GMU 71 Deer Report — 2026 season
9 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-071-O1-A | archery | male | Sept. 2–30 | 71, 711 | A | 150 | 323 | 0 | 2 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/2 | 27% | 31.7 |
| D-M-071-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 71, 711 | A | 85 | 166 | 0 | 4 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/4 | 28% | 18.1 |
| D-M-071-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 71, 711 | A | 400 | 712 | 0 | 2 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/2 | 50% | 10.8 |
| D-M-071-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 71, 711 | A | 560 | 976 | 0 | 3 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/3 | 42% | 11.8 |
| D-M-071-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 71, 711 | A | 80 | 237 | 2 | 6 | -/-/-/2-/-/-/6 | 56% | 6.2 |
| D-F-071-P2-RNEWPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 71, 711 | B | 77 | 23 | – | – | ––– | – | – |
| D-M-071-P2-RPLO | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 71, 711 | A | 90 | 43 | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 62% | 7.2 |
| D-F-071-P3-RNEWPLO | rifle | female | Nov. 7–13 | 71, 711 | B | 40 | 21 | 0 (2nd) | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | – | – |
| D-M-071-P3-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 71, 711 | A | 90 | 58 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 61% | 7.4 |
- 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-071-P2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 90 tags, 43 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, success 62%, List A (private land only)
- D-M-071-P3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 90 tags, 58 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 61%, List A (private land only)
- D-M-071-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 400 tags, 712 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 50%, List A
- D-M-071-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 560 tags, 976 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /3 nonres, success 42%, List A
- D-M-071-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 85 tags, 166 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /4 nonres, success 28%, List A
- D-M-071-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 150 tags, 323 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 27%, List A
- D-F-071-P3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–13: 40 tags, 21 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success –, List B (private land only)
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- D-F-071-P2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at – res / – nonres, 77 tags
- D-F-071-P3-R rifle female Nov. 7–13 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 nonres, 40 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-F-071-P2-R.
With your points
Likely draws (7)
- D-M-071-O1-A needs 0 pts
- D-M-071-O1-M needs 0 pts
- D-M-071-O2-R needs 0 pts
- D-M-071-O3-R needs 0 pts
- D-M-071-P2-R 0 pts, 3rd choice
- D-F-071-P3-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-071-P3-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
Coin flips (0)
Not this year (1)
- D-M-071-O4-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 71?
- 9 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-M-071-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); D-M-071-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-071-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-071-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-071-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-F-071-P2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-071-P2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-071-P3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–13); D-M-071-P3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 71?
- D-M-071-P2-R (rifle, male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1) drew out at 0 pts (3rd choice) for residents and 0 pts (3rd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 90 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-071-O4-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-071-O4-R tag went at 2 resident points and 6 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/2; nonresident: -/-/-/6.
- 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.