E-M-851-O3-R
Bull elk · 3rd rifle · Unit 851 · Nov. 7–15 · List A
In the 2026 draw, 39 hunters put E-M-851-O3-R as their 1st choice for 5 licenses. Residents needed 19 points (50% of applicants at 19 drew); Nonresidents needed 23 points.
This hunt has been getting easier to draw since 2022.
It is a hybrid-draw hunt: 1 license was drawn at random by residents with 5 or more points who listed it 1st — and they lose all their points.
Compare hunts in unit 851Your 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.
Points needed by year
Resident trend: getting easier.
| Year | Licenses | 1st-choice apps | Residents | Nonresidents | Youth res. | Hybrid | Left after draw | 2nd draw: offered / unsold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 39 | 19 pts · 50% | 23 pts | None drawn | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | 63 | 18 pts | 26 pts | None drawn | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | 62 | 19 pts · 67% | 24 pts | None drawn | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 78 | 20 pts | 24 pts · 50% | None drawn | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 95 | 21 pts | 26 pts | None drawn | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 119 | 20 pts · 25% | 26 pts | None drawn | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 108 | 20 pts · 67% | 25 pts · 50% | None drawn | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 120 | 22 pts | 24 pts · 33% | None drawn | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 131 | 18 pts · 33% | 24 pts | None drawn | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 120 | 18 pts | 22 pts · 17% | None drawn | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 134 | 19 pts | 23 pts | None drawn | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 209 | None drawn | None drawn | 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; tinted rows below it are random hybrid-draw winners.
| Points | Res. applied | Res. drew | Nonres. applied | Nonres. drew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 0 | · | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 0 | · | 1 | · |
| 21 | 0 | · | 1 | · |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | · |
| 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | · |
| 18 | 3 | · | 0 | · |
| 17 | 2 | · | 0 | · |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | · |
| 15 | 1 | · | 0 | · |
| 14 | 0 | · | 1 | · |
| 12 | 1 | · | 0 | · |
| 11 | 3 | · | 0 | · |
| 9 | 1 | · | 0 | · |
| 8 | 2 | · | 0 | · |
| 7 | 1 | · | 0 | · |
| 6 | 1 | · | 0 | · |
| 5 | 1 | · | 1 | · |
| 3 | 1 | · | 0 | · |
| 2 | 1 | · | 1 | · |
| 1 | 3 | · | 1 | · |
| 0 | 1 | · | 1 | · |
Harvest success
| Season | Hunters | Bulls | Cows | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| 2024 | 65 | 17 | 0 | 26% |
| 2023 | 65 | 23 | 0 | 36% |
| 2022 | 84 | 31 | 0 | 37% |
| 2021 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 17% |
| 2020 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 20% |
| 2019 | 126 | 22 | 1 | 18% |
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.