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DE007O1A Deer Draw Odds, Colorado

Either-sex deer in GMU 7, regular archery season. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

FactValue
HuntEither-sex deer, GMU 7, regular archery season
License listA
2026 quota900
2026 first-choice applicants (adult + youth, res + nonres)987
2026 licenses drawn: resident / nonresident (adult)743 / 68
Share drawn by residents (incl. youth)92%
Nonresident cap / hybrid draw share25% / N/A
CPW drawn out at, 2026: resident0 pts (86% drawn at that level)
CPW drawn out at, 2026: nonresident0 pts (91% drawn at that level)

Resident odds by preference point (2026 draw)

Share of first-choice resident applicants at each point level who drew this code in CPW's 2026 primary draw. Levels below the cut that still show draws come from CPW's hybrid or random share.

Your points1st-choice applicantsDrawnOdds at this level
811100.0%
622100.0%
411100.0%
388100.0%
22828100.0%
1898898.9%
071761585.8%

Resident point-creep forecast for 2027

About 0 preference points is where the draw is likely to cut off next year, so applicants at 1 or more are likely to draw on first choice. Point creep has averaged +0.05 points a year (2023 to 2026). Confidence: medium.

Nonresident odds by preference point (2026 draw)

Share of first-choice nonresident applicants at each point level who drew this code in CPW's 2026 primary draw. Levels below the cut that still show draws come from CPW's hybrid or random share.

Your points1st-choice applicantsDrawnOdds at this level
422100.0%
188100.0%
0645890.6%

Nonresident point-creep forecast for 2027

About 0 preference points is where the draw is likely to cut off next year, so applicants at 1 or more are likely to draw on first choice. Point creep has averaged +0.03 points a year (2023 to 2026). Confidence: medium.

Drawn-out history

The point level where CPW's preference draw ran out for adult applicants, each year.

Draw yearResidentNonresident
20230 pts (100% drawn at that level)0 pts (100% drawn at that level)
2024drew into choice 2drew into choice 2
20250 pts (99% drawn at that level)0 pts (100% drawn at that level)
20260 pts (86% drawn at that level)0 pts (91% drawn at that level)

Forecast method: how we forecast point creep. It is a trend line, not a promise.

Notes from TagCanyon

987 hunters put this code first for 900 licenses in 2026, about 1.1 first-choice applications per license. For residents, the points-to-draw index held steady from 2023 to 2026. For nonresidents, the points-to-draw index held steady from 2023 to 2026. Nonresidents can receive at most 25% of the licenses in this code, so residents compete for the rest.

Deadline

CPW's 2026 primary draw ran Mar 1 to Apr 7, 2026 (8 p.m. Mountain). CPW has not posted the 2027 dates yet; recent years closed on the first Tuesday of April. A current qualifying license is required before you apply. CPW primary draw page.

Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), 2026 Primary Draw Recap for deer (report, CPW deer statistics). Tables, forecasts and text are TagCanyon's own; CPW does not warrant or endorse them. Not affiliated with CPW. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026.