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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-084-W5-R

Cow elk · Ranching for Wildlife (5) rifle · Unit 84 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 38 hunters put E-F-084-W5-R as their 1st choice for 5 licenses. Residents needed 5 points (56% of applicants at 5 drew); no nonresidents applied.

Point creep is real here: residents needed 4 points in 2022 and 5 in 2026. Expect it to take more next year.

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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
2 0%
3 0%
4 0%
5 56%
6+ —
Nonresidents
2 —
3 —
4 —
5 —
6+ —

Points needed by year

0246810 2016201720192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2016: 3Residents 2017: 1Residents 2019: 2Residents 2020: 3Residents 2021: 0Residents 2022: 4Residents 2023: 1Residents 2024: 3Residents 2025: 4Residents 2026: 5 Res 5

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026538 5 pts · 56% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2025536 4 pts · 25% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2024562 3 pts · 22% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2023510 1 pt · 40% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2022566 4 pts · 67% No applicants None drawn —0 —
202159 0 pts · 33% No applicants 2 pts —0 —
2020520 3 pts · 29% No applicants 3 pts —0
2019513 2 pts No applicants 2 pts —0
2017823 1 pt · 20% No applicants 2 pts —0
2016831 3 pts No applicants 2 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
5950·
48·0·
37·0·
23·0·
13·0·
06·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
202464301266%
202365311266%
202267331978%
202169361580%
202057291679%
20195928861%

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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