GMU 41 Elk Report — 2026 season
13 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 | 306 (166 bulls / 136 cows / 4 calves) | 1,685 | 18% | 10,225 |
| 2024 | 348 (154 bulls / 175 cows / 18 calves) | 1,702 | 20% | 10,707 |
| 2023 Archery | 43 | 485 | 9% | 3,448 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 17 | 110 | 15% | 572 |
| 2023 Rifle | 246 | 1,090 | 23% | 6,206 |
| 2024 Archery | 39 | 425 | 9% | 3,160 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 13 | 126 | 10% | 633 |
| 2024 Rifle | 296 | 1,152 | 26% | 6,914 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 17 / 74 | 23% | 0 / 35 | 0% |
| 2023 Rifle | 119 / 578 | 21% | 98 / 445 | 22% |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 13 / 71 | 18% | 0 / 54 | 0% |
| 2024 Rifle | 118 / 672 | 18% | 128 / 409 | 31% |
* 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-041-O1-ALeftover likely | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 41, 42, 421 | A | 1,530 | 730 | – | – | ––– | 13% | 63.7 |
| E-E-041-P1-APLOLeftover likely | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 41, 42, 421 | A | 102 | 86 | – | – | ––– | 24% | 23.2 |
| E-F-041-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 | B | 292 | 135 | – | – | 0/0/0/-0/0/0/- | 10% | 52.0 |
| E-M-041-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 | A | 500 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 23% | 23.4 |
| E-F-041-O1-R | rifle | female | Oct. 14–18 | 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 | B | 200 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 15% | 24.8 |
| E-M-041-O1-R | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 | A | 950 | 932 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 28% | 13.1 |
| E-F-041-O2-R | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 41 | B | 160 | 61 | 0 (4th) | 0 (3rd) | -/0/0/0-/0/0/0 | 10% | 51.0 |
| E-F-041-O3-R | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 41 | B | 80 | 63 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | -/0/0/0-/0/0/0 | 11% | 51.4 |
| E-F-041-O4-R | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 41 | B | 40 | 20 | 0 (2nd) | – | 0/0/0/00/0/-/- | 21% | 15.0 |
| E-M-041-O4-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 | A | 231 | 120 | – | – | ––– | 12% | 28.4 |
| E-E-041-P1-RPLO | rifle | either | Oct. 14–18 | 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 | A | 200 | 169 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/-/0/00/-/0/0 | 55% | 7.0 |
| E-E-041-P4-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | either | Nov. 18–22 | 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 | A | 122 | 82 | – | – | ––– | 41% | 7.4 |
| E-F-041-P5-RPLO | rifle | female | Sept. 1–Jan. 31 | 41 | B | 200 | 113 | 0 (3rd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/-/0/00/-/0/0 | 27% | 36.9 |
- 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-041-P1-R rifle either, Oct. 14–18: 200 tags, 169 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 55%, List A (private land only)
- E-M-041-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 950 tags, 932 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 28%, List A
- E-F-041-P5-R rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31: 200 tags, 113 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 27%, List B (private land only)
- E-M-041-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 500 tags, 624 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 23%, List A
- E-F-041-O4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 40 tags, 20 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /– nonres, success 21%, List B
- E-F-041-O1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 200 tags, 250 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 15%, List B
- E-F-041-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 80 tags, 63 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 11%, List B
- E-F-041-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 160 tags, 61 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (4th choice) res /0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, success 10%, List B
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- E-F-041-O1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at – res / – nonres, 292 tags
- E-F-041-O1-R rifle female Oct. 14–18 — drew at 0 res / 0 nonres, 200 tags
- E-F-041-O2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at 0 pts (4th choice) res / 0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, 160 tags
- E-F-041-O3-R rifle female Nov. 7–15 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 80 tags
- E-F-041-O4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / – nonres, 40 tags
- E-F-041-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–Jan. 31 — drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 200 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-041-O1-A, E-E-041-P1-A, E-F-041-O1-M, E-M-041-O4-R, E-E-041-P4-R.
With your points
Likely draws (8)
- E-M-041-O1-M needs 0 pts
- E-F-041-O1-R needs 0 pts
- E-M-041-O1-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-F-041-O2-R 0 pts, 4th choice
- E-F-041-O3-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-F-041-O4-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-E-041-P1-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-F-041-P5-R 0 pts, 3rd choice
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 41?
- 13 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-041-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-041-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-041-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-041-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-041-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-041-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-041-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-041-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-041-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-041-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-E-041-P1-R (rifle either, Oct. 14–18); E-E-041-P4-R (rifle either, Nov. 18–22); E-F-041-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31).
- What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 41?
- E-E-041-P1-R (rifle, either, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 200 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw E-M-041-O1-M?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last E-M-041-O1-M tag went at 0 resident points and 0 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 0/0/0/0; nonresident: 0/0/0/0.
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 41?
- In 2024, 1,702 elk hunters in GMU 41 harvested 348 animals (20% 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.