Unit 5A antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Hunt code
- 3175
- Unit
- 5A
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
- Draw years
- 2022–2026
In 2026, 47 of 239 residents drew (20%). The bonus-point pool reached 6 points. 38 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.
In 2026, 1 of 18 nonresidents drew (6%), all in the random draw; none came from the bonus-point pool. The winner held 5 points.
Harvest success in 2025 was 43%.
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 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 13 | 74 random | 54% | – | – | – |
| 5 | 18 | 3random | 17% | 4 | 1random | 25% |
| 4 | 43 | 10random | 23% | – | – | – |
| 3 | 39 | 9random | 23% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 67 | 8random | 12% | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 37 | 1random | 3% | – | – | – |
| 0 | 15 | 3random | 20% | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 239 | 47 | 20% | 18 | 1 | 6% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 96 | 239 | 47 | 6 | 18 | 1 | – |
| 2025 | 96 | 187 | 43 | 5 | 18 | 5 | – |
| 2024 | 96 | 192 | 45 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 96 | 167 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 19 | 43% |
| 2024 | 34 | 15 | 44% |
| 2023 | 45 | 16 | 36% |
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) 42 in the point rows vs 43 in the draw report.
- 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 168 in the point rows vs 167 in the draw report.
- 2022AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 2 in the point rows vs 1 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)
- 20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20232023 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20232023 AZ Elk Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20232023 AZ Elk Draw Odds(hunt-table)
- 20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Bonus Point Report(draw)
- 20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 1-2 Pass(draw)
- 20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - 3-4-5 Pass(draw)
- 20222022 Elk and Pronghorn Draw Report - Bonus Pass(draw)
- 20222022 AZ Elk Draw Odds(hunt-table)
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Other hunts in unit 5A
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 12 - Sep 25)
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, general (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 17 - Oct 23)
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 17 - Oct 23)
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 24 - Oct 30)
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Oct 24 - Oct 30)
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, youth (general) (Oct 7 - Oct 13)
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, youth-only (general) (Oct 10 - Oct 16)
- Unit 5A antlerless elk, youth-only (general) (Oct 9 - Oct 15)
- Unit 5A buck pronghorn, archery-only (Aug 21 - Sep 3)(pronghorn)
- Unit 5A buck pronghorn, archery-only (Aug 22 - Sep 4)(pronghorn)
- Unit 5A buck pronghorn, general (Sep 2 - Sep 11)(pronghorn)
- Unit 5A buck pronghorn, general (Sep 4 - Sep 13)(pronghorn)
- Unit 5A buck pronghorn, general (Sep 5 - Sep 14)(pronghorn)
- Unit 5A bull elk, archery-only (Nov 13 - Nov 26)
- Unit 5A bull elk, archery-only (Nov 14 - Nov 27)
- Unit 5A bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 5A bull elk, general (Nov 25 - Dec 1)
- Unit 5A bull elk, general (Nov 27 - Dec 3)
- Unit 5A bull elk, general (Nov 28 - Dec 4)
- Unit 5A bull elk, general (Sep 15 - Sep 21)
- Unit 5A bull elk, muzzleloader (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Unit 5A early bull elk, archery-only (Sep 12 - Sep 25)
Units listed next to it
In AZGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 4B bull elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)
- Unit 4B bull elk, archery-only (Nov 15 - Nov 28)
- Unit 4BN antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Jul 29 - Aug 4)
- Unit 4BN antlerless elk, limited opportunity (general) (Aug 12 - Aug 18)
- Unit 5A/Hopi early bull elk, archery-only (Sep 13 - Sep 26)
- Unit 5A/Hopi bull elk, archery-only (Nov 15 - Nov 28)
- Unit 5B bull elk, general (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
- Unit 5B early bull elk, general (Sep 27 - Oct 3)