Unit 5A bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)

Hunt code
3153
Unit
5A
Weapon
Archery
Season
Archery-Only, Nov 13 - Nov 26
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 44 of 99 residents drew (44%). The bonus-point pool reached 4 points. 37 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 4 of 28 nonresidents drew (14%). The bonus-point pool reached 6 points. 2 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 2 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 14%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
92150%
833100%
711100%
6100%
4542 random80%
32113random62%
23616random44%
1112random18%
0194random21%
All994444%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
1211100%
611100%
31000%
282random25%
1500%
0300%
All28414%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
202652994442846
202552834453047
202452784443046
2023521044443946
0472023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202537514%
202436925%
202343312%

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) 43 in the point rows vs 44 in the draw report.
  • 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 42 in the point rows vs 39 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 5A

Units listed next to it

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