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Colorado elk hunt code

E-E-040-O3-R

Either-sex elk · 3rd rifle · Unit 40 · Nov. 7–15 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 246 hunters put E-E-040-O3-R as their 1st choice for 25 licenses. Residents needed 12 points (45% of applicants at 12 drew); Nonresidents needed 26 points (50% of applicants at 26 drew).

Point creep is real here: residents needed 9 points in 2022 and 12 in 2026. Expect it to take more next year.

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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
9 0%
10 0%
11 0%
12 46%
13 100%
14 75%
15 50%
Nonresidents
23 0%
24 0%
25 0%
26 50%
27 100%
28 100%
29+ 100%

Points needed by year

0612182430 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 6Residents 2016: 7Residents 2017: 8Residents 2018: 8Residents 2019: 8Residents 2020: 8Residents 2021: 9Residents 2022: 9Residents 2023: 9Residents 2024: 9Residents 2025: 10Residents 2026: 12 Res 12 Nonresidents 2015: 9Nonresidents 2016: 10Nonresidents 2017: 12Nonresidents 2018: 13Nonresidents 2019: 14Nonresidents 2020: 17Nonresidents 2021: 16Nonresidents 2022: 18Nonresidents 2023: 23Nonresidents 2024: 24Nonresidents 2025: 27Nonresidents 2026: 26 Nonres 26

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
202625246 12 pts · 45% 26 pts · 50% None drawn —0 —
202525222 10 pts · 13% 27 pts None drawn —0 —
202425205 9 pts · 30% 24 pts · 67% None drawn —0 —
202325204 9 pts · 47% 23 pts None drawn —0 —
202226169 9 pts · 55% 18 pts None drawn —0 —
202126236 9 pts · 62% 16 pts · 50% None drawn —0 —
202026206 8 pts · 27% 17 pts · 33% None drawn —0
201926188 8 pts · 12% 14 pts · 50% None drawn —0
201826267 8 pts · 45% 13 pts · 33% None drawn —0
201726229 8 pts · 73% 12 pts · 33% None drawn —0
201633197 7 pts · 81% 10 pts · 50% None drawn —0
201533186 6 pts · 35% 9 pts · 62% 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
280·11
270·22
260·21
250·2·
240·1·
230·2·
220·1·
210·1·
19112·
180·2·
170·1·
16114·
15212·
14433·
13663·
121151·
1122·2·
1020·4·
911·1·
816·0·
711·6·
66·6·
58·2·
48·0·
32·3·
25·4·
19·3·
09·5·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
20252518072%
20242517068%
20235621347%
20222617065%
20214618754%
20202616062%
20192617065%

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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