Colorado Elk — GMU 791
Colorado GMU 791 covers 261,751 acres and lies 17 miles north-west of Alamosa and 69 miles south-west of Cañon City. 3% of it is public land, mostly state land (1%) and county or city land (1%). In 2024, 163 people hunted elk here and took 57 — 35% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 10 tags here for 0 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in GMU 791, 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-
EF682O1M elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 682 [682, 791, that portion of 79 south and east of Colo 112, and 82 private land only] 4 tags · 0 applicants— Cut level
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— Cut level
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF682O1M ↗ elk female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 682 [682, 791, that portion of 79 south and east of Colo 112, and 82 private land only] Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | 4 / 0 | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| EF682V1A ↗ elk female archery nonresident-only GMU 682 [682, 791] Archery | — Cut level | — | 10 / 0 | Sep 2–30, 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $129.11 | $129.11 | $974.27 |
Application window: opens Mar 1, closes Apr 7, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 163 | 57 | 35% |
| 2023 | 96 | 44 | 45% |
| 2022 | 101 | 56 | 55% |
| 2021 | 89 | 38 | 43% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Rifle 56 · 98% · 148 hunters, 38% success
- Archery 0 · 0% · 11 hunters, 0% success
- Muzzleloader 1 · 2% · 5 hunters, 20% success
Boundary: CPW GMU Boundary (Big Game)
Harvest: 2024 Statewide Elk Harvest
Harvest: 2023 Statewide Elk Hunting Harvest Estimates
Harvest: 2022 Statewide Elk Harvest