Arizona Elk 3007

Antlered elk in Unit 22N, rifle only, Sep 25 – Oct 1, 2026. 96% public land, mostly National Forest.

New for 2026

The 2026 draw is the first on record for 3007: Arizona Game & Fish Department did not offer this hunt code in earlier years, so the year-by-year table has one row and there is no point-creep trend to project yet. The odds shown are that one draw's actual results, not an estimate.

Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw

<1% (small sample) Below the cut

about 1 in 1,076

You're 26 points below the 2026 cut of 26.

Years to draw on points: —

NR Tags
2
Applicants
222
Success
18%

First-choice nonresidents; nonresidents capped at 10%. Success: Archery-only bull, late hunters, 2025.

Points Needed to Draw

One draw on file (2026), so there is no trend to chart yet.

Insufficient history (1 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.

What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees

Closes Feb 3 · 108 days
Cost to Apply
$175
If You Miss
$175
If You Draw
$825

The $15 nonresident hunt permit-tag application fee (per applicant, per species) is not refunded. The $160 nonresident Combination Hunt and Fish license (only NR license valid for the draw; valid 1 year from purchase) is not refunded. A bonus point only (application fee; no tag fee) is $15, bought separately. Drawing adds the $650 nonresident elk hunt permit-tag (charged only if drawn; booklet price $665 includes the $15 application fee).

Optional, not counted above: PointGuard (optional tag-surrender insurance, per species per applicant) $10 and PointGuard Plus (optional; all eligible species for three consecutive draw cycles) $25.

Opens
Jan 13, 2027
Closes
Feb 3, 2027
Results
about Feb 23
Point Only
$15, Jan 13 – Feb 3

Next application window: Open Jan 13 – Feb 3, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Arizona Game & Fish Department publishes 2027.

▸ Every Fee, With Sources
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Details

Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0 ← you <1% (small sample) 52 0
1 <1% (small sample) 30 0
2 <1% (small sample) 27 1
3 <1% (small sample) 16 0
4 <1% (small sample) 12 0
5 <1% (small sample) 10 0
6 <1% (small sample) 17 0
7 <1% (small sample) 15 0
8 <1% (small sample) 14 0
9 <1% (small sample) 4 0
10 1% (small sample) 2 0
11 1% (small sample) 5 0
12 1% (small sample) 5 0
13 1% (small sample) 4 0
14 1% (small sample) 2 0
15 1% (small sample) 3 0
16 2% (small sample) 0 0
17 2% (small sample) 2 0
18 2% (small sample) 1 0
19 2% (small sample) 1 0
20 2% (small sample) 0 0
21 2% (small sample) — —
22 100% (small sample) 1 0
23 2% (small sample) — —
24 2% (small sample) — —
25 2% (small sample) 0 0
26–29 100% (small sample) — —

Expected weighted draw over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap. A dash means Arizona Game & Fish Department did not publish a count for that level.

Draw results: AZGFD 2026 M Draw Report, p. 18, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.

As a Lower Choice

2nd Choice
<1% (small sample)

Tags issued to lower choices ÷ lower-choice applicants, as published. Arizona draws lower choices with your points too, so this is an average across everyone who listed it lower: an applicant with more points than most does better.

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
Archery-only bull, late 171 30 18%
General bull · 30 licenses 30 20 67%
General bull · 295 licenses 235 90 38%
General bull · 267 licenses 223 58 26%
General antlerless 132 74 56%
All of Unit 22N 791 272 34%

Adding up Arizona Game & Fish Department's published lines for Unit 22N gives 791 hunters and 272 elk taken in 2025, and 34% of them took an elk (sum of published weapon rows). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Arizona's figures come from AZGFD's post-season hunter questionnaire - survey estimates carrying a 90% confidence interval and a return count, not a census of animals checked in. Source: AZGFD 2025 AZ Elk Harvest Summary; AZGFD 2024 AZ Elk Harvest Summary.

▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 1 draw

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Per Tag Points Needed Published Odds Source
2026 2 222 111 26 <1% AZGFD 2026 M Draw Report, p. 18

Earlier Years, When This Number Was a Different Hunt

Arizona reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years 3007 stood for another unit or weapon, so they are listed here rather than counted as this hunt's history or in its point-creep trend.

Year · What It Was Tags Applicants Per Tag Points Needed Source
2025 · Unit 15A, 15B, 18A 3 138 46 25 AZGFD 2025 M Draw Report, p. 18
2024 · Unit 15A, 15B, 18A 3 126 42 24 AZGFD 2024 M Draw Report, p. 14
2023 · Unit 15A, 15B, 18A 3 123 41 24 AZGFD 2023 M Draw Report, p. 10

Other Licenses Valid in Unit 22N

  • 3027 General Elk Nov 27 – Dec 3 · 30 tags · cut 7 3%
  • 3028 General Elk Dec 4–10 · 27 tags · cut 6 4%
  • 3058 General Elk · Antlerless elk Oct 16–22 · 75 tags · cut 11 2%
  • 3164 Archery-Only Elk Nov 13–26 · 20 tags · cut 4 12%

Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.

▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Arizona elk
▸ Sources 14
  1. AZGFD 2026 M Draw Report, p. 18 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. AZGFD 2026 Game and Fish Laws and Rules Book draw rules, fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. AZGFD 2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information fees, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  4. AZGFD 2025 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  5. AZGFD 2024 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  6. AZGFD 2023 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  7. AZGFD 2022 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  8. AZGFD 2021 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  9. AZGFD 2020 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  10. AZGFD 2019 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  11. AZGFD 2018 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  12. AZGFD 2017 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  13. AZGFD 2026 AZ Game and Fish Hunt Units boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  14. Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office with the Arizona State Land Department (Arizona Land Resources Information System, ALRIS) and Premier Data Services 2026 BLM AZ Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026

About These Numbers

Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Arizona Game & Fish Department's published results (expected weighted draw over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.

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