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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-081-O2-R

Cow elk · 2nd rifle · Unit 81 · Oct. 24–Nov. 1 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 383 hunters put E-F-081-O2-R as their 1st choice for 150 licenses. Residents needed 1 point (40% of applicants at 1 drew); Nonresidents needed 1 point (53% of applicants at 1 drew).

This hunt has been getting easier to draw since 2022.

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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 40%
2 100%
3 100%
4+ 100%
Nonresidents
0 0%
1 53%
2 100%
3 100%
4+ 100%

Points needed by year

012345 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 4Residents 2016: 4Residents 2017: 3Residents 2018: 3Residents 2019: 3Residents 2020: 2Residents 2021: 3Residents 2022: 3Residents 2023: 2Residents 2024: 1Residents 2025: 1Residents 2026: 1 Res 1 Nonresidents 2017: 4Nonresidents 2018: 3Nonresidents 2020: 2Nonresidents 2021: 3Nonresidents 2022: 3Nonresidents 2023: 2Nonresidents 2024: 1Nonresidents 2025: 1Nonresidents 2026: 1 Nonres 1

Resident trend: getting easier.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026150383 1 pt · 40% 1 pt · 53% 0 pts —0 5 / 0
2025150434 1 pt · 28% 1 pt · 46% 0 pts —0 4 / 0
2024125391 1 pt · 17% 1 pt · 18% 0 pts —0 3 / 0
2023125369 2 pts · 67% 2 pts · 67% 0 pts —0 3 / 0
202250322 3 pts · 74% 3 pts · 38% 2 pts —0 1 / 0
202150368 3 pts · 94% 3 pts 2 pts —0 2 / 0
202050291 2 pts · 18% 2 pts 1 pt —0
201950273 3 pts · 94% None drawn 1 pt —0
201850286 3 pts · 78% 3 pts · 67% 2 pts —0
201760260 3 pts · 41% 4 pts 2 pts —0
20165287 4 pts · 44% None drawn 3 pts —0
20155303 4 pts · 67% None drawn 3 pts —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
6110·
51111
4110·
39922
2515188
111144158
0128·11·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
202513904532%
202412004235%
202312103433%
20225002145%
20215301636%
2020480919%
2019490714%

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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