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Colorado elk hunt code

E-E-003-O1-R

Either-sex elk · 1st rifle · Units 3, 4, 5, 301, 441 · Oct. 14–18 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 1,980 hunters put E-E-003-O1-R as their 1st choice for 800 licenses. Residents drew it with zero points; Nonresidents needed 3 points (64% of applicants at 3 drew).

Points needed have held fairly steady since 2020.

Compare hunts in units 3, 4, 5, 301, 441

Your odds by points (2026 draw)

Share of 1st-choice applicants at each point level who drew. Below the cutoff, small odds come from the random hybrid draw.

Residents
0 11%
1 93%
2 97%
3 84%
4 100%
5 88%
6 100%
Nonresidents
0 0%
1 0%
2 0%
3 64%
4 87%
5 100%
6 86%
7 86%

Points needed by year

012345 20202021202220232026 Residents 2020: 0Residents 2021: 0Residents 2022: 0Residents 2023: 0Residents 2026: 0 Res 0 Nonresidents 2020: 0Nonresidents 2021: 1Nonresidents 2022: 1Nonresidents 2023: 2Nonresidents 2026: 3 Nonres 3

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
20268001,980 0 pts · 11% 3 pts · 64% 0 pts —0 14 / 0
20238002,203 0 pts · 4% 2 pts · 87% 0 pts —0 27 / 0
20221,0002,297 0 pts · 13% 1 pt · 34% 0 pts —0 22 / 0
20211,0002,755 0 pts · 8% 1 pt · 57% 0 pts —0 10 / 0
20201,0002,387 0 pts · 36% 0 pts · 4% 0 pts —0

“2nd choice” means every 1st-choice applicant drew and licenses went on to later choices. “Leftover” means licenses remained after the primary draw. The secondary draw (June) also re-offers unpaid and returned licenses; “unsold” ones went to the leftover sale in August. Secondary-draw data starts in 2021. A percentage is the share of applicants at the cutoff level who drew.

2026 applicants and successes by point level

1st-choice applications only, adult residents and nonresidents. Highlighted is the resident cutoff.

PointsRes. appliedRes. drewNonres. appliedNonres. drew
22110·
14110·
120·33
10110·
91122
80·22
74476
62276
5871313
416166859
3645415398
2115112134·
1317296152·
054562214·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2023183271728%
2022192343335%
2021357404022%
202013993733%

From CPW's harvest survey estimates. Before 2025, CPW reported harvest by unit and season type, so earlier rows cover all hunters of this weapon and season in the unit, not only this hunt code.

Other hunts in units 3, 4, 5, 301, 441