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Colorado elk hunt code

E-E-851-O1-A

Either-sex elk · Archery · Unit 851 · Sept. 2–30 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 34 hunters put E-E-851-O1-A as their 1st choice for 8 licenses. Residents needed 6 points (33% of applicants at 6 drew); Nonresidents needed 8 points.

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
3 0%
4 0%
5 0%
6 33%
7 40%
8 67%
9 100%
10 100%
11+ 100%
Nonresidents
5 0%
6 0%
7 0%
8 100%
9 100%
10 100%

Points needed by year

048121620 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 8Residents 2016: 10Residents 2017: 8Residents 2018: 9Residents 2019: 8Residents 2020: 8Residents 2021: 11Residents 2022: 8Residents 2023: 5Residents 2024: 5Residents 2025: 6Residents 2026: 6 Res 6 Nonresidents 2015: 13Nonresidents 2016: 11Nonresidents 2017: 12Nonresidents 2018: 14Nonresidents 2019: 11Nonresidents 2020: 11Nonresidents 2021: 13Nonresidents 2022: 15Nonresidents 2023: 12Nonresidents 2024: 13Nonresidents 2025: 17Nonresidents 2026: 8 Nonres 8

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026834 6 pts · 33% 8 pts No applicants —0 —
2025858 6 pts · 25% 17 pts · 50% None drawn —0 —
2024854 5 pts · 50% 13 pts · 50% 5 pts —0 —
2023857 5 pts · 33% 12 pts · 50% None drawn —0 —
2022879 8 pts · 50% 15 pts None drawn —0 —
2021893 11 pts · 50% 13 pts None drawn —0 —
2020884 8 pts 11 pts · 25% None drawn —0
2019880 8 pts · 67% 11 pts None drawn —0
2018894 9 pts · 43% 14 pts None drawn —0
2017879 8 pts · 12% 12 pts None drawn —0
2016889 10 pts 11 pts None drawn —0
2015894 8 pts · 75% 13 pts 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
180·1·
16110·
130·1·
10110·
83211
7521·
6312·
51·0·
41·0·
32·0·
21·0·
13·1·
05·1·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
20258000%
202415627520%
202314730020%
202218619312%
202116523014%
202018526014%
201915626017%

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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