GMU 500 Deer Report — 2026 season
4 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-050-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 50, ■500, ■501 | A | 140 | 324 | 1 | 1 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/1 | 19% | 26.6 |
| D-M-050-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 50, ■500, ■501 | A | 45 | 184 | 2 | 3 | -/-/-/2-/-/-/3 | 27% | 16.2 |
| D-M-050-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 50, ■500, ■501 | A | 100 | 796 | 3 | 4 | -/-/-/3-/-/-/4 | 48% | 9.7 |
| D-M-050-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 50, ■500, ■501 | A | 100 | 693 | 3 | 6 | -/-/-/3-/-/-/6 | 73% | 5.6 |
- 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-E-050-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 140 tags, 324 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /1 nonres, success 19%, List A
With your points
Likely draws (0)
Coin flips (1)
- D-E-050-O1-A needs 1 pt
Not this year (3)
- D-M-050-O1-M needs 2 pts
- D-M-050-O2-R needs 3 pts
- D-M-050-O3-R needs 3 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 500?
- 4 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-050-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-M-050-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-050-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-050-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 500?
- D-E-050-O1-A (archery, either, Sept. 2–30) drew out at 1 for residents and 1 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 140 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-050-O2-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-050-O2-R tag went at 3 resident points and 4 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/3; nonresident: -/-/-/4.