Unit 22S bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)

Hunt code
3165
Unit
22S, 22 South
Weapon
Archery
Season
Archery-Only, Nov 13 - Nov 26
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 59 of 105 residents drew (56%). The bonus-point pool reached 3 points. 48 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 6 of 17 nonresidents drew (35%). The bonus-point pool reached 3 points. 4 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 17%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
72150%
52150%
4200%
314123 random86%
23720random54%
13423random68%
0142random14%
All1055956%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
411100%
3221 random100%
211random100%
131random33%
0101random10%
All17635%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026711055931763
202571885933465
202471825125064
202371653922463
0352023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202552917%
202445613%
202359712%

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) 54 in the point rows vs 59 in the draw report; bonus pass permits (NR) 2 in the point rows vs 3 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 5 in the point rows vs 6 in the draw report.
  • 20248 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (8 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202320 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (20 R, 0 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus pass permits (R) 9 in the point rows vs 10 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 22S

Units listed next to it

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