Arizona Elk 3199 — Unit 27
Archery-Only | Antlerless elk | 27
- What you may take
- Archery-Only | Antlerless elk | 27
- Weapon
- Archery
- Archery gear only — no rifle season on this license.
- Season (2023)
- Sep 15–28, 2023
- Tags (2023)
- 50
- for 13 first-choice applicants · nonresidents capped at 10%
- Hunter success here (2025)
- 50%
- of everyone who hunted the area
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Odds by point level — 2023 draw
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 50 tags, 13 first-choice applicants, drew out at 5 points. Source: 2023 M Draw Report · p. 36.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100% | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 100% | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 100% | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 100% | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 100% | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 100% | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 100% | — | — |
| 10 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
Computed from the agency's published draw results. A dash means Arizona Game & Fish Department did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.
What it costs (2025 nonresident fees)
At the 2023 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $825 (enough points to draw) .
Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $15 (Jan 13 – Feb 3, expected) and keeps you moving toward the 5-point cut.
Next application window: opens Jan 13, closes Feb 3, 2027 (expected) · results ~February 23. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.
Point creep & years to draw
Insufficient history (1 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
Seasons (2023)
How this tag has hunted
Across every license type in Unit 27, Arizona Game & Fish Department counted 913 hunters and 458 elk taken in 2025 — 50% of them killed something. Full Unit 27 profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →
Hunters holding this license type (2025) — the rest of the area's hunters held something else:
| What they hunted | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type Archery-Only Bull, Early | 202 | 41 | 20% | — |
| Type Archery-Only Bull, Late | 29 | 8 | 28% | — |
| Type Archery-Only Antlerless | 22 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Type Archery-Only Antlerless (Alpine Hunt Area) | 24 | 17 | 71% | — |
| Type Archery-Only Antlerless (Alpine Hunt Area) | 19 | 17 | 89% | — |
| Type General Bull | 191 | 139 | 73% | — |
| Type General Bull | 203 | 130 | 64% | — |
| Type General Antlerless | 138 | 60 | 43% | — |
| Type Limited Opportunity Antlerless (Black Mountain Hunt Area) | 18 | 5 | 28% | — |
| Type Muzzleloader Bull | 36 | 28 | 78% | — |
| Type Archery-Only Antlerless (Alpine Hunt Area) (unit share) | 20 | 7 | 35% | — |
| Type Archery-Only Antlerless (Alpine Hunt Area) (unit share) | 11 | 6 | 55% | — |
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: 2025 AZ Elk Harvest Summary 2024 AZ Elk Harvest Summary
As a lower choice
Tags issued to lower choices ÷ lower-choice applicants, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.
Year by year
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Published odds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50 | 13 | 0.3 | 5 | 15% | 2023 M Draw Report · p. 36 |
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How to read these numbers
Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.
Not an application service
This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.