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Arizona Elk 3206

Archery · Antlerless Elk in Unit 23, archery only, Nov 11–24, 2022. 98% public land, mostly National Forest.

No nonresident draw results on file for this hunt code.

Points Needed to Draw

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

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

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
Payson Globe Fountain Hills Apache Junction Cave Creek 23
44%hunter success 2025 · 576 hunters, 251 elk
Unit 23 in full →

Details

Odds by Point Level

No nonresident draw results on file.

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
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.

Other Licenses Valid in Unit 23

  • 3030 General Elk Nov 27 – Dec 3 · Standard · 21 tags · cut 22 <1%
  • 3060 General Elk · Antlerless elk Oct 16–22 · Standard · 75 tags · 12 applied 4%
  • 3061 General Elk · Antlerless elk Dec 4–10 · Standard · 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 · Standard · 100 tags · cut 4 16%
  • 3166 Archery-Only Elk Nov 13–26 · Standard · 20 tags · cut 8 4%
  • 3187 Archery-Only Elk · Antlerless elk Nov 13–26 · Standard · 25 tags · cut 5 38%
  • 3198 Archery-Only · Antlerless elk Nov 17–30 · Standard · 25 tags · 2 applied 100%

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

▸ Sources 14
  1. AZGFD 2026 Game and Fish Laws and Rules Book draw rules, fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. AZGFD 2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. AZGFD 2022 AZ Elk Draw Odds, p. 7 · 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

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.

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We don't take applications: check Arizona Game & Fish Department's site and apply there.

Prior-draw odds from Arizona Game & Fish Department's results, not a forecast · All Arizona elk hunts