Arizona Elk 3198
Archery-Only · Antlerless elk in Unit 23, archery only, Nov 17–30, 2023. 98% public land, mostly National Forest.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2023.
Arizona Game & Fish Department held its 2026 elk draw without 3198. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2023 draw
25 tags (all residencies) for 2 nonresident first-choice applicants
21 first-choice applicants for 25 tags (all residencies) in 2023, but only 0 of the 2 nonresident first-choice applicants drew (nonresidents are capped at 10%).
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 25
- Nonresident Applicants
- 2
- Success
- 10%
First-choice nonresidents; the tags are shared by every residency; nonresidents capped at 10%. Success: Archery-only bull, late hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2023), so there is no trend to chart yet.
Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.
What It Costs · 2025 NR Fees
The $15 nonresident hunt permit-tag application fee is not refunded. The $160 nonresident Combination Hunt and Fish license 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 ($665 incl. $15 application fee).
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident hunt permit-tag application fee · paid at application $15 AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information
- Nonresident Combination Hunt and Fish license · paid at application $160 AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information
- Bonus point only (application fee; no tag fee) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $15 AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information
- Nonresident elk hunt permit-tag ($665 incl. $15 application fee) · paid if drawn $650 AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2023 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Computed from the agency's published draw results. A dash means Arizona Game & Fish Department did not publish a count for that level.
Draw results: AZGFD 2023 M Draw Report, p. 36, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
As a Lower Choice
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
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery-only bull, late | 164 | 17 | 10% |
| Archery-only antlerless | 23 | 2 | 9% |
| General bull | 149 | 88 | 59% |
| General antlerless · 73 licenses | 63 | 28 | 44% |
| General antlerless · 98 licenses | 78 | 52 | 67% |
| Youth-only (general) | 99 | 64 | 65% |
| All of Unit 23 | 576 | 251 | 44% |
Adding up Arizona Game & Fish Department's published lines for Unit 23 gives 576 hunters and 251 elk taken in 2025, and 44% 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 (All Res.) | Nonresident Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Published Odds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25 | 2 | 0.8 | — | 0.00% | AZGFD 2023 M Draw Report, p. 36 |
Other Licenses Valid in Unit 23
- 3030 General Elk Nov 27 – Dec 3 · 21 tags · cut 22 <1%
- 3060 General Elk · Antlerless elk Oct 16–22 · 75 tags · 12 applied 4%
- 3061 General Elk · Antlerless elk Dec 4–10 · 100 tags · 20 applied 14%
- 3072 Youth-Only (General) Elk (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13)…Youth only Oct 9–15 · 100 tags · cut 4 16%
- 3166 Archery-Only Elk Nov 13–26 · 20 tags · cut 8 4%
- 3187 Archery-Only Elk · Antlerless elk Nov 13–26 · 25 tags · cut 5 38%
- 3206 Archery · Antlerless Elk Nov 11–24 · no draw result on file —
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 15
- AZGFD 2023 M Draw Report, p. 36 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- AZGFD 2026 Game and Fish Laws and Rules Book draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- AZGFD 2025 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- AZGFD 2023 AZ Elk Draw Odds, p. 5 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- AZGFD 2025 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2024 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2023 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2022 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2021 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2020 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2019 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2018 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2017 AZ Elk Harvest Summary harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- AZGFD 2026 AZ Game and Fish Hunt Units boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- 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 2023 draw, the latest on file, computed from Arizona Game & Fish Department's published results (computed from the agency's published draw results). 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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