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Colorado elk hunt code

E-F-711-O4-R

Cow elk · 4th rifle · Unit 711 · Nov. 18–22 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 44 hunters put E-F-711-O4-R as their 1st choice for 10 licenses. Residents needed 5 points (25% of applicants at 5 drew); Nonresidents needed 6 points.

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 25%
6 100%
7 100%
8+ 100%
Nonresidents
3 0%
4 0%
5 0%
6 100%
7 100%
8+ 100%

Points needed by year

0246810 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 2nd ch.Residents 2016: 2nd ch.Residents 2017: 0Residents 2018: 1Residents 2019: 2Residents 2020: 3Residents 2021: 3Residents 2022: 4Residents 2023: 4Residents 2024: 5Residents 2025: 6Residents 2026: 5 Res 5 Nonresidents 2015: 2nd ch.Nonresidents 2016: 0Nonresidents 2017: 0Nonresidents 2018: 1Nonresidents 2019: 2Nonresidents 2020: 3Nonresidents 2022: 4Nonresidents 2026: 6 Nonres 6

Resident trend: getting harder.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
20261044 5 pts · 25% 6 pts 0 pts —0 —
20251083 6 pts · 75% None drawn 2nd choice —0 —
20241089 5 pts · 60% None drawn 2nd choice —0 —
20231074 4 pts · 25% None drawn 2 pts —0 —
202210106 4 pts · 32% 4 pts 1 pt —0 —
202110121 3 pts · 23% None drawn 0 pts —0 —
202010163 3 pts 3 pts · 25% 1 pt —0
201930167 2 pts · 88% 2 pts · 26% 1 pt —0
201870245 1 pt · 64% 1 pt · 22% 4th choice —0
201770120 0 pts · 75% 0 pts · 30% 2nd choice —0
2016105100 2nd choice 0 pts 0 pts —0
201510585 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
7110·
64422
5410·
43·0·
36·1·
27·1·
12·0·
010·0·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
2025100350%
202411011100%
202360458%
2022100664%
2021100550%
2020100880%
20192601038%

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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