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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-016-P3-R

Cow elk · Private land only (3) rifle · Unit 16

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

This hunt code was last offered in the 2021 draw and was not in the 2026 draw.

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Your odds by points (2021 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%
Nonresidents
0 100%
1+ 100%

Points needed by year

012345 2015201620172018201920202021 Residents 2015: LeftoverResidents 2016: LeftoverResidents 2017: LeftoverResidents 2018: LeftoverResidents 2019: LeftoverResidents 2020: LeftoverResidents 2021: Leftover Res Leftover Nonresidents 2015: LeftoverNonresidents 2016: LeftoverNonresidents 2017: LeftoverNonresidents 2018: LeftoverNonresidents 2019: LeftoverNonresidents 2020: LeftoverNonresidents 2021: Leftover Nonres Leftover

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2021101 Leftover Leftover Leftover —9 9 / 9
2020100 Leftover Leftover Leftover —10
2019101 Leftover Leftover Leftover —8
2018100 Leftover Leftover Leftover —10
2017100 Leftover Leftover Leftover —10
2016101 Leftover Leftover Leftover —8
2015105 Leftover Leftover Leftover —5

“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
20218251524%
20209444055%
20199253849%

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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