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Colorado elk hunt code

E-E-004-W1-R

Either-sex elk · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · Units 4, 5, 441 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 46 hunters put E-E-004-W1-R as their 1st choice for 2 licenses. Residents needed 19 points; no nonresidents applied.

Point creep is real here: residents needed 4 points in 2022 and 19 in 2026. Expect it to take more next year.

Compare hunts in units 4, 5, 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
16 0%
17 0%
18 0%
19 100%
20 100%
21+ 100%
Nonresidents
24 —
25 —
26 —
27 —
28+ —

Points needed by year

048121620 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 6Residents 2016: 6Residents 2017: 7Residents 2018: 8Residents 2019: 8Residents 2020: 12Residents 2021: 17Residents 2022: 4Residents 2023: 9Residents 2024: 10Residents 2025: 11Residents 2026: 19 Res 19

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026246 19 pts No applicants None drawn —0 —
2025245 11 pts · 20% No applicants None drawn 00 —
2024261 10 pts · 17% No applicants None drawn 00 —
2023259 9 pts · 50% No applicants None drawn 00 —
2022229 4 pts · 50% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2021228 17 pts No applicants None drawn —0 —
2020228 12 pts No applicants None drawn —0
2019329 8 pts · 33% No applicants None drawn —0
20181195 8 pts · 38% No applicants None drawn —0
20171169 7 pts · 47% No applicants None drawn —0
20161288 6 pts · 27% No applicants None drawn —0
201514115 6 pts · 44% No applicants None drawn —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
27110·
19110·
141·0·
131·0·
123·0·
82·0·
61·0·
55·0·
46·0·
35·0·
22·0·
17·0·
03·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2024146533663%
2023221893257%
202243312511059%
202146912515062%
202035311316880%
201941011111557%

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.

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