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Colorado Elk EE083O1R

Elk either-sex rifle season 1 GMU 83 in GMU 83, rifle only, Oct 14–18, 2026. 2% public land, mostly Fish & Wildlife Service.

Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw

88% Likely draw

175 tags for 20 first-choice applicants

124 first-choice applicants for 175 tags (all residencies) in 2026, but only 18 of the 20 first-choice applicants drew (nonresidents are capped at 25%).

Years to draw on points: 1 yr

NR Tags
175
Applicants
20
Success
41%

First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 25%. Success: all hunters in GMU 83, 2024.

Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026

points needed applicants per tag
0 0 0 0 0 0 you: 0
2021
0.2:1
2022
0.2:1
2023
0.2:1
2024
0.1:1
2025
0.1:1
2026
0.1:1

The cut has been 0 points every year since 2021. Applicants per tag: 0.2:1 in 2021, 0.1:1 in 2026.

The cut has been 0 points in each of the last 5 draws (2022–2026), so there is no creep to project.

What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees

Closes Apr 6 · 170 days
Cost to Apply
$129.11
If You Miss
$129.11
If You Draw
$974.27

The $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

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
Alamosa 83
41%hunter success 2024 · 884 hunters, 367 elk
Private 98% Fish & Wildlife Service 1% BLM <1% State <1% GMU 83 in full →

Details

Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0 ← you 88% 16 14
1–10 100% — —

Preference points, computed from published point-level pools. A dash means Colorado Parks and Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. Colorado runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, EE083O1R drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.

Draw results: CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 227, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.

How It Hunted, 2024

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
All of GMU 83 884 367 41%

Across every license type in GMU 83, Colorado Parks and Wildlife counted 884 hunters and 367 elk taken in 2024, and 41% 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. Colorado runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.

Year Tags Applicants Per Tag Points Needed Random Pass Source
2026 175 20 0.1 0 3 tags of 2 CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 227
2025 175 24 0.1 0 7 tags of 6 CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 184
2024 175 21 0.1 0 5 tags of 4 CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 154
2023 175 33 0.2 0 2 tags of 5 CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 158
2022 175 41 0.2 0 2 tags of 6 CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 160
2021 175 30 0.2 0 6 tags of 16 CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 155

Other Licenses Valid in GMU 83

  • EE083O1M Elk either-sex muzzleloader season 1 GMU 83 Sep 12–20 · 75 tags · cut 0 85%
  • EE083O2R Elk either-sex rifle season 2 GMU 83 Oct 24 – Nov 1 · 200 tags · 28 applied 100%
  • EE083O3R Elk either-sex rifle season 3 GMU 83 Nov 7–15 · 200 tags · cut 0 59%
  • EE083O4R Elk either-sex rifle season 4 GMU 83 Nov 18–22 · 100 tags · cut 0 5% (small sample)
  • EE083V1A Elk either-sex archery nonresident-only GMU 83 Sep 2–30 · 100 tags · 94 applied 100%
  • EE083W1R Elk either-sex rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 83Private ranch — access comes with the tag Oct 13–17 · 7 tags · 0 applied 100%
  • EE851J2R Elk either-sex rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 851Private ranch — access comes with the tag Oct 13–17 · 2 tags · 0 applied 100% (small sample)
  • EF083O1M Elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 83 Sep 12–20 · 0 tags · not open to nonresidents in 2026 —
  • EF083O4R Elk female rifle season 4 GMU 83 Nov 18–22 · 2 tags · 2 applied 100% (small sample)
  • EF083W1R Elk female rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 83Private ranch — access comes with the tag Oct 13–17 · 40 tags · 0 applied 100%
  • EF083W2R Elk female rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 83Private ranch — access comes with the tag Oct 27–31 · 5 tags · 0 applied 100%
  • EF083W3R Elk female rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 83Private ranch — access comes with the tag Dec 8–12 · 5 tags · 0 applied 100%
  • EF083W4R Elk female rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 83Private ranch — access comes with the tag Jan 5–9 · 5 tags · 0 applied 100%
  • EF083W5R Elk female rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 83Private ranch — access comes with the tag Jan 12–16 · 5 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.

.243 Winchester (depends on the load) from $1.11/rd .25-06 Remington from $1.82/rd 6.5 Creedmoor from $1.01/rd 6.5 Grendel from $0.72/rd .270 Winchester from $0.15/rd 7mm-08 Remington from $1.84/rd 7mm Remington Magnum from $2.05/rd .30-06 Springfield from $1.11/rd .300 AAC Blackout from $0.60/rd .300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd .30-30 Winchester from $1.08/rd .308 Winchester from $0.82/rd .338 Winchester Magnum from $2.61/rd .350 Legend from $1.10/rd .35 Whelen .360 Buckhammer .400 Legend .444 Marlin .450 Bushmaster from $2.02/rd .45-70 Government from $1.97/rd .50 Beowulf
▸ Sources 16
  1. CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 227 · draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 184 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 154 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  4. CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 158 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  5. CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 160 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  6. CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 155 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  7. CPW 2026 2 CCR 406-2 Chapter W-2 Big Game… draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. CPW 2026 2 CCR 406-0 Chapter W-0 General… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. CPW 2026 Big Game Hunting brochure fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. CPW 2026 web page fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. CPW 2024 Statewide Elk Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  12. CPW 2023 Statewide Elk Hunting Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  13. CPW 2022 Statewide Elk Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  14. CPW 2021 Statewide Elk Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  15. CPW 2026 GMU Boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  16. Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office 2026 BLM Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  17. co_blm_sma_2026 map shading

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.

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Prior-draw odds from Colorado Parks and Wildlife's results, not a forecast · All Colorado elk hunts