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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-040-O1-M

Cow elk · Muzzleloader · Unit 40 · Sept. 12–20 · List B

In the 2026 draw, 15 hunters put E-F-040-O1-M as their 1st choice for 10 licenses. Residents needed 1 point (50% of applicants at 1 drew); no nonresidents applicants drew.

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 50%
2 100%
3 100%
4+ 100%
Nonresidents
2 0%
3 0%
4 0%
5 0%
6+ —

Points needed by year

03691215 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 2nd ch.Residents 2016: 2nd ch.Residents 2017: 2nd ch.Residents 2018: 2nd ch.Residents 2019: 2nd ch.Residents 2020: 2nd ch.Residents 2021: 0Residents 2022: 1Residents 2023: 1Residents 2024: 1Residents 2025: 1Residents 2026: 1 Res 1 Nonresidents 2015: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2016: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2017: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2018: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2019: 9Nonresidents 2020: 3Nonresidents 2021: 1Nonresidents 2025: 10 Nonres 10

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
20261015 1 pt · 50% None drawn 3rd choice —0 —
20251017 1 pt · 25% 10 pts 0 pts —0 —
20241020 1 pt · 38% None drawn 0 pts —0 —
20231018 1 pt · 71% None drawn 2nd choice —0 —
20221016 1 pt · 83% None drawn 0 pts —0 —
20211021 0 pts · 20% 1 pt · 50% 0 pts —0 —
20202726 2nd choice 3 pts 2nd choice —0
20192719 2nd choice 9 pts 0 pts —0
20182717 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
20172713 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
20163015 2nd choice 2nd choice 2nd choice —0
20153016 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
5110·
4110·
2330·
1210·
06·1·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2025100220%
20244113339%
20234223260%
20224321458%
20214522356%
20205318034%
20195715739%

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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