Colorado Elk EE040O2R
Elk either-sex rifle season 2 GMU 40 in GMU 40, rifle only, Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026. 62% public land, mostly BLM.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
no one below 27 points drew in 2026
You're 27 points below the 2026 cut of 27, which has risen from 19 to 27 points since 2021.
Years to draw on points: never at this creep
- NR Tags
- 4
- Applicants
- 67
- Success
- 60%
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 25%. Success: all hunters in GMU 40, 2024.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has risen from 19 to 27 points since 2021. Applicants per tag: 6.7:1 in 2021, 17:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 20 → 24 → 27 → 20 → 27 points (2022–2026), +2.0 points/yr (range +0.0 to +2.0). Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Apr 6 · 170 daysThe $11.49 nonresident limited-license application-processing fee (per species, per draw) is not refunded. The $104.86 nonresident annual small game license (cheapest qualifying license to enter the draws; base $102.11 + surcharges) is not refunded. The $12.76 Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp (ages 18-64, once per license year, added automatically) is not refunded. A preference point fee, deer/elk/pronghorn (none until the 2028 draw) is $0, bought separately. Drawing adds the $845.16 nonresident elk license (bull, either-sex or cow; includes annual fishing combo; base $842.41 + surcharges) - charged only if drawn.
Optional, not counted above: Hunt-code exchange fee (same species, quota remaining, before season starts) $5 and License refund processing fee (most refunds) $15.
- Opens
- Mar 1, 2027
- Closes
- Apr 6, 2027
- Results
- about May 25
- Point Only
- $0, Mar 1 – Apr 6
Next application window: Open Mar 1 – Apr 6, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Colorado Parks and Wildlife publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident limited-license application-processing fee (per species, per draw) · paid at application $11.49 CPW 2026 2 CCR 406-0 Chapter W-0 General…
- Nonresident annual small game license (cheapest qualifying license to enter the draws; base $102.11 + surcharges) · paid at application $104.86 or $194.21 CPW 2026 Big Game Hunting brochure
- Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp (ages 18-64, once per license year, added automatically) · paid at application $12.76 CPW 2026 2 CCR 406-0 Chapter W-0 General…
- Preference point fee, deer/elk/pronghorn (none until the 2028 draw) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $0 CPW 2026 web page
- Nonresident elk license (bull, either-sex or cow; includes annual fishing combo; base $842.41 + surcharges) - charged only if drawn · paid if drawn, refundable $845.16 CPW 2026 Big Game Hunting brochure
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–26 ← you | 0% (small sample) same at every level | — | — |
| 27 | 60% (small sample) the cut | 5 | 3 |
| 28–30 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | — | — |
Preference points, computed from published point-level pools. A dash means Colorado Parks and Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, EE040O2R drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 141, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2024
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of GMU 40 | 518 | 308 | 60% |
Across every license type in GMU 40, Colorado Parks and Wildlife counted 518 hunters and 308 elk taken in 2024, and 60% of them took an elk. Colorado's figures come from CPW's post-season hunter survey. CPW's 2025 report dropped the per-GMU table in favour of hunt-code rows, so the newest year shown here is 2024. Source: CPW 2024 Statewide Elk Harvest; CPW 2023 Statewide Elk Hunting Harvest Estimates.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 6 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 27 | CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 141 |
| 2025 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 20 | CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 110 |
| 2024 | 4 | 40 | 10 | 27 | CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 96 |
| 2023 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 24 | CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 100 |
| 2022 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 20 | CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 103 |
| 2021 | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 19 | CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 99 |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 40
- EE040O1A Elk either-sex archery season 1 GMU 40 Sep 2–30 · 10 tags · cut 24 0%
- EE040O1M Elk either-sex muzzleloader season 1 GMU 40 Sep 12–20 · 5 tags · cut 28 0%
- EE040O1R Elk either-sex rifle season 1 GMU 40 Oct 14–18 · 4 tags · cut 29 0% (small sample)
- EE040O3R Elk either-sex rifle season 3 GMU 40 Nov 7–15 · 4 tags · cut 26 0% (small sample)
- EE040O4R Elk either-sex rifle season 4 GMU 40 Nov 18–22 · 3 tags · cut 25 0% (small sample)
- EE040W1R Elk either-sex rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 40Private ranch — access comes with the tag Oct 3–12 · 3 tags · 0 applied 100% (small sample)
- EF040L1R Elk female rifle late season GMU 40 Dec 1–15 · 2 tags · cut 0 20% (small sample)
- EF040O1M Elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 40 Sep 12–20 · 0 tags · not open to nonresidents in 2026 —
- EF040O1R Elk female rifle season 1 GMU 40 Oct 14–18 · 2 tags · cut 1 0% (small sample)
- EF040O2R Elk female rifle season 2 GMU 40 Oct 24 – Nov 1 · 2 tags · cut 1 0% (small sample)
- EF040O3R Elk female rifle season 3 GMU 40 Nov 7–15 · 3 tags · cut 0 60% (small sample)
- EF040O4R Elk female rifle season 4 GMU 40 Nov 18–22 · 80 tags · 7 applied 100%
- EF040P5R Elk female rifle private-land-only GMU 40Private land only — you need landowner access Sep 1 – Nov 30 · 200 tags · 10 applied 100%
- EF040W1R Elk female rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 40Private ranch — access comes with the tag Oct 7–11 · 20 tags · 0 applied 100%
- EF040W2R Elk female rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 40Private ranch — access comes with the tag Oct 17–21 · 19 tags · 0 applied 100%
Odds at your points, nonresident, standard class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 21 on file for Colorado elk
21 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in Colorado, 1 of them depending on the load. Rules and sources: Colorado hunting laws.
▸ Sources 16
- CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 141 · draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 110 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 96 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 100 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 103 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 99 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CPW 2026 2 CCR 406-2 Chapter W-2 Big Game… draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2026 2 CCR 406-0 Chapter W-0 General… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2026 Big Game Hunting brochure fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2026 web page fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2024 Statewide Elk Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2023 Statewide Elk Hunting Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2022 Statewide Elk Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2021 Statewide Elk Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2026 GMU Boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office 2026 BLM Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
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About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Colorado Parks and Wildlife's published results (preference points, computed from published point-level pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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