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Colorado elk hunt code

E-E-005-W2-R

Either-sex elk · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · Unit 5 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 56 hunters put E-E-005-W2-R as their 1st choice for 13 licenses. Residents needed 6 points (50% of applicants at 6 drew); no nonresidents applied.

This hunt has been getting easier to draw since 2022.

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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
3 0%
4 0%
5 0%
6 50%
7 60%
8 100%
9 100%
10+ 100%
Nonresidents
9 —
10 —
11 —
12 —
13+ —

Points needed by year

0246810 20192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2019: 9Residents 2020: 9Residents 2021: 9Residents 2022: 9Residents 2023: 6Residents 2024: 4Residents 2025: 5Residents 2026: 6 Res 6

Resident trend: getting easier.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
20261356 6 pts · 50% No applicants 6 pts —0 —
20251358 5 pts · 67% No applicants None drawn —0 —
20241336 4 pts No applicants None drawn —0 —
20231257 6 pts · 50% No applicants None drawn —0 —
20221164 9 pts No applicants None drawn —0 —
20211166 9 pts · 40% No applicants None drawn —0 —
20201157 9 pts · 71% No applicants None drawn —0
20191168 9 pts 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
12110·
11220·
9110·
8220·
7530·
6630·
59·0·
45·0·
38·0·
24·0·
15·0·
06·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2024246986065%
20232281163971%
202248613219770%
202151316719473%
202043714619678%
201953814818366%

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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