Units 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C elk hunting: 2026 hunts, harvest and draw
AZGFD's 2026 Pronghorn and Elk booklet lists 6 elk hunts open in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C, with 720 permits in all. The largest is hunt 3086, antlerless elk, November 6 to December 10, with 300 permits. On the 6 hunts held only in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C in 2025, AZGFD's harvest survey counts 517 hunters and 166 elk taken; AZGFD lists 64 of them as bulls and 98 as cows and calves.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 Pronghorn and Elk booklet. Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries, 2021 to 2025. Draw: AZGFD's 2025 report.
Unit 17A, Unit 17B, Unit 18B, Unit 19B, Unit 20A and Unit 20C shaded; the units around them outlined. Tribal land in tan.
| Units | Unit 17A, Unit 17B, Unit 18B, Unit 19B, Unit 20A, Unit 20C |
|---|---|
| AZGFD region | Region 3, Kingman, Region 4, Yuma |
| Elk hunts, 2026 | 6 (720 permits) |
| Hunt types | limited opportunity and limited opportunity, archery |
| Earliest season | September 11 to October 1 (hunt 3190) |
| Elk taken on their own hunts, 2025 | 166 by 517 hunters |
| 2025 draw, first-choice applicants | 1,052 for 720 permits issued |
| Public land open to hunting | 66.4%, mostly state trust land |
What elk hunts do Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C have in 2026?
6 hunts: 4 limited opportunity and 2 limited opportunity, archery. 6 are held only in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C. Permits are AZGFD's numbers for the whole hunt.
| Hunt | Type | Season, 2026 | Legal animal | Permits | Open area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3073 | Limited opportunity | Oct 2 to Oct 15 | Bull elk | 35 | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C |
| 3085 | Limited opportunity | Oct 2 to Oct 15 | Antlerless elk | 150 | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C |
| 3086 | Limited opportunity | Nov 6 to Dec 10 | Antlerless elk | 300 | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C |
| 3092 | Limited opportunity | Nov 6 to Dec 10 | Any elk | 150 | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C |
| 3190 | Limited opportunity, archery | Sep 11 to Oct 1 | Bull elk | 35 | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C |
| 3191 | Limited opportunity, archery | Sep 11 to Oct 1 | Antlerless elk | 50 | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C |
Source: AZGFD 2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information, PDF pages 16, 17 and 19. Note numbers refer to AZGFD's printed notes, which set boundaries and restrictions; read them before you apply.
How many elk are harvested in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C?
Year by year, the hunts held only in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C. Hunter and harvest totals are sums of AZGFD's figures for those hunts.
| Year | Hunts | Hunters | Hunter days | Bulls and spikes | Cows and calves | Elk taken | Elk per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 517 | 4,078 | 64 | 98 | 166 | 32 |
| 2024 | 6 | 554 | 3,725 | 68 | 144 | 212 | 38 |
| 2023 | 6 | 594 | 4,578 | 58 | 95 | 153 | 26 |
| 2022 | 6 | 620 | 4,707 | 100 | 95 | 197 | 32 |
| 2021 | 6 | 627 | 4,895 | 92 | 80 | 174 | 28 |
Elk per 100 hunters is worked out from AZGFD's own hunter and harvest figures for the same hunts.
Every hunt that included Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C, as AZGFD reported it:
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Bulls | Spikes | Cows | Calves | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3073 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C | 35 | 30 | 186 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 60% |
| 3085 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C | 148 | 108 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 34 | 31% |
| 3086 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C | 299 | 199 | 1,759 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 55 | 28% |
| 3092 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C | 149 | 118 | 876 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 31% |
| 3190 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C | 31 | 31 | 308 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 55% |
| 3191 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C | 48 | 31 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Bulls | Spikes | Antlerless | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3074 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 31 | 28 | 171 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 68% |
| 3084 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 148 | 123 | 564 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 42% |
| 3085 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 300 | 232 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 33% |
| 3091 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 147 | 114 | 743 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 34% |
| 3189 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 32 | 20 | 152 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 90% |
| 3190 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 49 | 37 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19% |
Earlier years: 2023, 2022, 2021
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Bulls | Spikes | Cows | Calves | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3073 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 35 | 31 | 168 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 58% |
| 3087 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 150 | 121 | 644 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 21% |
| 3088 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 300 | 243 | 2,027 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 57 | 23% |
| 3098 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 150 | 131 | 1,162 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 34% |
| 3201 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 29 | 25 | 223 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 48% |
| 3202 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 48 | 43 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Bulls | Spikes | Cows | Calves | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3073 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 35 | 33 | 205 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 58% |
| 3098 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 150 | 125 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 32 | 26% |
| 3099 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 300 | 258 | 2,052 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 53 | 21% |
| 3109 | Limited opportunity | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 150 | 128 | 837 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 48% |
| 3210 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 34 | 32 | 236 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 81% |
| 3211 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C | 50 | 44 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14% |
| Hunt | Type | Area | Permits issued | Hunters | Hunter days | Bulls | Spikes | Cows | Calves | Harvest | Success (AZGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3071 | Limited opportunity | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | 35 | 33 | 179 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 87% |
| 3086 | Limited opportunity | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | 150 | 132 | 796 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 18% |
| 3087 | Limited opportunity | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | 300 | 267 | 2,159 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 50 | 19% |
| 3096 | Limited opportunity | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | 149 | 121 | 1,196 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 44% |
| 3193 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | 36 | 34 | 262 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 47% |
| 3194 | Limited opportunity, archery | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | 48 | 40 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10% |
Source: AZGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2023 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2022 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2021 Elk Harvest Summary. Success is AZGFD's printed figure, and AZGFD's parts (bulls, cows, species) do not always add up to its harvest total; both are shown as printed. Hunt numbers change from year to year; the area column says where each hunt was. Rows AZGFD printed with a blank middle cell are left out rather than guessed.
How many hunters applied in the 2025 draw?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report lists 6 elk hunts that included Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C: 1,052 first-choice applications for 720 permits issued. These are 2025 counts, not a forecast.
| Hunt, 2025 | Area | Hunt type | Season | First-choice applicants | Second-choice applicants | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3073 | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | Bull elk | 10/3 to 10/16 | 366 | 291 | 35 |
| 3085 | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | Antlerless elk | 10/3 to 10/16 | 69 | 123 | 150 |
| 3086 | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | Antlerless elk | 11/7 to 12/11 | 53 | 163 | 300 |
| 3092 | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | Any elk | 11/7 to 12/11 | 401 | 423 | 150 |
| 3190 | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | Early Bull elk | 9/12 to 10/2 | 157 | 199 | 35 |
| 3191 | 17A/17B/18B/19B/20A/20C | Antlerless elk | 9/12 to 10/2 | 6 | 23 | 50 |
Source: AZGFD 2025 Elk draw report. AZGFD's report also prints a percentage column whose basis it does not state, so it is not copied here.
How much public land is in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C?
66.4% of Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C is public land open to hunting: 1,833,660 of 2,761,180 acres, the largest share state trust land (816,844 acres). Each unit's page has its own land table: Unit 17A, Unit 17B, Unit 18B, Unit 19B, Unit 20A, Unit 20C.
Measured by FilledTag inside AZGFD's unit boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers). Public land open to hunting here means national forest, BLM, state trust land, AZGFD land, national wildlife refuges, national recreation areas and Bureau of Reclamation land. Tribal land, military land and national parks are counted on their own rows and left out of that figure.
Questions hunters ask
How many elk permits do Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C have in 2026?
720 permits across 6 hunts in AZGFD's 2026 booklet. The largest is hunt 3086 (antlerless elk).
When is elk season in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C in 2026?
The first elk hunt open here starts September 11 (hunt 3190, limited opportunity, archery) and the last ends December 10. Each hunt's dates are in the table on this page.
How many elk were harvested in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 harvest survey counts 166 elk taken by 517 hunters on the 6 hunts held only in Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C, against 212 in 2024. Hunts shared with other units are counted in AZGFD's table for each hunt, not added here.
How many hunters applied for Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C elk in 2025?
AZGFD's 2025 draw report counts 1,052 first-choice applications for the 6 elk hunts that included Units 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A and 20C, and 720 permits issued. AZGFD publishes no forecast for 2026; these are 2025 counts.
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Where these numbers come from
- Hunts, seasons, legal animals and permits: AZGFD 2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information.
- Harvest, hunters and days: AZGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2023 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2022 Elk Harvest Summary, AZGFD 2021 Elk Harvest Summary.
- Draw applicants and permits: AZGFD 2025 Elk draw report.
- Unit boundaries: AZGFD game management unit boundaries. Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers).
FilledTag is not part of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Numbers are copied from AZGFD's published reports or measured from AZGFD and USGS maps; nothing here is estimated by FilledTag. AZGFD's regulations are the final word on every rule.
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