GMU 40 Deer Report — 2026 season
7 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-M-040-O1-A | archery | male | Sept. 2–30 | ■40 | A | 70 | 210 | 3 | 4 | -/-/-/3-/-/-/4 | 62% | 15.4 |
| D-M-040-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | ■40 | A | 30 | 88 | 3 | 7 | -/-/-/3-/-/-/7 | 76% | 6.1 |
| D-M-040-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | ■40 | A | 120 | 388 | 3 | 7 | -/-/-/3-/-/-/7 | 74% | 5.5 |
| D-M-040-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | ■40 | A | 100 | 450 | 4 | 14 | -/-/-/4-/-/-/14 | 77% | 6.1 |
| D-M-040-O4-R | rifle | male + | Nov. 18–22 | ■40 | A | 10 | 173 | 13 | 28 | -/-/-/13-/-/-/28 | 60%* | 5.2 |
| D-M-040-P2-RPLO | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 40 | A | 20 | 48 | 3 | 3 | -/-/-/3-/-/-/3 | 59% | 6.5 |
| D-M-040-P3-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 40 | A | 20 | 53 | 2 | 3 | -/-/-/2-/-/-/3 | 59% | 4.0 |
* Low sample: CPW flags these hunt codes "few hunters responded".
- 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)
None: every code needed 2+ points at both residencies.
With your points
Likely draws (0)
Coin flips (0)
Not this year (7)
- D-M-040-O1-A needs 3 pts
- D-M-040-O1-M needs 3 pts
- D-M-040-O2-R needs 3 pts
- D-M-040-O3-R needs 4 pts
- D-M-040-O4-R needs 13 pts
- D-M-040-P2-R needs 3 pts
- D-M-040-P3-R needs 2 pts
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 40?
- 7 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-M-040-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); D-M-040-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-040-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-040-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-040-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-M-040-P2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-040-P3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15).
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-040-O4-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-040-O4-R tag went at 13 resident points and 28 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/13; nonresident: -/-/-/28.
- What does "either +" mean in a Colorado hunt table?
- "Either" is an either-sex license. A plus (+) in the sex column marks hunt codes for which an adult Colorado resident needed an average of at least six preference points to draw over the previous three limited draws (CPW brochure p.20). For those codes up to 20 percent of the licenses may go to nonresidents (p.4).