GMU 78 Deer Report — 2026 season
14 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-077-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 505 | 573 | 0 | 1 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/1 | 41% | 17.1 |
| D-F-077-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 60 | 47 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 59% | 6.0 |
| D-M-077-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 315 | 317 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 52% | 9.1 |
| D-M-077-O1-RNEW | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 100 | 685 | 1 | 3 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/3 | – | – |
| D-F-077-O2-R | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 80 | 98 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 44% | 9.6 |
| D-M-077-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 1,185 | 1,576 | 0 | 1 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/1 | 53% | 8.8 |
| D-F-077-O3-R | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 80 | 90 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 46% | 8.1 |
| D-M-077-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 760 | 1,098 | 0 | 3 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/3 | 43% | 11.9 |
| D-F-077-O4-R | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 60 | 22 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 63% | 4.1 |
| D-M-077-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 175 | 544 | 1 | 7 | -/-/-/1-/-/-/7 | 67% | 5.7 |
| D-M-077-P2-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 87 | 47 | – | – | ––– | 60% | 7.0 |
| D-M-077-P3-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 115 | 81 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 67% | 6.7 |
| D-M-077-P4-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 77, 78, 771 | A | 75 | 66 | 0 | 0 | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 77% | 4.6 |
| D-F-077-P5-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Dec. 1– Jan. 15, 2027 Late | 77, 78, 771 | B | 62 | 22 | – | – | ––– | 63% | 5.2 |
- 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-077-P4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 75 tags, 66 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 77%, List A (private land only)
- D-M-077-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 175 tags, 544 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /7 nonres, success 67%, List A
- D-M-077-P3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 115 tags, 81 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 67%, List A (private land only)
- D-F-077-O4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 60 tags, 22 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 63%, List A
- D-F-077-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 60 tags, 47 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 59%, List A
- D-M-077-O2-R rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 1,185 tags, 1,576 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /1 nonres, success 53%, List A
- D-M-077-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 315 tags, 317 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 52%, List A
- D-F-077-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 80 tags, 90 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 46%, List A
- D-F-077-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 80 tags, 98 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 44%, List A
- D-M-077-O3-R rifle male, Nov. 7–15: 760 tags, 1,098 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /3 nonres, success 43%, List A
- D-E-077-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 505 tags, 573 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /1 nonres, success 41%, List A
- D-M-077-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 100 tags, 685 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /3 nonres, success –, List A
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- D-F-077-P5-R rifle female Dec. 1– Jan. 15, 2027 Late — drew at – res / – nonres, 62 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:D-M-077-P2-R, D-F-077-P5-R.
With your points
Likely draws (10)
- D-E-077-O1-A needs 0 pts
- D-F-077-O1-M 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-077-O1-M needs 0 pts
- D-F-077-O2-R needs 0 pts
- D-M-077-O2-R needs 0 pts
- D-F-077-O3-R needs 0 pts
- D-M-077-O3-R needs 0 pts
- D-F-077-O4-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-077-P3-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- D-M-077-P4-R needs 0 pts
Coin flips (2)
- D-M-077-O1-R needs 1 pt
- D-M-077-O4-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 78?
- 14 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: D-E-077-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); D-F-077-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); D-M-077-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); D-M-077-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); D-F-077-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-077-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-F-077-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); D-M-077-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-F-077-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); D-M-077-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-M-077-P2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); D-M-077-P3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); D-M-077-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); D-F-077-P5-R (rifle female, Dec. 1– Jan. 15, 2027 Late).
- What is the easiest deer tag to draw in GMU 78?
- D-M-077-P4-R (rifle, male, Nov. 18–22) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 75 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw D-M-077-O1-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last D-M-077-O1-R tag went at 1 resident points and 3 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/1; nonresident: -/-/-/3.
- 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.