Colorado Elk EM021O1R
Elk male rifle season 1 GMU 21 in GMU 21, rifle only, Oct 15–19, 2025. 88% public land, mostly BLM.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2025.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife held its 2026 elk draw without EM021O1R. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw
64 of 229 applicants at 0 points drew
You sit on the 2025 cut of 0.
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 450
- Applicants
- 369
- Success
- 16%
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 25%. Success: all hunters in GMU 21, 2024.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2025), 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
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 ← you | 28% the cut | 229 | 64 |
| 1–16 | 100% 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, EM021O1R drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 889, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2024
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of GMU 21 | 1,992 | 324 | 16% |
Across every license type in GMU 21, Colorado Parks and Wildlife counted 1,992 hunters and 324 elk taken in 2024, and 16% 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 450 | 369 | 0.8 | 0 | 18 tags of 130 | CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 889 |
Earlier Years, When This Number Was a Different Hunt
Colorado reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years EM021O1R stood for another GMU or weapon, so they are listed here rather than counted as this hunt's history or in its point-creep trend.
| Year · What It Was | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · GMU 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | 450 | 360 | 0.8 | 0 | CPW 2024 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 848 |
| 2023 · GMU 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | 450 | 297 | 0.7 | — | CPW 2023 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 849 |
| 2022 · GMU 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | 450 | 244 | 0.5 | — | CPW 2022 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 745 |
| 2021 · GMU 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | 900 | 213 | 0.2 | — | CPW 2021 Primary Elk Post Draw Report, p. 770 |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 21
- EE021O1M Elk either-sex muzzleloader season 1 GMU 21 Sep 12–20 · 175 tags · cut 4 0%
- EE021O1R Elk either-sex rifle season 1 GMU 21 Oct 14–18 · 450 tags · cut 1 0%
- EE021O4R Elk either-sex rifle season 4 GMU 21 Nov 18–22 · 410 tags · 113 applied 100%
- EE021P1A Elk either-sex archery private-land-only GMU 21Private land only — you need landowner access Sep 2–30 · 350 tags · 39 applied 100%
- EE021P1R Elk either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 21Private land only — you need landowner access Oct 14–18 · 125 tags · 67 applied 100%
- EE021V1A Elk either-sex archery nonresident-only GMU 21 Sep 2–30 · 1,150 tags · 499 applied 100%
- EF021O1M Elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 21 Sep 12–20 · 150 tags · 1 applied 100% (small sample)
- EF021O1R Elk female rifle season 1 GMU 21 Oct 14–18 · 75 tags · cut 0 100%
- EF021O2R Elk female rifle season 2 GMU 21 Oct 24 – Nov 1 · 200 tags · cut 2 0%
- EF021O3R Elk female rifle season 3 GMU 21 Nov 7–15 · 100 tags · cut 2 0%
- EF021O4R Elk female rifle season 4 GMU 21 Nov 18–22 · 100 tags · 3 applied 100%
- EF021V1A Elk female archery nonresident-only GMU 21 Sep 2–30 · 20 tags · 1 applied 100% (small sample)
- EM021O4R Elk male rifle season 4 GMU 21 Nov 19–23 · 410 tags · 55 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 11
- CPW 2025 Primary ELK Post Draw Report, p. 889 · 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 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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