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Colorado Elk With 17 points: Resident

52 elk hunts drew at least one resident first-choice applicant holding 17 preference points in the 2026 draw; 49 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
EM061O1Rantlered (male), GMU 61, 1st regular rifle season100%9
EE040O1Meither-sex, GMU 40, regular muzzleloader season100%3
EE076O1Aeither-sex, GMU 76, regular archery season100%3
EE040O2Reither-sex, GMU 40, 2nd regular rifle season100%2
EM049O1Rantlered (male), GMU 49, 1st regular rifle season100%2
EM061O3Rantlered (male), GMU 61, 3rd regular rifle season100%2
EE006O1Reither-sex, GMU 6, 1st regular rifle season100%1
EE011W1Reither-sex, GMU 11, rifle, season code W1100%1
EE018O1Reither-sex, GMU 18, 1st regular rifle season100%1
EE040O1Aeither-sex, GMU 40, regular archery season100%1
EM029O1Rantlered (male), GMU 29, 1st regular rifle season100%1
EM076O1Mantlered (male), GMU 76, regular muzzleloader season100%1
EM076O1Rantlered (male), GMU 76, 1st regular rifle season100%1
EM851O1Rantlered (male), GMU 851, 1st regular rifle season100%1
EM851O2Rantlered (male), GMU 851, 2nd regular rifle season100%1
EE003O1Reither-sex, GMU 3, 1st regular rifle season100%above the cut
EE006W1Reither-sex, GMU 6, rifle, season code W1100%above the cut
EE020O1Aeither-sex, GMU 20, regular archery season100%above the cut
EE021O1Meither-sex, GMU 21, regular muzzleloader season100%above the cut
EE025W1Reither-sex, GMU 25, rifle, season code W1100%above the cut
EE028O1Meither-sex, GMU 28, regular muzzleloader season100%above the cut
EE040O1Reither-sex, GMU 40, 1st regular rifle season100%above the cut
EE040O3Reither-sex, GMU 40, 3rd regular rifle season100%above the cut
EE051O1Aeither-sex, GMU 51, regular archery season100%above the cut
EE080O1Aeither-sex, GMU 80, regular archery season100%above the cut

All other hunt codes (27)

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

23 more hunts had resident applicants at 17 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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