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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-018-L1-R

Cow elk · Late rifle · Unit 18 · List B

In the 2026 draw, 48 hunters put E-F-018-L1-R as their 1st choice for 10 licenses. Residents needed 2 points (40% of applicants at 2 drew); no nonresidents applicants drew.

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).

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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 0%
1 0%
2 40%
3+ —
Nonresidents
0 0%
1 0%
2 0%
3+ —

Points needed by year

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

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
20261048 2 pts · 40% None drawn 0 pts —0 —
20251065 1 pt · 7% 2 pts 2nd choice —0 3 / 0
20241078 1 pt · 14% None drawn 0 pts —0 —
202314560 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0 2 / 0
202218074 Leftover Leftover Leftover —16 19 / 0
202118077 4th choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0 2 / 0
202018097 3rd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
201918088 Leftover Leftover Leftover —14
2018180127 2nd choice 0 pts 2nd choice —0
2017180137 2nd choice 0 pts 2nd choice —0
2016150127 2nd choice 0 pts 2nd choice —0
201590102 0 pts · 84% 0 pts · 67% 2nd 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
22080·
19·0·
015·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
20256000%
2024505100%
2023116087%
20221370129%
202115402618%
202013302317%
2019124011%

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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