Unit 23N bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Hunt code
- 3148
- Unit
- 23N, 23 North
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
- Draw years
- 2024–2026
In 2026, 23 of 860 residents drew (3%). The bonus-point pool reached 17 points. 19 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 2 points.
In 2026, 2 of 999 nonresidents drew (0.2%). The bonus-point pool reached 27 points. 1 went to a random-draw winner holding 16 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 52%.
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 | |
| 27 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 26 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 25 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 24 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 23 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 22 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 20 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 18 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 16 | 7 | 1random | 14% | 15 | 1random | 7% |
| 15 | 4 | 2random | 50% | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 14 | 19 | 1random | 5% | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 13 | 21 | 0 | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 12 | 22 | 1random | 5% | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | 41 | 2random | 5% | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | 54 | 1random | 2% | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 9 | 58 | 2random | 3% | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | 48 | 0 | 0% | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 | 54 | 2random | 4% | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 80 | 2random | 3% | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 68 | 1random | 1% | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 86 | 1random | 1% | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 93 | 1random | 1% | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 101 | 2random | 2% | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 57 | 0 | 0% | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 41 | 0 | 0% | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 860 | 23 | 3% | 999 | 2 | 0.2% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 27 | 860 | 23 | 17 | 999 | 2 | 27 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1,011 | 23 | 18 | 1,132 | 2 | 27 |
| 2024 | 22 | 910 | 18 | 20 | 957 | 2 | 26 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 13 | 52% |
| 2024 | 16 | 8 | 50% |
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 (R) 862 in the point rows vs 860 in the draw report.
- 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; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 1 in the point rows vs 2 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)
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Other hunts in unit 23N
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 22S bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)
- Unit 23 bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)
- Unit 23 antlerless elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)
- Unit 23S bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 24A any elk, limited opportunity (general) (Sep 25 - Oct 4)
- Unit 24A any elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 9 - Oct 18)