Unit 23S bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)

Hunt code
3149
Unit
23S, 23 South
Weapon
Archery
Season
Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 14 of 341 residents drew (4%). The bonus-point pool reached 17 points. 11 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

In 2026, 1 of 412 nonresidents drew (0.2%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The winner held 6 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 45%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
222150%
1811100%
174125%
1671random14%
15500%
141500%
13122random17%
121300%
111300%
10141random7%
9193random16%
8231random4%
7281random4%
61800%
5341random3%
43700%
33900%
23900%
171random14%
01100%
All341144%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
27100%
25100%
24200%
23700%
22300%
21900%
20700%
191000%
18600%
17800%
16200%
151900%
14600%
13700%
121200%
111300%
102400%
91700%
82200%
72300%
6291random3%
51600%
42000%
33100%
22900%
13700%
05100%
All41210.2%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20261634114174121–
20251641214184681–
20241640714203871–
20231646214195011–
010202023202420252026
ResidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202511545%
202410770%
202315867%

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) 464 in the point rows vs 462 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 23S

Units listed next to it

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