GMU 391 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 | 81 (37 bulls / 44 cows) | 214 | 38% | 3,743 |
| 2024 | 66 (35 bulls / 31 cows) | 181 | 37% | 2,668 |
| 2023 Archery | 12 | 30 | 39% | 280 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 6 | 11 | 57% | 49 |
| 2023 Rifle | 63 | 173 | 37% | 3,414 |
| 2024 Archery | 13 | 34 | 38% | 205 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 8 | 19 | 43% | 101 |
| 2024 Rifle | 46 | 129 | 35% | 2,362 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Rifle | 19 / 40 | 47% | 44 / 133 | 33% |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 8 / 16 | 50% | 0 / 3 | 0% |
| 2024 Rifle | 15 / 47 | 31% | 31 / 82 | 38% |
* 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-391-O1-ALeftover likely | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | ■391 | A | 24 | 14 | – | – | ––– | 31% | 28.5 |
| E-F-391-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | ■391 | A | 1 | 0 | – | – | ––– | 0%* | – |
| E-M-391-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | ■391 | A | 9 | 4 | – | – | ––– | 40% | 13.3 |
| E-M-391-O1-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | ■391 | A | 11 | 7 | – | – | ––– | 10%* | 25.0 |
| E-M-391-O2-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | ■391 | A | 8 | 4 | – | – | ––– | 25%* | 24.3 |
| E-M-391-O3-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | ■391 | A | 14 | 6 | – | – | -/0/0/-– | 13% | 42.0 |
| E-M-391-O4-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | ■391 | A | 9 | 5 | – | – | -/-/0/-– | 0%* | – |
| E-F-391-P5-RPLO | rifle | female | Sept. 1–Jan. 31 | ■39, ■391 | C | 150 | 94 | 0 (2nd) | 0 | -/0/0/0-/0/0/0 | 28% | 48.2 |
* 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)
- E-F-391-P5-R rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31: 150 tags, 94 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success 28%, List C (private land only)
Stackable tags (List C — can be held alongside a List A tag)
- E-F-391-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–Jan. 31 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 nonres, 150 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-391-O1-A, E-F-391-O1-M, E-M-391-O1-M, E-M-391-O1-R, E-M-391-O2-R, E-M-391-O3-R, E-M-391-O4-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 391?
- 8 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-391-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-391-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-391-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-M-391-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-M-391-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-M-391-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); E-M-391-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-391-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31).
- What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 391?
- E-F-391-P5-R (rifle, female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 150 tags.
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 391?
- In 2024, 181 elk hunters in GMU 391 harvested 66 animals (37% 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.