GMU 461 Deer Report — 2026 season
8 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-391-O1-ALeftover likely | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | ■391, ■461 | A | 79 | 36 | – | – | ––– | 16% | 55.4 |
| D-F-391-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | ■391, ■461 | A | 1 | 1 | – | – | ––– | 38%* | 11.7 |
| D-M-391-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | ■391, ■461 | A | 10 | 4 | – | – | ––– | 29%* | 14.4 |
| D-M-391-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 391, 461 | A | 10 | 4 | 0 (4th) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 100%* | 3.5 |
| D-M-391-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 391, 461 | A | 10 | 5 | 0 (2nd) | – | -/-/-/0– | 30%* | 7.3 |
| D-M-391-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 391, 461 | A | 10 | 4 | 0 (2nd) | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 10% | 32.0 |
| D-F-391-P5-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Sept. 1–Nov. 30 Late | ■391, ■461 | C | 90 | 59 | – | – | ––– | 59% | 11.6 |
| D-M-391-P5-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 30 | ■391, ■461 | B | 265 | 127 | – | – | ––– | 46% | 18.5 |
* 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)
- D-M-391-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 10 tags, 4 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (4th choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 100% (low sample), List A
- D-M-391-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 10 tags, 5 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /– nonres, success 30% (low sample), List A
- D-M-391-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 10 tags, 4 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success 10%, List A
Stackable tags (List B and C — can be held alongside a List A tag)
- D-F-391-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–Nov. 30 Late — drew at – res / – nonres, 90 tags
- D-M-391-P5-R rifle male Oct. 24–Nov. 30 — drew at – res / – nonres, 265 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-E-391-O1-A, D-F-391-O1-M, D-M-391-O1-M, D-F-391-P5-R, D-M-391-P5-R.
With your points
Likely draws (3)
- D-M-391-O2-R 0 pts, 4th choice
- D-M-391-O3-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-391-O4-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
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 461?
- 8 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-391-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-391-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-391-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-391-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-391-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-391-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-F-391-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–Nov. 30 Late); D-M-391-P5-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 30).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 461?
- D-M-391-O2-R (rifle, male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1) drew out at 0 pts (4th choice) for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 10 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-391-O2-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-391-O2-R tag went at 0 pts (4th 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.