GMU 741 Deer Report — 2026 season
12 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-741-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 741 | A | 50 | 32 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 34% | 22.1 |
| D-F-741-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 741 | A | 4 | 1 | – | – | ––– | 0%* | – |
| D-M-741-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 741 | A | 23 | 16 | – | – | ––– | 56% | 9.1 |
| D-M-741-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 741 | A | 55 | 35 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 60% | 6.8 |
| D-M-741-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 741 | A | 30 | 40 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 71% | 6.3 |
| D-M-741-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 741 | A | 15 | 48 | 1 | 2 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/2 | 79% | 3.2 |
| D-F-741-P2-RPLO | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 741 | B | 20 | 15 | 0 (2nd) | – | -/-/-/0– | 63% | 6.3 |
| D-M-741-P2-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 741 | A | 115 | 78 | – | – | ––– | 68% | 6.3 |
| D-F-741-P3-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 741 | B | 12 | 4 | – | – | ––– | 50% | 9.4 |
| D-M-741-P3-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 741 | A | 105 | 65 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 74% | 6.0 |
| D-F-741-P4-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 741 | B | 15 | 4 | – | – | ––– | 63%* | 2.4 |
| D-M-741-P4-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 741 | A | 40 | 78 | 1 | 1 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/1 | 81% | 4.5 |
* 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-741-P4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 40 tags, 78 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /1 nonres, success 81%, List A (private land only)
- D-M-741-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 15 tags, 48 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /2 nonres, success 79%, List A
- D-M-741-P3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 105 tags, 65 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 74%, List A (private land only)
- D-M-741-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 30 tags, 40 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 71%, List A
- D-F-741-P2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 20 tags, 15 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /– nonres, success 63%, List B (private land only)
- D-M-741-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 55 tags, 35 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 60%, List A
- D-E-741-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 50 tags, 32 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 34%, List A
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- D-F-741-P2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / – nonres, 20 tags
- D-F-741-P3-R rifle female Nov. 7–15 — drew at – res / – nonres, 12 tags
- D-F-741-P4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at – res / – nonres, 15 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-F-741-O1-M, D-M-741-O1-M, D-M-741-P2-R, D-F-741-P3-R, D-F-741-P4-R.
With your points
Likely draws (5)
- D-E-741-O1-A 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-741-O2-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-741-O3-R needs 0 pts
- D-F-741-P2-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-741-P3-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
Coin flips (2)
- D-M-741-O4-R needs 1 pt
- D-M-741-P4-R needs 1 pt
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 741?
- 12 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-741-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-741-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-741-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-741-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-741-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-741-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-F-741-P2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-741-P2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-741-P3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); D-M-741-P3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-F-741-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); D-M-741-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 741?
- D-M-741-P4-R (rifle, male, Nov. 18–22) drew out at 1 for residents and 1 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 40 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-741-O4-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-741-O4-R tag went at 1 resident points and 2 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/1; nonresident: -/-/-/2.
- 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.