GMU 70 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) | Points 2023–2026 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-M-070-O1-A | archery | male | Sept. 2–30 | 70 | A | 200 | 195 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 29% | 29.5 |
| D-M-070-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 70 | A | 125 | 105 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 46% | 9.9 |
| D-M-070-O1-R | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 70 | A | 100 | 243 | 1 | 4 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/4 | 76% | 4.1 |
| D-M-070-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 70 | A | 450 | 778 | 0 | 4 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/4 | 82% | 5.5 |
| D-M-070-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 70 | A | 450 | 1,171 | 1 | 6 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/6 | 63% | 7.4 |
| D-M-070-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 70 | A | 110 | 400 | 3 | 14 | -/-/-/3-/-/-/14 | 70% | 5.4 |
| D-M-070-P1-RPLO | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 70 | A | 40 | 49 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 68% | 5.5 |
| D-F-070-P2-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 70 | B | 32 | 14 | – | – | ––– | 84% | 3.1 |
| D-M-070-P2-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 70 | A | 198 | 101 | – | – | ––– | 64% | 7.9 |
| D-F-070-P3-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 70 | B | 29 | 9 | – | – | ––– | 86% | 2.8 |
| D-M-070-P3-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 70 | A | 250 | 120 | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 73% | 6.7 |
- 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-070-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 450 tags, 778 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /4 nonres, success 82%, List A
- D-M-070-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 100 tags, 243 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /4 nonres, success 76%, List A
- D-M-070-P3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 250 tags, 120 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, success 73%, List A (private land only)
- D-M-070-P1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 40 tags, 49 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 68%, List A (private land only)
- D-M-070-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 450 tags, 1,171 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /6 nonres, success 63%, List A
- D-M-070-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 125 tags, 105 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 46%, List A
- D-M-070-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 200 tags, 195 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 29%, List A
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- D-F-070-P2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at – res / – nonres, 32 tags
- D-F-070-P3-R rifle female Nov. 7–15 — drew at – res / – nonres, 29 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-F-070-P2-R, D-M-070-P2-R, D-F-070-P3-R.
With your points
Likely draws (5)
- D-M-070-O1-A needs 0 pts
- D-M-070-O1-M needs 0 pts
- D-M-070-O2-R needs 0 pts
- D-M-070-P1-R needs 0 pts
- D-M-070-P3-R 0 pts, 3rd choice
Coin flips (2)
- D-M-070-O1-R needs 1 pt
- D-M-070-O3-R needs 1 pt
Not this year (1)
- D-M-070-O4-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 70?
- 11 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-M-070-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); D-M-070-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-070-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); D-M-070-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-070-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-070-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-M-070-P1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); D-F-070-P2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-070-P2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-070-P3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); D-M-070-P3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 70?
- D-M-070-O2-R (rifle, male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1) drew out at 0 for residents and 4 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 450 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-070-O4-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-070-O4-R tag went at 3 resident points and 14 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/3; nonresident: -/-/-/14.
- 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.