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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-011-P5-R

Cow elk · Private land only (5) rifle · Units 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211 · Oct. 1–Nov. 30 · List B

In the 2026 draw, 457 hunters put E-F-011-P5-R as their 1st choice for 1,000 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.

329 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 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211

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

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
20261,000457 Leftover Leftover Leftover —329 339 / 254
2025500423 2nd choice 2nd choice 3rd choice —0 6 / 0
2024350392 0 pts · 78% 0 pts · 87% 3rd choice —0 5 / 0
2023500343 2nd choice 2nd choice 3rd choice —0 15 / 0
20221,100366 Leftover Leftover Leftover —510 519 / 424
20211,100442 Leftover Leftover Leftover —422 438 / 339
20201,100435 Leftover Leftover Leftover —412
20191,100457 Leftover Leftover Leftover —379
2018900556 Leftover Leftover Leftover —67
2017900656 3rd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
2016800650 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
2015800704 2nd choice 2nd 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
120·11
11110·
6110·
50·11
3550·
25533
1881313
0182182219219

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2025454017242%
2024120461656%
2023182441532%
2022324478743%
20213449110858%
2020262334530%
2019319988161%

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 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211