Colorado Elk EF001O1M
Elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 1 in GMU 1, muzzleloader only, Sep 12–20, 2026. 91% public land, mostly BLM.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2025.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife held its 2026 elk draw without EF001O1M. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw · no nonresident tags in 2026 — showing 2025
1 first-choice applicant for 2 tags
2 first-choice applicants for 5 tags (all residencies) in 2025, so every first-choice applicant drew and 3 tags went to the leftover draw. The 100% reflects low demand that year, and a code like this can flip the year demand catches up.
Years to draw on points: now
- NR Tags
- 2
- Applicants
- 1
- Success
- 37%
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 25%. Success: all hunters in GMU 1, 2024.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has been 0 points every year since 2023. Applicants per tag: 1:1 in 2022, 0.5:1 in 2025.
The cut has been 0 points in each of the last 3 draws (2023–2025), so there is no creep to project.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
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.
▸ 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 · 2025 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 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, EF001O1M drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 252, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2024
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of GMU 1 | 82 | 30 | 37% |
Across every license type in GMU 1, Colorado Parks and Wildlife counted 82 hunters and 30 elk taken in 2024, and 37% 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 | 0 | 1 | — | — | CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 303 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 252 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 217 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 218 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 221 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | — | — | CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 220 |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 1
- EE001E1R Elk either-sex rifle early season GMU 1 Oct 1–11 · 1 tag · cut 32 0% (small sample)
- EE001O1A Elk either-sex archery season 1 GMU 1 Sep 2–30 · 1 tag · 65 applied 0% (small sample)
- EF001L1R Elk female rifle late season GMU 1 Dec 1–31 · 2 tags · cut 1 0% (small sample)
- EF001O1R Elk female rifle season 1 GMU 1 Oct 14–18 · 10 tags · cut 0 100% (small sample)
- EF001O2R Elk female rifle season 2 GMU 1 Oct 24 – Nov 1 · 3 tags · 2 applied 100% (small sample)
- EF001O3R Elk female rifle season 3 GMU 1 Nov 7–15 · 0 tags · 0 applied —
- EF001O4R Elk female rifle season 4 GMU 1 Nov 18–22 · 3 tags · 2 applied 100% (small sample)
- EF001P5R Elk female rifle private-land-only GMU 1Private land only — you need landowner access Aug 15 – Jan 15 · 10 tags · 3 applied 100%
- EM001O1M Elk male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 1 Sep 12–20 · 1 tag · cut 26 0% (small sample)
Odds at your points, nonresident, standard class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 16
- CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 252 · draw results, earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 217 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 218 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 221 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 220 · 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 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 303 · seasons, 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 2025 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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