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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-003-P5-R

Cow elk · Private land only (5) rifle · Units 3, 4, 5, 301, 441 · Dec. 31 · List B

In the 2026 draw, 531 hunters put E-F-003-P5-R as their 1st choice for 700 licenses. residents could draw it with any points and licenses were left over; nonresidents could draw it with any points and licenses were left over.

Points needed have held fairly steady since 2022.

14 licenses were left after the primary draw and went to the secondary draw and leftover sale.

It's a List B license, so you can hold it on top of a List A elk license (bought as a leftover, over the counter or in the secondary draw).

Compare hunts in units 3, 4, 5, 301, 441

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
0 100%
1 100%
2+ 100%
Nonresidents
0 100%
1 100%
2+ 100%

Points needed by year

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

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026700531 Leftover Leftover Leftover —14 33 / 0
2025250573 1 pt · 27% 1 pt · 26% 2nd choice —0 4 / 0
2024100481 1 pt · 21% 1 pt · 26% 0 pts —0 4 / 0
2023100566 0 pts · 8% 0 pts · 9% 0 pts —0 7 / 0
2022700649 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0 10 / 0
2021700672 2nd choice 2nd choice 3rd choice —0 12 / 0
2020800591 2nd choice 2nd choice 3rd choice —0
20191,200569 Leftover Leftover Leftover —422
20181,000605 Leftover Leftover Leftover —152
2017850628 3rd choice 3rd choice 3rd choice —0
2016850614 Leftover Leftover Leftover —6
2015850623 4th choice 3rd choice 3rd choice —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
110·11
70·11
6110·
52211
40·11
36644
243434646
156566868
0127127145145

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
202522908341%
20243301750%
20237210824%
2022229459863%
2021200899%
2020281445937%
2019306124723%

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.

Other hunts in units 3, 4, 5, 301, 441