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Colorado elk hunt code

E-M-020-L2-R

Bull elk · Late (2) rifle · Unit 20 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 290 hunters put E-M-020-L2-R as their 1st choice for 55 licenses. Residents needed 8 points (67% of applicants at 8 drew); Nonresidents needed 17 points (25% of applicants at 17 drew).

Points needed have held fairly steady 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
5 0%
6 0%
7 0%
8 67%
9 100%
10 100%
11 100%
Nonresidents
14 0%
15 0%
16 0%
17 25%
18 100%
19 100%
20+ 100%

Points needed by year

048121620 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 4Residents 2016: 5Residents 2017: 5Residents 2018: 5Residents 2019: 6Residents 2020: 6Residents 2021: 6Residents 2022: 7Residents 2023: 6Residents 2024: 6Residents 2025: 7Residents 2026: 8 Res 8 Nonresidents 2015: 6Nonresidents 2016: 6Nonresidents 2017: 7Nonresidents 2018: 8Nonresidents 2019: 9Nonresidents 2020: 9Nonresidents 2021: 10Nonresidents 2022: 9Nonresidents 2023: 10Nonresidents 2024: 12Nonresidents 2025: 16Nonresidents 2026: 17 Nonres 17

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
202655290 8 pts · 67% 17 pts · 25% None drawn —0 —
202555267 7 pts · 67% 16 pts None drawn —0 —
202455241 6 pts · 19% 12 pts None drawn —0 —
202355242 6 pts · 32% 10 pts · 20% None drawn —0 —
202255255 7 pts · 92% 9 pts · 40% None drawn —0 —
202155295 6 pts · 32% 10 pts 6 pts —0 —
202060286 6 pts · 78% 9 pts · 75% None drawn —0
201960290 6 pts 9 pts · 80% 6 pts —0
201860341 5 pts · 17% 8 pts · 40% 5 pts —0
201750262 5 pts · 57% 7 pts · 18% 5 pts —0
201660239 5 pts · 92% 6 pts · 14% 5 pts —0
201560266 4 pts · 3% 6 pts · 25% 5 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
280·11
211133
200·11
190·22
180·11
170·41
16222·
150·4·
14221·
13324·
12221·
11665·
10444·
9772·
815107·
721·4·
633·3·
513·0·
418·2·
313·1·
220·1·
118·3·
026·7·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
20255440074%
2024234543741%
2023244712843%
2022306544231%
2021337528544%
2020348506434%
2019258618558%

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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