GMU 20 Deer Report — 2026 season
3 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-020-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 20 | A | 200 | 166 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 19% | 37.4 |
| D-F-020-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 20 | B | 15 | 20 | 0 | – | -/-/-/0– | 25% | 9.0 |
| D-M-020-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 20 | A | 86 | 28 | – | – | ––– | 24% | 17.7 |
- 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-F-020-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 15 tags, 20 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /– nonres, success 25%, List B
- D-E-020-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 200 tags, 166 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 19%, List A
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- D-F-020-O1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at 0 res / – nonres, 15 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-M-020-O1-M.
With your points
Likely draws (2)
- D-E-020-O1-A 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-F-020-O1-M needs 0 pts
Coin flips (0)
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 20?
- 3 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-020-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-020-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-020-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 20?
- D-F-020-O1-M (muzzleloader, female, Sept. 12–20) drew out at 0 for residents and – for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 15 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-E-020-O1-A?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-E-020-O1-A tag went at 0 pts (2nd choice) resident points and 0 pts (2nd choice) 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.