (Nov 15 - Nov 28)
- Unit 22N bull elk, archery-only (Nov 15 - Nov 28)
- Unit 22N bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)