GMU 15 Deer Report — 2026 season
10 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-015-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 15 | A | 150 | 149 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 11% | 69.9 |
| D-F-015-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 15 | B | 54 | 29 | – | – | ––– | 33% | 15.0 |
| D-M-015-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 15 | A | 115 | 67 | – | – | ––– | 19% | 26.2 |
| D-F-015-O2-R | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 15 | B | 285 | 196 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 60% | 7.4 |
| D-M-015-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 15 | A | 515 | 315 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 36% | 12.7 |
| D-F-015-O3-R | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 15 | B | 155 | 85 | 0 (3rd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 43% | 8.7 |
| D-M-015-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 15 | A | 335 | 332 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 46% | 10.1 |
| D-M-015-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 15 | A | 40 | 83 | 1 | 4 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/4 | 84% | 4.2 |
| D-E-015-P2-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | either | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 15 | A | 27 | 14 | – | – | ––– | 41% | 13.5 |
| D-E-015-P3-RPLO | rifle | either | Nov. 7–15 | 15 | A | 30 | 31 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 89% | 5.3 |
- 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-E-015-P3-R rifle either, Nov. 7–15: 30 tags, 31 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 89%, List A (private land only)
- D-M-015-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 40 tags, 83 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /4 nonres, success 84%, List A
- D-F-015-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 285 tags, 196 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 60%, List B
- D-M-015-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 335 tags, 332 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 46%, List A
- D-F-015-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 155 tags, 85 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 43%, List B
- D-M-015-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 515 tags, 315 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 36%, List A
- D-E-015-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 150 tags, 149 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 11%, List A
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- D-F-015-O1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at – res / – nonres, 54 tags
- D-F-015-O2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 285 tags
- D-F-015-O3-R rifle female Nov. 7–15 — drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 155 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-F-015-O1-M, D-M-015-O1-M, D-E-015-P2-R.
With your points
Likely draws (6)
- D-E-015-O1-A needs 0 pts
- D-F-015-O2-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-015-O2-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-F-015-O3-R 0 pts, 3rd choice
- D-M-015-O3-R needs 0 pts
- D-E-015-P3-R needs 0 pts
Coin flips (1)
- D-M-015-O4-R needs 1 pt
Not this year (0)
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 15?
- 10 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-015-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-015-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-015-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-F-015-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-015-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-015-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); D-M-015-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-015-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-E-015-P2-R (rifle either, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-E-015-P3-R (rifle either, Nov. 7–15).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 15?
- D-E-015-P3-R (rifle, either, Nov. 7–15) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 30 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-015-O4-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-015-O4-R tag went at 1 resident points and 4 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/1; nonresident: -/-/-/4.
- 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.