Colorado Elk EF040L1R
Elk female rifle late season GMU 40 in GMU 40, rifle only, Dec 1–15, 2026. 62% public land, mostly BLM.
New for 2026
The 2026 draw is the first on record for EF040L1R: Colorado Parks and Wildlife did not offer this hunt code in earlier years, so the year-by-year table has one row and there is no point-creep trend to project yet. The odds shown are that one draw's actual results, not an estimate.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
1 of 5 applicants at 0 points drew
You sit on the 2026 cut of 0.
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 2
- Applicants
- 6
- Success
- 60%
First-choice nonresidents; nonresidents capped at 25%. Success: all hunters in GMU 40, 2024.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2026), so there is no trend to chart yet.
Insufficient history (1 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
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
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 ← you | 20% (small sample) the cut | 5 | 1 |
| 1–10 | 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, EF040L1R drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 520, 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 1 draw
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 520 |
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)
- EE040O2R Elk either-sex rifle season 2 GMU 40 Oct 24 – Nov 1 · 4 tags · cut 27 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)
- 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. * 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 11
- CPW 2026 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 520 · draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 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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