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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-038-O1-M

Cow elk · Muzzleloader · Unit 38 · Sept. 12–20 · List B

In the 2026 draw, 17 hunters put E-F-038-O1-M as their 1st choice for 10 licenses. Residents needed 1 point; Nonresidents needed 1 point.

Points needed have held fairly steady since 2022.

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%
1 100%
2 100%
3+ 100%
Nonresidents
0 0%
1 100%
2 100%
3+ 100%

Points needed by year

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

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
20261017 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt —0 —
20251019 0 pts · 20% 0 pts · 50% 0 pts —0 —
20241010 0 pts · 88% 0 pts 2nd choice —0 —
2023108 2nd choice 0 pts 2nd choice —0 —
20221010 0 pts None drawn 0 pts —0 —
20211015 0 pts · 43% None drawn 0 pts —0 —
20201012 0 pts · 75% 0 pts 0 pts —0
2019257 3rd choice 3rd choice 2nd choice —0
20182512 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
20175018 Leftover Leftover Leftover —13
20165024 Leftover Leftover Leftover —7
20155035 2nd choice 2nd choice 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
2110·
16611
05·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
202510000%
202439308%
202337308%
2022364011%
202131000%
2020312213%
2019432012%

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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