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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-031-L1-R

Cow elk · Late rifle · Unit 31 · List B

In the 2026 draw, 118 hunters put E-F-031-L1-R as their 1st choice for 500 licenses. every 1st-choice residents applicant drew and it reached 3rd choice applicants; every 1st-choice nonresidents applicant drew and it reached 2nd choice applicants.

Points needed have held fairly steady since 2022.

309 residents 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: 2nd ch.Residents 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: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2024: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2025: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2026: 2nd ch. Nonres 2nd ch.

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026500118 3rd choice 2nd choice 3rd choice —0 6 / 0
2025500145 3rd choice 2nd choice 4th choice —0 9 / 0
2024400104 2nd choice 2nd choice 3rd choice —0 7 / 0
2023400117 3rd choice 2nd choice 4th choice —0 11 / 0
202240092 Leftover Leftover Leftover —1 7 / 0
202130056 Leftover Leftover Leftover —18 24 / 0
202030058 Leftover Leftover Leftover —44
201930056 Leftover Leftover Leftover —75
201830082 Leftover Leftover Leftover —58
201730067 Leftover Leftover Leftover —85
201630080 Leftover Leftover Leftover —96
201530050 Leftover Leftover Leftover —177

“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
6220·
4220·
22211
1101033
0808088

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2025389010928%
202431908128%
202334508427%
2022335013143%
202125507431%
202025708636%
201922407232%

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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