Skip to content
Colorado elk hunt code

E-E-006-W2-R

Either-sex elk · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · Units 6, 16, 17, 161, 171

Not offered in 2026. History below is from earlier draws.

This hunt code was last offered in the 2022 draw and was not in the 2026 draw.

Compare hunts in units 6, 16, 17, 161, 171

Your odds by points (2022 draw)

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

Residents
11 0%
12 0%
13 0%
14 100%
15+ 100%
Nonresidents
18 —
19 —
20 —
21 —
22+ —

Points needed by year

03691215 20152016201720182019202020212022 Residents 2015: 8Residents 2016: 9Residents 2017: 9Residents 2018: 9Residents 2019: 9Residents 2020: 10Residents 2021: 11Residents 2022: 14 Res 14

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2022797 14 pts No applicants None drawn —0 —
20219118 11 pts · 75% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2020996 10 pts · 29% No applicants None drawn —0
20199117 9 pts · 40% No applicants None drawn —0
2018988 9 pts · 57% No applicants None drawn —0
2017990 9 pts · 22% No applicants None drawn —0
20167102 9 pts · 25% No applicants None drawn —0
2015772 8 pts · 83% 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.

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
20227420944%
2021161323948%
2020105162034%
2019144283444%

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 6, 16, 17, 161, 171