Unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C bull elk, limited opportunity (archery-only) (Sep 11 - Oct 1)

Hunt code
3190
Unit
17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C
Weapon
Archery
Season
Limited Opportunity (Archery-Only), Sep 11 - Oct 1
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 32 of 214 residents drew (15%). The bonus-point pool reached 11 points. 26 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 3 of 167 nonresidents drew (2%). The bonus-point pool reached 23 points. 2 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 11 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 55%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
12772 random100%
11732 random43%
1032random67%
931random33%
851random20%
7163random19%
6163random19%
5152random13%
4164random25%
3373random8%
2491random2%
12600%
0142random14%
All2143215%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
2311100%
21100%
19100%
18200%
17200%
16600%
15300%
1481random13%
13100%
12200%
1141random25%
10600%
9500%
8800%
71200%
61300%
5800%
4400%
31000%
21900%
13000%
02100%
All16732%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026382143211167323
2025382183211143323
2024381983211138324
2023382323211146326
013262023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025311755%
2024201890%
2023251148%

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) 31 in the point rows vs 32 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (NR) 2 in the point rows vs 3 in the draw report.
  • 2023AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: 1st+2nd choice applicants (R) 236 in the point rows vs 232 in the draw report.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C

Units listed next to it

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