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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-006-W2-R

Cow elk · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · Units 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 19 hunters put E-F-006-W2-R as their 1st choice for 5 licenses. Residents needed 4 points; no nonresidents applied.

Point creep is real here: residents needed 2 points in 2022 and 4 in 2026. Expect it to take more next year.

Compare hunts in units 6, 16, 17, 161, 171

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
1 0%
2 0%
3 0%
4 100%
5+ 100%
Nonresidents
1 —
2 —
3 —
4 —
5+ —

Points needed by year

012345 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 0Residents 2016: 1Residents 2017: 1Residents 2018: 1Residents 2019: 1Residents 2020: 0Residents 2021: 0Residents 2022: 2Residents 2023: 1Residents 2024: 2Residents 2025: 2Residents 2026: 4 Res 4

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026519 4 pts No applicants None drawn —0 —
2025522 2 pts · 50% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2024520 2 pts · 67% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2023518 1 pt · 33% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2022526 2 pts · 67% No applicants None drawn —0 —
20211517 0 pts · 67% No applicants 0 pts —0 —
20201517 0 pts · 60% No applicants 2 pts —0
20191527 1 pt · 82% No applicants 1 pt —0
20181832 1 pt No applicants 0 pts —0
20171835 1 pt · 62% No applicants 1 pt —0
20161833 1 pt · 87% No applicants 1 pt —0
20151843 0 pts · 14% 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.

PointsRes. appliedRes. drewNonres. appliedNonres. drew
4550·
33·0·
22·0·
12·0·
06·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
20247221840%
202368191449%
20227420944%
2021161323948%
2020105162034%
2019144283444%

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 6, 16, 17, 161, 171