Unit-by-unit draw odds from official Colorado wildlife-agency data. Use applicant counts and tags available to gauge real competition before you burn points.
117
with draw data
37.9%
2026 season
0
units ≥100% odds
2026
most recent
Across Colorado's 117 elk units with published draw data, odds range widely. The most sought-after limited-entry units can take years of preference points to pull, while others draw closer to every year. That split is the heart of a Colorado elk strategy: bank points for a low-odds trophy tag, or hunt a high-odds unit this season.
Draw odds are the ratio of tags available to applicants, so a low number means heavy competition, not a bad hunt. Read them next to the applicants and points required before you commit. Every figure below comes from official Colorado wildlife-agency draw results; the table sorts hardest-draw first.
What are the draw odds for Colorado elk?
Across the 117 Colorado elk units with published draw data, average draw odds are 37.9% for the 2026 season. Odds vary widely by unit, so review each unit's applicants and tags available before applying. Figures come from official Colorado wildlife-agency draw results.
Which Colorado elk unit is the hardest to draw?
Unit 002 is among the hardest Colorado elk draws, at roughly 3.9% odds in 2026. Low-odds units typically produce higher-quality animals but take years of points to draw.
What is the easiest Colorado elk unit to draw?
Unit 751 has among the best Colorado elk draw odds, around 80.6% in 2026. Higher-odds units are good options for hunters who want to hunt sooner rather than bank points for a premium tag.
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Last updated Sep 6, 2026 from official Colorado Parks & Wildlife draw results.
| 084 |
| 5.1% |
| 706 |
| 36 |
| – |
| +2.2% |
| 851 | 8.7% | 1,351 | 118 | – | +13.4% |
| 010 | 9.4% | 5,025 | 473 | – | -0.5% |
| 682 | 9.7% | 62 | 20 | – | +13.3% |
| 073 | 10.1% | 298 | 30 | – | +4.4% |
| 001 | 10.4% | 1,154 | 122 | – | +14.8% |
| 501 | 13.2% | 3,136 | 415 | – | +3.4% |
| 591 | 13.5% | 333 | 45 | – | -28.3% |
| 076 | 13.6% | 8,532 | 1,160 | – | -9.3% |
| 061 | 14.7% | 10,861 | 1,595 | – | +6.0% |
| 028 | 14.9% | 3,739 | 715 | – | -59.8% |
| 049 | 15.7% | 6,745 | 1,060 | – | +2.0% |
| 040 | 16.2% | 4,242 | 687 | – | +0.1% |
| 681 | 17.4% | 334 | 60 | – | +2.5% |
| 211 | 17.8% | 450 | 80 | – | +172.7% |
| 301 | 19.0% | 289 | 55 | – | +27.4% |
| 066 | 19.2% | 6,518 | 1,250 | – | -6.4% |
| 020 | 19.6% | 5,171 | 1,015 | – | +1.6% |
| 048 | 19.9% | 1,906 | 380 | – | +0.9% |
| 057 | 20.8% | 7,009 | 1,460 | – | +4.4% |
| 069 | 20.8% | 6,166 | 1,285 | – | +14.6% |
| 371 | 20.9% | 489 | 130 | – | -48.6% |
| 142 | 21.7% | 115 | 25 | – | -1.7% |
| 067 | 22.1% | 4,983 | 1,100 | – | -6.8% |
| 050 | 22.7% | 3,984 | 905 | – | -0.7% |
| 038 | 22.8% | 1,057 | 290 | – | -9.4% |
| 039 | 23.1% | 2,037 | 470 | – | -5.1% |
| 500 | 24.7% | 3,341 | 825 | – | -9.3% |
| 081 | 25.9% | 1,392 | 360 | – | +12.0% |
| 005 | 26.3% | 1,248 | 330 | – | +63.1% |
| 104 | 27.4% | 1,103 | 564 | – | +15.0% |
| 046 | 27.9% | 1,005 | 280 | – | +9.6% |
| 075 | 28.1% | 4,132 | 1,185 | – | +6.0% |
| 023 | 28.2% | 252 | 120 | – | +5.4% |
| 029 | 28.2% | 1,029 | 290 | – | +5.7% |
| 071 | 28.4% | 8,043 | 2,285 | – | +2.2% |
| 511 | 29.4% | 1,254 | 405 | – | -6.0% |
| 481 | 29.5% | 1,951 | 575 | – | +7.2% |
| 056 | 31.0% | 1,563 | 485 | – | +11.5% |
| 077 | 31.3% | 9,377 | 2,985 | – | +2.7% |
| 080 | 31.8% | 9,521 | 3,030 | – | +0.6% |
| 059 | 32.0% | 2,665 | 1,030 | – | -11.8% |
| 074 | 32.2% | 3,566 | 1,150 | – | -0.4% |
| 018 | 33.2% | 5,443 | 2,165 | – | -21.6% |
| 561 | 33.7% | 964 | 330 | – | +0.4% |
| 741 | 34.9% | 209 | 95 | – | +17.5% |
| 214 | 35.1% | 746 | 438 | – | +53.9% |
| 055 | 35.3% | 6,162 | 2,630 | – | +46.2% |
| 068 | 36.1% | 3,612 | 1,445 | – | +6.4% |
| 521 | 36.2% | 2,444 | 885 | – | +2.9% |
| 441 | 36.9% | 198 | 79 | – | +111.4% |
| 551 | 36.9% | 3,416 | 1,480 | – | +56.3% |
| 021 | 37.4% | 7,328 | 3,305 | – | -4.8% |
| 004 | 38.8% | 4,631 | 2,002 | – | +19.1% |
| 054 | 39.5% | 4,258 | 2,245 | – | +65.5% |
| 051 | 39.6% | 2,053 | 815 | – | +6.5% |
| 070 | 39.6% | 5,304 | 2,585 | – | +13.6% |
| 083 | 39.8% | 2,214 | 880 | – | +8.0% |
| 079 | 39.8% | 2,015 | 975 | – | +0.9% |
| 019 | 39.8% | 1,901 | 860 | – | -9.2% |
| 013 | 40.1% | 187 | 75 | – | +72.4% |
| 007 | 40.1% | 10,478 | 4,405 | – | +5.4% |
| 085 | 40.2% | 4,561 | 1,903 | – | +6.7% |
| 033 | 40.6% | 3,035 | 1,790 | – | -9.8% |
| 035 | 41.3% | 2,574 | 1,240 | – | -1.7% |
| 003 | 41.4% | 9,316 | 5,173 | – | +13.3% |
| 043 | 42.2% | 3,012 | 1,505 | – | -11.0% |
| 471 | 42.4% | 33 | 80 | – | -15.2% |
| 044 | 43.3% | 4,805 | 2,105 | – | +19.3% |
| 461 | 43.9% | 289 | 185 | – | -10.1% |
| 022 | 44.7% | 794 | 400 | – | -2.7% |
| 030 | 44.7% | 1,210 | 700 | – | -12.0% |
| 062 | 45.0% | 5,741 | 3,335 | – | +5.2% |
| 014 | 46.5% | 2,340 | 1,330 | – | +6.3% |
| 027 | 47.1% | 503 | 640 | – | +3.3% |
| 012 | 47.5% | 4,597 | 4,400 | – | +3.5% |
| 181 | 48.1% | 403 | 320 | – | +0.4% |
| 191 | 48.6% | 902 | 635 | – | +2.9% |
| 047 | 50.0% | 306 | 410 | – | +6.0% |
| 006 | 50.0% | 6,842 | 6,387 | – | +1.7% |
| 015 | 50.5% | 2,762 | 2,255 | – | 0.0% |
| 053 | 50.7% | 2,177 | 1,360 | – | +11.3% |
| 016 | 50.8% | 120 | 315 | – | +18.6% |
| 086 | 51.2% | 1,952 | 1,825 | – | +7.3% |
| 131 | 51.3% | 230 | 480 | – | -9.2% |
| 133 | 52.0% | 198 | 105 | – | -8.8% |
| 045 | 52.1% | 497 | 315 | – | -1.9% |
| 082 | 52.3% | 1,856 | 1,280 | – | +7.4% |
| 041 | 52.6% | 8,765 | 5,235 | – | +4.1% |
| 034 | 52.6% | 213 | 170 | – | +24.9% |
| 026 | 52.9% | 119 | 125 | – | +73.7% |
| 064 | 53.0% | 3,557 | 2,535 | – | -0.4% |
| 063 | 53.4% | 1,226 | 970 | – | +8.3% |
| 128 | 53.9% | 241 | 205 | – | -28.5% |
| 025 | 54.6% | 3,119 | 2,117 | – | +8.2% |
| 444 | 55.8% | 708 | 570 | – | -0.9% |
| 011 | 56.7% | 13,911 | 12,126 | – | +5.9% |
| 052 | 57.7% | 1,191 | 885 | – | -0.1% |
| 391 | 57.8% | 391 | 290 | – | +4.4% |
| 036 | 57.9% | 375 | 345 | – | -3.3% |
| 361 | 59.1% | 22 | 20 | – | +24.1% |
| 171 | 59.3% | 54 | 60 | – | -7.1% |
| 072 | 59.8% | 246 | 230 | – | +21.1% |
| 042 | 62.2% | 1,198 | 1,000 | – | +0.6% |
| 060 | 62.2% | 426 | 495 | – | +39.1% |
| 411 | 63.0% | 246 | 215 | – | -6.7% |
| 231 | 65.3% | 239 | 385 | – | +16.5% |
| 161 | 65.9% | 414 | 510 | – | +4.1% |
| 017 | 66.7% | 318 | 590 | – | +5.4% |
| 421 | 67.7% | 1,036 | 840 | – | -0.8% |
| 031 | 69.2% | 723 | 500 | – | +2.8% |
| 009 | 71.9% | 242 | 370 | – | +24.1% |
| 581 | 76.1% | 394 | 300 | – | -0.3% |
| 751 | 80.6% | 103 | 200 | – | +186.9% |
