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EF214W1R Elk Draw Odds, Colorado

Antlerless (female) elk in GMU 214, rifle, season code W1. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

FactValue
HuntAntlerless (female) elk, GMU 214, rifle, season code W1
License listA
2026 quota12
2026 first-choice applicants (adult + youth, res + nonres)25
2026 licenses drawn: resident / nonresident (adult)11 / 0
Share drawn by residents (incl. youth)100%
Nonresident cap / hybrid draw shareN/A / N/A
CPW drawn out at, 2026: resident1 pts (20% drawn at that level)
CPW drawn out at, 2026: nonresidentno applicants

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
366100.0%
244100.0%
15120.0%
0500.0%

Resident point-creep forecast for 2027

About 1 preference points is where the draw is likely to cut off next year, so applicants at 2 or more are likely to draw on first choice. Point creep has averaged -0.57 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.

No nonresident listed this code as first choice in 2026.

Nonresident point-creep forecast for 2027

Not enough years of data for a forecast.

Drawn-out history

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

Draw yearResidentNonresident
20233 pts (50% drawn at that level)no applicants
20241 pts (100% drawn at that level)no applicants
20253 pts (100% drawn at that level)no applicants
20261 pts (20% drawn at that level)no applicants

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

Notes from TagCanyon

25 hunters put this code first for 12 licenses in 2026, about 2.1 first-choice applications per license. For residents, the points-to-draw index fell by about 1.7 points from 2023 to 2026.

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 elk (report, CPW elk statistics). Tables, forecasts and text are TagCanyon's own; CPW does not warrant or endorse them. Not affiliated with CPW. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026.