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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-085-W1-R

Cow elk · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · Units 85, 140, 851 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 11 hunters put E-F-085-W1-R as their 1st choice for 7 licenses. Residents needed 4 points; no nonresidents applied.

Points needed have held fairly steady since 2021.

Compare hunts in units 85, 140, 851

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
1 0%
2 0%
3 0%
4 100%
5 100%
6+ 100%
Nonresidents
5 —
6 —
7 —
8 —
9+ —

Points needed by year

0246810 20152016201720182019202020212022202420252026 Residents 2015: 2Residents 2016: 3Residents 2017: 4Residents 2018: 4Residents 2019: 4Residents 2020: 4Residents 2021: 5Residents 2022: 5Residents 2024: 5Residents 2025: 4Residents 2026: 4 Res 4

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026711 4 pts No applicants None drawn —0 —
2025723 4 pts · 33% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2024739 5 pts No applicants No applicants —0 —
2022938 5 pts · 38% No applicants 6 pts —0 —
2021954 5 pts · 57% No applicants None drawn —0 —
2020947 4 pts · 17% No applicants 5 pts —0
2019943 4 pts · 33% No applicants 5 pts —0
2018955 4 pts · 75% No applicants None drawn —0
2017960 4 pts · 83% No applicants None drawn —0
2016963 3 pts · 50% No applicants 3 pts —0
2015949 2 pts · 7% No applicants None drawn —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
8110·
5330·
4330·
22·0·
01·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2024100450%
2022173544%
20211921068%
2020113682%
2019132769%

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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