Unit 7W antlerless elk, archery-only (Sep 11 - Sep 24)

Hunt code
3181
Unit
7W, 7 West
Weapon
Archery
Season
Archery-Only, Sep 11 - Sep 24
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 44 of 134 residents drew (33%). The bonus-point pool reached 5 points. 36 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 6 of 14 nonresidents drew (43%). The bonus-point pool reached 7 points. 4 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 1 point.

Harvest success in 2025 was 22%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
73267%
633100%
5974 random78%
4106random60%
3259random36%
24310random23%
1315random16%
0102random20%
All1344433%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
911100%
711100%
411random100%
331random33%
211random100%
111random100%
0600%
All14643%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20261001344451467
20251001514552556
20241001654251886
20231001654351877
0472023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202541922%
2024441023%
202333721%

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 (NR) 4 in the point rows vs 5 in the draw report.
  • 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 166 in the point rows vs 165 in the draw report; 1st+2nd choice applicants (NR) 20 in the point rows vs 18 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 7W

Units listed next to it

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