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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-018-O1-R

Cow elk · 1st rifle · Units 18, 181 · Oct. 14–18 · List B

In the 2026 draw, 76 hunters put E-F-018-O1-R as their 1st choice for 80 licenses. every 1st-choice residents applicant drew and it reached 2nd choice applicants; Nonresidents drew it with zero points.

Points needed have held fairly steady since 2022.

1 resident drew it as a 2nd choice, so you can keep your points and still hunt it.

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

Points needed by year

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

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
20268076 2nd choice 0 pts 3rd choice —0 3 / 0
20258071 2nd choice 0 pts 0 pts —0 3 / 0
202410052 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0 3 / 0
202348038 Leftover Leftover Leftover —308 310 / 150
202248039 Leftover Leftover Leftover —354 359 / 262
202148054 Leftover Leftover Leftover —332 334 / 270
202048059 Leftover Leftover Leftover —333
201948062 Leftover Leftover Leftover —355
201848066 Leftover Leftover Leftover —317
201748078 Leftover Leftover Leftover —321
201648066 Leftover Leftover Leftover —346
201548071 Leftover Leftover Leftover —333

“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
10110·
3330·
21133
1880·
0525222

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
202568069%
20247801418%
202327803414%
20223980267%
202129703813%
20202920155%
20193480134%

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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