GMU 121 Deer Report — 2026 season
5 limited hunt codes valid in this unit. CPW 2026 brochure, 2026 primary draw recap, 2025 harvest survey. Points: resident / nonresident.
Every hunt code in the unit
| Dates | GMUs | Drew out at (pts) | Points 2023–2026 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-E-112-O2-ALeftover likely | archery | either | Oct. 1–23 | 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 121 | A | 72 | 27 | – | – | ––– | 12% | 68.4 |
| D-F-107-O2-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | female | Oct. 10–18 | 107, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120 | A | 1 | 0 | – | – | ––– | – | – |
| D-M-107-O2-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | male | Oct. 10–18 | 107, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120 | A | 40 | 13 | – | – | ––– | 28% | 11.6 |
| D-F-120-O1-RLeftover likely | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 3 | 120, 121 | A | 39 | 14 | – | – | ––– | 34% | 8.9 |
| D-M-120-O1-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 3 | 120, 121 | A | 100 | 66 | 0 (2nd) | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 63% | 5.4 |
- either +
- either-sex license; + marks codes where an adult Colorado resident needed on average 6+ preference points to draw over the previous three draws (CPW brochure p.20). Up to 20% of these licenses may go to nonresidents (p.4).
- 0 (2nd)
- the code filled with 2nd-choice applicants: every 1st-choice applicant drew, even with 0 points.
Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)
- D-M-120-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 3: 100 tags, 66 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success 63%, List A
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-E-112-O2-A, D-F-107-O2-M, D-M-107-O2-M, D-F-120-O1-R.
With your points
Numbers are the last draw's drawn-out-at points for the chosen residency: the points held by the last applicant who drew. Codes with no drawn-out-at value for that residency are left out. Point creep can move a code up a bucket.
Drawn-out-at = preference points held by the last successful applicant at that residency. "0 (2nd)" = the code filled with 2nd-choice applicants, so any 1st-choice applicant drew with 0 points. Success % and days/harvest are from CPW's 2025harvest survey, by hunt code.
FAQ
- Which deer hunt codes are valid in GMU 121?
- 5 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-112-O2-A (archery either, Oct. 1–23); D-F-107-O2-M (muzzleloader female, Oct. 10–18); D-M-107-O2-M (muzzleloader male, Oct. 10–18); D-F-120-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 3); D-M-120-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 3).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 121?
- D-M-120-O1-R (rifle, male, Oct. 24–Nov. 3) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 100 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-120-O1-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-120-O1-R tag went at 0 pts (2nd choice) resident points and 0 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/0; nonresident: -/-/-/0.
- What does "0 pts (2nd choice)" mean?
- The hunt code filled with second-choice applicants. Every first-choice applicant drew, even with zero preference points, and the remaining licenses went to people who listed it as their second choice.