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

Hunt code
3191
Unit
17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C
Weapon
Archery
Season
Limited Opportunity (Archery-Only), Sep 11 - Oct 1
Draw years
2024–2026

In 2026, 27 of 30 residents drew (90%). The bonus-point pool reached 2 points. 19 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

In 2026, 4 of 5 nonresidents drew (80%). The bonus-point pool reached 6 points. 2 went to random-draw winners, the lowest holding 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 16%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
344100%
21084 random80%
11010random100%
065random83%
All302790%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
1311100%
611100%
121random50%
011random100%
All5480%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
202610030272546
20251002421255–
20241002319122–
036202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202531516%
202437719%

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.

  • 202619 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (17 R, 2 NR); their points are not printed.
  • 202524 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (18 R, 6 NR); their points are not printed. AZGFD's bonus point report and draw report disagree slightly: bonus pass permits (R) 8 in the point rows vs 10 in the draw report; bonus + 1-2 pass permits (R) 19 in the point rows vs 21 in the draw report.
  • 202429 more permit(s) went to 3rd-5th choice applicants in a later pass (27 R, 2 NR); their points are not printed.

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.