Which elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 24?

18 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-012-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-033-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-011-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-012-O1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-E-033-O1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-012-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-F-033-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-E-012-P1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-012-P1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-F-011-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-011-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-012-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-012-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-011-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-012-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-E-011-P1-R (rifle either, Oct. 14–18); E-F-011-P5-R (rifle female, Oct. 1–Nov. 30); E-F-023-P5-R (rifle female, Dec. 1–31 Late).

What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 24?

E-E-012-P1-M (muzzleloader, either, Sept. 12–20) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 50 tags.

How many points does it take to draw E-E-012-O1-M?

In the 2026 primary draw the last E-E-012-O1-M tag went at 1 resident points and 8 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 2/0/1/1; nonresident: 6/5/8/8.

What is elk hunting success in GMU 24?

In 2024, 1,879 elk hunters in GMU 24 harvested 265 animals (14% 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.

GMU 24 Elk Report — 2026 season

18 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)

2023

2024

Year	Harvest	Hunters	Success	Rec. days
2023	235 (197 bulls / 37 cows)	2,193	11%	10,023
2024	265 (231 bulls / 34 cows)	1,879	14%	9,019
2023 Archery	59	474	12%	3,192
2023 Muzzleloader	12	104	11%	593
2023 Rifle	164	1,615	10%	6,238
2024 Archery	53	427	12%	2,893
2024 Muzzleloader	17	105	16%	473
2024 Rifle	195	1,346	15%	5,653

Season	Antlered harvest / hunters	Success	Antlerless harvest / hunters	Success
2023 Rifle	144 / 1,430	10%	20 / 185	11%
2024 Rifle	163 / 1,184	14%	25 / 152	16%

* 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
			Dates	GMUs						Points 2023–2026
E-E-012-O1-A	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	12, ■23, ■24	A	550	1,136	0	4	0/0/0/03/3/4/4	25%	27.8
E-E-033-O1-A	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	■23, ■24, 33	A	650	1,236	0	3	0/0/0/02/2/2/3	19%	44.0
E-E-011-P1-APLOLeftover likely	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26,	A	583	401	–	–	–––	32%	17.5
E-E-012-O1-M	muzzleloader	either	Sept. 12–20	12, ■23, ■24	A	100	307	1	8	2/0/1/16/5/8/8	38%	11.5
E-E-033-O1-M	muzzleloader	either	Sept. 12–20	■23, ■24, 33	A	100	276	0	6	1/1/1/05/5/6/6	29%	18.0
E-F-012-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	12, ■23, ■24	A	100	61	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	8%	50.2
E-F-033-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	■23, ■24, 33	A	100	57	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	19%	23.9
E-E-012-P1-MPLO	muzzleloader	either	Sept. 12–20	12, 13, 23, 24, 33	A	50	63	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	46%	10.4
E-F-012-P1-MPLOLeftover likely	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	12, 13, 23, 24, 33	B	10	3	–	–	–––	11%	28.8
E-F-011-O1-RLeftover likely	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 33, 131,	A	1,213	756	–	–	0/1/0/-0/1/0/-	10%	34.5
E-M-011-O1-R	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26,	A	3,000	2,275	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	24%	15.6
E-F-012-O2-RLeftover likely	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	12, 13, 23, 24	A	687	442	–	–	0/0/-/-0/0/-/-	13%	37.1
E-F-012-O3-RLeftover likely	rifle	female	Nov. 7–15	12, 13, 23, 24	A	449	291	–	–	0/0/-/-0/0/-/-	8%	66.0
E-F-011-O4-RLeftover likely	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211	A	346	182	–	–	0/0/-/-0/0/-/-	11%	32.9
E-M-012-O4-RLeftover likely	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	12, 13, 23, 24	A	237	157	–	–	–––	21%	19.1
E-E-011-P1-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	either	Oct. 14–18	11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26,	A	492	377	–	–	–––	58%	6.0
E-F-011-P5-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	female	Oct. 1–Nov. 30	11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211	B	671	457	–	–	0/0/0/-0/0/0/-	42%	13.7
E-F-023-P5-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	female	Dec. 1–31 Late	23, 24	B	51	25	–	–	-/0/0/--/0/0/-	57%	8.0

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-012-P1-M muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20: 50 tags, 63 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 46%, List A (private land only)
E-E-012-O1-M muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20: 100 tags, 307 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /8 nonres, success 38%, List A
E-E-033-O1-M muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20: 100 tags, 276 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /6 nonres, success 29%, List A
E-E-012-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 550 tags, 1,136 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /4 nonres, success 25%, List A
E-M-011-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 3,000 tags, 2,275 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 24%, List A
E-F-033-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 100 tags, 57 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 19%, List A
E-E-033-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 650 tags, 1,236 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /3 nonres, success 19%, List A
E-F-012-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 100 tags, 61 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 8%, List A

Point creep warnings (resident or nonresident points rose 2+ since 2023)

E-E-012-O1-Mmuzzleloader either:res 2/0/1/1nonres 6/5/8/8

Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)

No List C hunts in this unit.

E-F-012-P1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at – res / – nonres, 10 tags
E-F-011-P5-R rifle female Oct. 1–Nov. 30 — drew at – res / – nonres, 671 tags
E-F-023-P5-R rifle female Dec. 1–31 Late — drew at – res / – nonres, 51 tags

Leftover likely

These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-011-P1-A, E-F-012-P1-M, E-F-011-O1-R, E-F-012-O2-R, E-F-012-O3-R, E-F-011-O4-R, E-M-012-O4-R, E-E-011-P1-R, E-F-011-P5-R, E-F-023-P5-R.

With your points

Likely draws (7)

E-E-012-O1-A needs 0 pts
E-E-033-O1-A needs 0 pts
E-E-033-O1-M needs 0 pts
E-F-012-O1-M 0 pts, 2nd choice
E-F-033-O1-M 0 pts, 2nd choice
E-E-012-P1-M needs 0 pts
E-M-011-O1-R 0 pts, 2nd choice

Coin flips (1)

E-E-012-O1-M 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 elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 24?: 18 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-012-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-033-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-011-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-012-O1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-E-033-O1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-012-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-F-033-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-E-012-P1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-012-P1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-F-011-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-011-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-012-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-012-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-011-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-012-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-E-011-P1-R (rifle either, Oct. 14–18); E-F-011-P5-R (rifle female, Oct. 1–Nov. 30); E-F-023-P5-R (rifle female, Dec. 1–31 Late).
What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 24?: E-E-012-P1-M (muzzleloader, either, Sept. 12–20) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 50 tags.
How many points does it take to draw E-E-012-O1-M?: In the 2026 primary draw the last E-E-012-O1-M tag went at 1 resident points and 8 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 2/0/1/1; nonresident: 6/5/8/8.
What is elk hunting success in GMU 24?: In 2024, 1,879 elk hunters in GMU 24 harvested 265 animals (14% 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.