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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-003-E1-R

Cow elk · Early rifle · Units 3, 301

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

This hunt code was last offered in the 2023 draw and was not in the 2026 draw.

Compare hunts in units 3, 301

Your odds by points (2023 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 0%
2 0%
3 86%
4 100%
5+ 100%
Nonresidents
3 0%
4 0%
5 0%
6 0%
7+ —

Points needed by year

03691215 201520162017201820192020202120222023 Residents 2015: 1Residents 2016: 2Residents 2017: 1Residents 2018: 1Residents 2019: 1Residents 2020: 1Residents 2021: 1Residents 2022: 2Residents 2023: 3 Res 3 Nonresidents 2015: 1Nonresidents 2017: 4Nonresidents 2018: 14Nonresidents 2019: 5Nonresidents 2020: 9Nonresidents 2021: 2 Nonres 2

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
202310105 3 pts · 86% None drawn 2 pts —0 —
202225103 2 pts · 75% None drawn 1 pt —0 —
202125114 1 pt · 30% 2 pts 1 pt —0 —
202025104 1 pt · 10% 9 pts 0 pts —0
20192566 1 pt · 59% 5 pts 2nd choice —0
201825113 1 pt · 4% 14 pts 1 pt —0
20172595 1 pt · 17% 4 pts 0 pts —0
20162588 2 pts None drawn 0 pts —0
20152579 1 pt · 48% 1 pt · 50% 1 pt —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
20237000%
2022130560%
2021120217%

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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