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.

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
212150%
1911100%
175240%
1671random14%
1542random50%
14191random5%
132100%
12221random5%
11412random5%
10541random2%
9582random3%
84800%
7542random4%
6802random3%
5681random1%
4861random1%
3931random1%
21012random2%
15700%
04100%
All860233%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
2711100%
26100%
25100%
24800%
23800%
221200%
212100%
201100%
192100%
181000%
171000%
16151random7%
152900%
142500%
132100%
122000%
113900%
105200%
94400%
85100%
75700%
67400%
56200%
43500%
38400%
29200%
18800%
010700%
All99920.2%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026278602317999227
2025271,01123181,132227
2024229101820957226
01427202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025251352%
202416850%

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

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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.