GMU 104 Elk Report — 2026 season
8 limited hunt codes valid in this unit. CPW 2026 brochure, 2026 primary draw recap, 2025 harvest survey. Points: resident / nonresident.
Unit harvest trend (2023–2024)
| Year | Harvest | Hunters | Success | Rec. days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 220 (66 bulls / 133 cows / 21 calves) | 416 | 53% | 2,568 |
| 2024 | 230 (63 bulls / 162 cows / 5 calves) | 432 | 53% | 2,204 |
| 2023 Archery | 4 | 22 | 17% | 222 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 6 | 23 | 28% | 118 |
| 2023 Rifle | 210 | 371 | 56% | 2,228 |
| 2024 Archery | 7 | 18 | 40% | 149 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 7 | 21 | 35% | 97 |
| 2024 Rifle | 216 | 393 | 55% | 1,958 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Rifle | 32 / 82 | 39% | 100 / 224 | 45% |
| 2024 Rifle | 24 / 85 | 29% | 104 / 223 | 47% |
* CPW's antlered/antlerless tables do not include either-sex hunt codes. The split is hidden where one side is empty, because that usually means the unit’s tags for it are either-sex codes.
All limited + over-the-counter hunters. CPW published unit-level tables for 2023 and 2024; the 2025 report has hunt-code totals only.
Every hunt code in the unit
| Dates | GMUs | Drew out at (pts) | Points 2023–2026 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-104-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | ■104 | A | 35 | 19 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 14% | 64.3 |
| E-F-104-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | ■104 | A | 1 | 0 | – | – | ––– | – | – |
| E-M-104-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | ■104 | A | 24 | 8 | – | – | ––– | 67% | 3.9 |
| E-M-104-O1-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 104 | A | 37 | 22 | – | – | ––– | 61% | 5.6 |
| E-M-104-O2-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 104 | A | 39 | 18 | – | – | ––– | 31% | 13.3 |
| E-M-104-O3-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 104 | A | 22 | 11 | – | – | ––– | 36% | 10.6 |
| E-M-104-O4-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 104 | A | 16 | 9 | – | – | ––– | 40% | 9.7 |
| E-F-104-P5-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Sept. 1–Jan. 31 | ■104 | C | 99 | 29 | – | – | ––– | 36% | 38.3 |
- 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)
- E-E-104-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 35 tags, 19 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 14%, List A
Stackable tags (List C — can be held alongside a List A tag)
- E-F-104-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–Jan. 31 — drew at – res / – nonres, 99 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-F-104-O1-M, E-M-104-O1-M, E-M-104-O1-R, E-M-104-O2-R, E-M-104-O3-R, E-M-104-O4-R, E-F-104-P5-R.
With your points
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 elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 104?
- 8 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-104-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-104-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-104-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-M-104-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-M-104-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-M-104-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); E-M-104-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-104-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31).
- What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 104?
- E-E-104-O1-A (archery, either, Sept. 2–30) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 35 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw E-E-104-O1-A?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last E-E-104-O1-A tag went at 0 pts (2nd choice) resident points and 0 pts (2nd choice) nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 0/0/0/0; nonresident: 0/0/0/0.
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 104?
- In 2024, 432 elk hunters in GMU 104 harvested 230 animals (53% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).
- 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.