GMU 44 Deer Report — 2026 season
11 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) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-E-044-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 44 | A | 80 | 212 | 1 | 3 | 37% | 25.5 |
| D-F-044-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 44 | B | 20 | 26 | 0 | none drawn | 57%* | 5.1 |
| D-M-044-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 44 | A | 65 | 163 | 1 | 4 | 18% | 33.8 |
| D-M-044-E1-R | rifle | male + | Sept. 12–20 Early | 44, 45, 444 Holy Cross Wilde | A | 15 | 122 | 7 | 11 | 21% | 32.0 |
| D-F-044-O2-R | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 44 | B | 35 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 64% | 4.2 |
| D-M-044-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 44 | A | 65 | 410 | 6 | 20 | 65% | 8.4 |
| D-F-044-O3-R | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 44 | B | 15 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 58% | 6.0 |
| D-M-044-O3-R | rifle | male + | Nov. 7–15 | 44 | A | 20 | 791 | 23 | 30 | 95% | 5.9 |
| D-M-044-O4-R | rifle | male + | Nov. 18–22 | 44 | A | 20 | 970 | 27 | 29 | 80% | 5.2 |
| D-E-044-P2-R PLO | rifle | either | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 44 | A | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100%* | 3.0 |
| D-E-044-P3-R PLO | rifle | either | Nov. 7–15 | 44 | A | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 40%* | 15.0 |
Only the 2026 draw recap is loaded for this species, so there is no points history yet.
* Low sample: CPW flags these hunt codes "few hunters responded".
- +
- + 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).
Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)
- D-E-044-P2-R rifle either, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 10 tags, 18 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 100% (low sample), List A (private land only)
- D-F-044-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 35 tags, 54 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 64%, List B
- D-F-044-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 15 tags, 29 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 58%, List B
- D-F-044-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 20 tags, 26 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /none drawn nonres, success 57% (low sample), List B
- D-E-044-P3-R rifle either, Nov. 7–15: 10 tags, 19 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /1 nonres, success 40% (low sample), List A (private land only)
- D-E-044-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 80 tags, 212 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /3 nonres, success 37%, List A
- D-M-044-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 65 tags, 163 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /4 nonres, success 18%, List A
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- D-F-044-O1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at 0 res / none drawn nonres, 20 tags
- D-F-044-O2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at 0 res / 0 nonres, 35 tags
- D-F-044-O3-R rifle female Nov. 7–15 — drew at 0 res / 2 nonres, 15 tags
With your points
Likely draws (4)
- D-F-044-O1-M needs 0 pts
- D-F-044-O2-R needs 0 pts
- D-F-044-O3-R needs 0 pts
- D-E-044-P2-R needs 0 pts
Coin flips (3)
- D-E-044-O1-A needs 1 pt
- D-M-044-O1-M needs 1 pt
- D-E-044-P3-R needs 1 pt
Not this year (4)
- D-M-044-E1-R needs 7 pts
- D-M-044-O2-R needs 6 pts
- D-M-044-O3-R needs 23 pts
- D-M-044-O4-R needs 27 pts
Numbers are the last draw's drawn-out-at points for the chosen residency: the points held by the last applicant who drew. Leftover available lists codes that had licenses left after the draw, whatever your points; other 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 2025 harvest survey, by hunt code.
FAQ
- Which deer hunt codes are valid in GMU 44?
- 11 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-044-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-044-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-044-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-044-E1-R (rifle male, Sept. 12–20 Early); D-F-044-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-044-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-044-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); D-M-044-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-044-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-E-044-P2-R (rifle either, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-E-044-P3-R (rifle either, Nov. 7–15).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 44?
- D-E-044-P2-R (rifle, either, Oct. 24–Nov. 1) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 10 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-044-O4-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-044-O4-R tag went at 27 resident points and 29 nonresident points.
- 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).