GMU 128 Elk Report — 2026 season
2 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 | 41 (24 bulls / 17 cows) | 216 | 19% | 1,342 |
| 2024 | 56 (18 bulls / 31 cows / 7 calves) | 237 | 24% | 1,825 |
| 2023 Archery | 0 | 34 | 0% | 192 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 1 | 14 | 10% | 65 |
| 2023 Rifle | 39 | 168 | 23% | 1,086 |
| 2024 Archery | 3 | 30 | 11% | 159 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 0 | 3 | 0% | 6 |
| 2024 Rifle | 53 | 205 | 26% | 1,660 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Rifle | 22 / 64 | 35% | 17 / 104 | 16% |
| 2024 Rifle | 15 / 72 | 21% | 26 / 118 | 22% |
* CPW's antlered/antlerless tables do not include either-sex hunt 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-128-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | either | Sept. 12–20 | ■128 | A | 12 | 5 | – | – | ––– | 29%* | 12.5 |
| E-F-128-L1-RLeftover likely | rifle | female | Sept. 1–Jan. 31 Late | ■128 | C | 118 | 43 | – | – | ––– | 15% | 33.6 |
* 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)
None: every code needed 2+ points at both residencies.
Stackable tags (List C — can be held alongside a List A tag)
- E-F-128-L1-R rifle female Sept. 1–Jan. 31 Late — drew at – res / – nonres, 118 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-128-O1-M, E-F-128-L1-R.
With your points
Likely draws (0)
Coin flips (0)
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 elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 128?
- 2 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-128-O1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-128-L1-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31 Late).
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 128?
- In 2024, 237 elk hunters in GMU 128 harvested 56 animals (24% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).