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Colorado elk hunt code

E-E-028-O1-R

Either-sex elk · 1st rifle · Units 28, 37 · Oct. 14–18 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 332 hunters put E-E-028-O1-R as their 1st choice for 80 licenses. Residents needed 1 point (76% of applicants at 1 drew); Nonresidents needed 1 point (29% of applicants at 1 drew).

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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
0 0%
1 76%
2 100%
3 100%
4+ 100%
Nonresidents
0 0%
1 29%
2 100%
3 100%
4+ 100%

Points needed by year

012345 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 0Residents 2016: 2nd ch.Residents 2017: 2nd ch.Residents 2018: 2nd ch.Residents 2019: 2nd ch.Residents 2020: 2nd ch.Residents 2021: 2nd ch.Residents 2022: 2nd ch.Residents 2023: 2nd ch.Residents 2024: 0Residents 2025: 0Residents 2026: 1 Res 1 Nonresidents 2015: 0Nonresidents 2016: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2017: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2018: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2019: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2020: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2021: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2022: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2023: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2024: 0Nonresidents 2025: 0Nonresidents 2026: 1 Nonres 1

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
202680332 1 pt · 76% 1 pt · 29% 1 pt —0 1 / 0
2025230356 0 pts · 55% 0 pts · 62% 0 pts —0 5 / 0
2024305371 0 pts · 81% 0 pts · 76% 0 pts —0 7 / 0
2023440400 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0 9 / 0
2022490448 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0 19 / 0
2021545523 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0 14 / 0
2020605500 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
2019605470 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
2018605570 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
2017605574 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
2016550519 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
2015550553 0 pts · 99% 0 pts 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
11110·
81111
7110·
60·11
53333
46611
36611
25522
1493772
0163·45·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2025230203223%
202420424014%
202328635014%
2022316391216%
20213334207%
2020421172411%
2019374262015%

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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