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Colorado elk hunt code

E-M-055-O1-R

Bull elk · 1st rifle · Unit 55 · Oct. 14–18 · List A

In the 2026 draw, 371 hunters put E-M-055-O1-R as their 1st choice for 140 licenses. Residents needed 1 point (74% of applicants at 1 drew); Nonresidents needed 4 points (73% of applicants at 4 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
0 0%
1 74%
2 92%
3 89%
4 100%
5 100%
6+ 100%
Nonresidents
1 0%
2 0%
3 0%
4 73%
5 80%
6 67%
7 100%
8 100%
9+ 100%

Points needed by year

012345 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Residents 2015: 0Residents 2016: 0Residents 2017: 0Residents 2018: 0Residents 2019: 0Residents 2020: 0Residents 2021: 0Residents 2022: 0Residents 2023: 0Residents 2024: 0Residents 2025: 0Residents 2026: 1 Res 1 Nonresidents 2015: 0Nonresidents 2016: 0Nonresidents 2017: 0Nonresidents 2018: 0Nonresidents 2019: 1Nonresidents 2020: 1Nonresidents 2021: 1Nonresidents 2022: 1Nonresidents 2023: 1Nonresidents 2024: 2Nonresidents 2025: 3Nonresidents 2026: 4 Nonres 4

Resident trend: steady.

YearLicenses1st-choice appsResidentsNonresidentsYouth res.HybridLeft after draw2nd draw: offered / unsold
2026140371 1 pt · 74% 4 pts · 73% 1 pt —0 3 / 0
2025140375 0 pts · 23% 3 pts · 47% 0 pts —0 2 / 0
2024140380 0 pts · 12% 2 pts · 12% 1 pt —0 4 / 0
2023140358 0 pts · 14% 1 pt · 2% 0 pts —0 1 / 0
2022140331 0 pts · 7% 1 pt · 29% 1 pt —0 2 / 0
2021140356 0 pts · 11% 1 pt · 52% 1 pt —0 —
2020140312 0 pts · 16% 1 pt · 72% 0 pts —0
2019140354 0 pts · 31% 1 pt · 55% 0 pts —0
2018280401 0 pts · 80% 0 pts · 29% 0 pts —0
2017280328 0 pts · 94% 0 pts · 58% 0 pts —0
2016280369 0 pts · 82% 0 pts · 44% 0 pts —0
2015280369 0 pts · 88% 0 pts · 39% 0 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
160·11
7110·
60·32
50·108
4332619
39837·
2131216·
1856320·
094·34·

Harvest success

SeasonHuntersBullsCowsSuccess
202512448039%
202413229022%
202312835028%
202213925018%
202113330023%
202011926022%
201913015012%

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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