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Colorado elk hunt code

E-E-040-W1-R

Either-sex elk · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · Unit 40 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 90 hunters put E-E-040-W1-R as their 1st choice for 3 licenses. Residents needed 28 points (67% of applicants at 28 drew); no nonresidents applied.

Points needed have held fairly steady 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
25 0%
26 0%
27 0%
28 67%
29 100%
30+ 100%
Nonresidents
26 —
27 —
28 —
29 —
30+ —

Points needed by year

0612182430 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 20Residents 2016: 21Residents 2017: 22Residents 2018: 23Residents 2019: 24Residents 2020: 25Residents 2021: 25Residents 2022: 27Residents 2023: 27Residents 2024: 27Residents 2025: 28Residents 2026: 28 Res 28

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026390 28 pts · 67% No applicants None drawn 00 —
20253132 28 pts · 50% No applicants None drawn 00 —
20243129 27 pts · 50% No applicants None drawn 00 —
20233110 27 pts No applicants None drawn 00 —
20223100 27 pts · 75% No applicants None drawn —0 —
20213111 25 pts · 60% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2020399 25 pts No applicants None drawn —0
2019395 24 pts · 60% No applicants None drawn —0
20183115 23 pts · 33% No applicants None drawn —0
20174123 22 pts · 57% No applicants None drawn —0
20164119 21 pts · 18% No applicants None drawn —0
20154121 20 pts · 8% 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; tinted rows below it are random hybrid-draw winners.

PointsRes. appliedRes. drewNonres. appliedNonres. drew
29110·
28320·
272·0·
263·0·
253·0·
242·0·
232·0·
222·0·
213·0·
203·0·
191·0·
181·0·
171·0·
162·0·
153·0·
142·0·
133·0·
121·0·
111·0·
104·0·
93·0·
82·0·
73·0·
62·0·
56·0·
46·0·
36·0·
27·0·
13·0·
04·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
202466252271%
202363262378%
202263281875%
202165251562%
202061251972%
201962261979%

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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