GMU 33 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-033-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 33 | A | 150 | 141 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 17% | 50.1 |
| D-F-033-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 33 | B | 10 | 31 | 1 | – | -/-/-/1– | 50% | 9.2 |
| D-M-033-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 33 | A | 133 | 73 | – | – | ––– | 23% | 23.2 |
| D-M-033-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 33 | A | 350 | 323 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 44% | 11.8 |
| D-M-033-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 33 | A | 350 | 530 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 60% | 7.6 |
| D-M-033-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 33 | A | 100 | 149 | 0 | 1 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/1 | 50% | 7.8 |
| D-M-033-P2-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 33 | A | 16 | 10 | – | – | ––– | 70% | 7.0 |
| D-M-033-P3-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 33 | A | 37 | 20 | – | – | ––– | 43% | 10.2 |
| D-F-033-P5-RPLO | rifle | female | Dec. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 Late | 33 | B | 10 | 3 | 0 (3rd) | – | -/-/-/0– | 29% | 16.0 |
| D-F-033-P6-RPLO | rifle | female | Aug. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 Late | ■33 | B | 10 | 4 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 58% | 7.5 |
- 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-033-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 350 tags, 530 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 60%, List A
- D-F-033-P6-R rifle female, Aug. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 Late: 10 tags, 4 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 58%, List B (private land only)
- D-F-033-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 10 tags, 31 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /– nonres, success 50%, List B
- D-M-033-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 100 tags, 149 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /1 nonres, success 50%, List A
- D-M-033-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 350 tags, 323 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 44%, List A
- D-F-033-P5-R rifle female, Dec. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 Late: 10 tags, 3 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /– nonres, success 29%, List B (private land only)
- D-E-033-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 150 tags, 141 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 17%, List A
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- D-F-033-O1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at 1 res / – nonres, 10 tags
- D-F-033-P5-R rifle female Dec. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 Late — drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res / – nonres, 10 tags
- D-F-033-P6-R rifle female Aug. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 Late — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 10 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-M-033-O1-M, D-M-033-P2-R, D-M-033-P3-R.
With your points
Likely draws (6)
- D-E-033-O1-A 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-033-O2-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-033-O3-R needs 0 pts
- D-M-033-O4-R needs 0 pts
- D-F-033-P5-R 0 pts, 3rd choice
- D-F-033-P6-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
Coin flips (1)
- D-F-033-O1-M 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 33?
- 10 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-033-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-033-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-033-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-033-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-033-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-033-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-M-033-P2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-033-P3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-F-033-P5-R (rifle female, Dec. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 Late); D-F-033-P6-R (rifle female, Aug. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 Late).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 33?
- D-M-033-O3-R (rifle, male, Nov. 7–15) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 350 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-E-033-O1-A?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-E-033-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.