Colorado Elk EF681O4R
Elk female rifle season 4 GMU 681 in GMU 681, rifle only, Nov 20–24, 2024. 88% public land, mostly Forest Service.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2024.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife held its 2026 elk draw without EF681O4R. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2024 draw
2 first-choice applicants for 2 tags
19 first-choice applicants for 20 tags (all residencies) in 2024, so every first-choice applicant drew and 1 tag 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
- 2
- Success
- 10%
First-choice nonresidents; nonresidents capped at 25%. Success: all hunters in GMU 681, 2024.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2024
The cut has fallen from 1 to 0 points since 2021. Applicants per tag: 1.7:1 in 2021, 1:1 in 2024.
Point creep: drew out at 1 → 0 → 0 points (2021–2024), no creep — drew at 0 points each year. 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
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 · 2024 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. Colorado runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, EF681O4R drew no one in 2024, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 785, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2024
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of GMU 681 | 1,519 | 153 | 10% |
Across every license type in GMU 681, Colorado Parks and Wildlife counted 1,519 hunters and 153 elk taken in 2024, and 10% 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 785 |
| 2023 | 20 | 2 | 0.1 | — | 2 tags of 1 | CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 796 |
| 2022 | 20 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 tags of 0 | CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 701 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | — | CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 724 |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 681
- EE068V1A Elk either-sex archery nonresident-only GMU 68 Sep 2–30 · 610 tags · 209 applied 100%
- EF068O1M Elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 68 Sep 12–20 · 35 tags · 1 applied 0% (small sample)
- EF068O2R Elk female rifle season 2 GMU 68 Oct 24 – Nov 1 · 60 tags · cut 2 0%
- EF068O3R Elk female rifle season 3 GMU 68 Nov 7–15 · 60 tags · cut 3 0%
- EF068O4R Elk female rifle season 4 GMU 68 Nov 18–22 · 60 tags · cut 0 73%
- EF681O2R Elk female rifle season 2 GMU 681 Oct 26 – Nov 3 · 20 tags · cut 3 0% (small sample)
- EF681O3R Elk female rifle season 3 GMU 681 Nov 9–15 · 3 tags · cut 2 0% (small sample)
- EM068O1M Elk male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 68 Sep 12–20 · 85 tags · cut 1 0%
- EM068O1R Elk male rifle season 1 GMU 68 Oct 14–18 · 375 tags · cut 0 3%
- EM068O4R Elk male rifle season 4 GMU 68 Nov 18–22 · 130 tags · 36 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 14
- CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 785 · draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 796 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 701 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 724 · 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 2024 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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