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Colorado Elk With 18 points: Nonresident

43 elk hunts drew at least one nonresident first-choice applicant holding 18 preference points in the 2026 draw; 42 of them drew half or more. Highest odds first; the top 25 in full, then a compact list.

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HuntDescriptionOdds at your levelApplicants at your level
EE049O1Aeither-sex, GMU 49, regular archery season100%5
EE066O1Aeither-sex, GMU 66, regular archery season100%5
EM069O1Rantlered (male), GMU 69, 1st regular rifle season100%3
EM501O1Rantlered (male), GMU 501, 1st regular rifle season100%3
EE014V1Aeither-sex, GMU 14, archery, season code V1100%1
EE055O1Aeither-sex, GMU 55, regular archery season100%1
EE069O1Aeither-sex, GMU 69, regular archery season100%1
EE085V1Aeither-sex, GMU 85, archery, season code V1100%1
EM007O3Rantlered (male), GMU 7, 3rd regular rifle season100%1
EM020L2Rantlered (male), GMU 20, late rifle season100%1
EM020O4Rantlered (male), GMU 20, 4th regular rifle season100%1
EM066O1Rantlered (male), GMU 66, 1st regular rifle season100%1
EM066O3Rantlered (male), GMU 66, 3rd regular rifle season100%1
EM080O1Rantlered (male), GMU 80, 1st regular rifle season100%1
EE003P1Aeither-sex, GMU 3, private-land-only archery season100%above the cut
EE004O1Meither-sex, GMU 4, regular muzzleloader season100%above the cut
EE006P1Reither-sex, GMU 6, private-land-only rifle season100%above the cut
EE012O1Meither-sex, GMU 12, regular muzzleloader season100%above the cut
EE021O1Meither-sex, GMU 21, regular muzzleloader season100%above the cut
EE021O1Reither-sex, GMU 21, 1st regular rifle season100%above the cut
EE027O1Reither-sex, GMU 27, 1st regular rifle season100%above the cut
EE062V1Aeither-sex, GMU 62, archery, season code V1100%above the cut
EE067O1Aeither-sex, GMU 67, regular archery season100%above the cut
EF010O4Rantlerless (female), GMU 10, 4th regular rifle season100%above the cut
EF011O1Rantlerless (female), GMU 11, 1st regular rifle season100%above the cut

All other hunt codes (18)

Still sorted by odds, highest first. Open a code for its description and full table.

30 more hunts had nonresident applicants at 18 points and drew none of them in 2026.

How to read this

Odds are the share of first-choice applicants at your exact point level who drew in CPW’s primary draw. Where nobody held your exact point count but CPW’s drawn-out level was below it, we show 100% (marked “above the cut”), because CPW’s preference draw takes higher point levels first.

Odds are historical, not a promise

Every number here is what happened in one past draw. Applicant counts, quotas and point creep change every year, so your odds next year can be higher or lower. Check the agency’s regulations before you apply. How this tool works.

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Resident: how many points do you have?

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Nonresident: how many points do you have?

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Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), 2026 draw results, as stored in TagCanyon’s own fact tables and shown on each hunt page. Tables and text are TagCanyon’s own; the agency does not warrant or endorse them. Not affiliated with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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