Colorado Elk — GMU 19
Colorado GMU 19 covers 270,820 acres and lies 22 miles west of Fort Collins. 62% of it is public land, mostly national forest (60%) and county or city land (2%). In 2024, 1,140 people hunted elk here and took 119 — 10% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 293 tags here for 413 first-choice applicants.
Tags (2026):1,064
Nonresident share:capped at 25%
Applicants:699
Hunter success (2024):10%
Public land:62%
Size:270,820 acres
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in GMU 19, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
EE007O1A elk either-sex archery season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] 293 tags · 413 applicants · needed 0 pts · Standard32% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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EE007O1A elk either-sex archery season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] 31 tags · 12 applicants · needed 0 pts · Youth29% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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EF007O1M elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] 35 tags · 27 applicants · Standard100% Likely draw 48% as 2nd choice
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EF007O1M elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] 8 tags · 1 applicants · needed 0 pts · Youth100% Undersubscribed
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— Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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— Cut level
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100% Undersubscribed 33% as 2nd choice
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EM007O1M elk male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] 92 tags · 166 applicants · needed 1 pts · Standard0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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EM007O1M elk male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] 9 tags · 9 applicants · needed 1 pts · Youth0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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62% Real chance 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 34% as 2nd choice
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0% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 81% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed 29% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 0% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| EE007O1A ↗ elk either-sex archery season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] Archery | 32% Long shot | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 293 / 413 | Standard | Sep 2–30, 2026 |
| EE007O1A ↗ elk either-sex archery season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] Archery | 29% Long shot | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 31 / 12 | Youth | Sep 2–30, 2026 |
| EF007O1M ↗ elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] Muzzleloader | 100% Likely draw | 48% | — | 35 / 27 | Standard | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| EF007O1M ↗ elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2024 | 8 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| EF019L1R ↗ elk female rifle late season GMU 19 [19] Rifle | — Undersubscribed | — | — steady since 2023 | 2 / 0 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 28 – Dec 9, 2026 |
| EF019O2R ↗ elk female rifle season 2 GMU 19 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 steady since 2023 | 1 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| EF019O3R ↗ elk female rifle season 3 GMU 19 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 steady since 2023 | 1 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| EF019O4R ↗ elk female rifle season 4 GMU 19 Rifle | — Cut level | — | — | 3 / 0 | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| EF019P5R ↗ elk female rifle private-land-only GMU 19 [19] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 33% | — | 235 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 1 – Jan 31, 2027 |
| EM007O1M ↗ elk male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | 0% | 1 steady since 2021 | 92 / 166 | Standard | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| EM007O1M ↗ elk male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 7 [7, 8, 9, 19, 191] Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | 0% | 1 steady since 2021 | 9 / 9 | Youth | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| EM019O1R ↗ elk male rifle season 1 GMU 19 Rifle | 62% Real chance | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 31 / 36 | Standard | Oct 14–18, 2026 |
| EM019O1R ↗ elk male rifle season 1 GMU 19 Rifle | 0% Undersubscribed | 0% | 1 steady since 2021 | 4 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 14–18, 2026 |
| EM019O2R ↗ elk male rifle season 2 GMU 19 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 34% | — | 17 / 12 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| EM019O2R ↗ elk male rifle season 2 GMU 19 Rifle | 0% Undersubscribed | 0% | 2 +2 since 2024 | 4 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| EM019O3R ↗ elk male rifle season 3 GMU 19 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 81% | — | 27 / 14 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| EM019O3R ↗ elk male rifle season 3 GMU 19 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 | 170 / 3 undersubscribed | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| EM019O4R ↗ elk male rifle season 4 GMU 19 [19] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 29% | — | 21 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| EM019O4R ↗ elk male rifle season 4 GMU 19 [19] Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — | 80 / 0 | Youth | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- Colorado lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
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| Standard license | $129.11 | $129.11 | $974.27 |
| Youth license | $129.11 | $129.11 | $974.27 |
Application window: opens Mar 1, closes Apr 7, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
How the hunting has gone
What Colorado Parks and Wildlife publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. 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.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
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| 2024 | 1,140 | 119 | 10% |
| 2023 | 988 | 100 | 10% |
| 2022 | 1,038 | 87 | 8% |
| 2021 | 1,111 | 132 | 12% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Rifle 57 · 48% · 690 hunters, 8% success
- Archery 27 · 23% · 268 hunters, 10% success
- Muzzleloader 35 · 29% · 182 hunters, 19% success
Boundary: CPW GMU Boundary (Big Game)
Harvest: 2024 Statewide Elk Harvest
Harvest: 2023 Statewide Elk Hunting Harvest Estimates
Harvest: 2022 Statewide Elk Harvest