GMU 511 Elk Report — 2026 season
11 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 | 101 (60 bulls / 40 cows) | 1,478 | 7% | 9,336 |
| 2024 | 95 (53 bulls / 41 cows / 2 calves) | 1,425 | 7% | 7,971 |
| 2023 Archery | 15 | 493 | 3% | 3,476 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 13 | 92 | 14% | 555 |
| 2023 Rifle | 72 | 893 | 8% | 5,304 |
| 2024 Archery | 33 | 458 | 7% | 3,307 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 0 | 95 | 0% | 530 |
| 2024 Rifle | 63 | 872 | 7% | 4,135 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 5 / 26 | 18% | 8 / 66 | 13% |
| 2023 Rifle | 40 / 697 | 6% | 27 / 191 | 14% |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 0 / 34 | 0% | 0 / 62 | 0% |
| 2024 Rifle | 30 / 681 | 4% | 31 / 191 | 16% |
* 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-059-V1-ALeftover likely | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 59, 511, 581, 591 | A | 149 | 79 | – | – | ––– | 11% | 73.8 |
| E-F-059-V1-ANEWLeftover likely | archery | female | Sept. 2–30 | 59, 511, 581, 591 | B | 1 | 1 | – | – | ––– | – | – |
| E-F-059-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 59, 511, 581, 591 | B | 120 | 87 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 9% | 53.8 |
| E-M-059-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 59, 511, 581, 591 | A | 100 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/1 | 10% | 56.6 |
| E-F-511-O1-R | rifle | female | Oct. 14–18 | 511 | B | 30 | 51 | 0 | – | 0/0/0/01/1/-/- | 0% | – |
| E-M-511-O1-R | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 511 | A | 75 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 8% | 42.4 |
| E-F-511-O2-R | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 511 | B | 60 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/01/-/1/0 | 12% | 40.4 |
| E-F-511-O3-R | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 511 | B | 30 | 57 | 0 | – | 0/0/0/0– | 7% | 77.5 |
| E-F-511-O4-R | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 511 | B | 10 | 9 | 0 | – | 0/0/0/0– | 0%* | – |
| E-M-511-O4-RLeftover likely | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 511 | A | 64 | 21 | – | – | ––– | 0% | – |
| E-F-511-P5-RPLO | rifle | female | Sept. 1–Jan. 31 | 511 | B | 100 | 62 | 0 (2nd) | 1 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/1 | 38% | 36.4 |
* 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-511-P5-R rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31: 100 tags, 62 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /1 nonres, success 38%, List B (private land only)
- E-F-511-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 60 tags, 122 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 12%, List B
- E-M-059-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 100 tags, 187 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /1 nonres, success 10%, List A
- E-F-059-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 120 tags, 87 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 9%, List B
- E-M-511-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 75 tags, 102 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 8%, List A
- E-F-511-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 30 tags, 57 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /– nonres, success 7%, List B
- E-F-511-O1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 30 tags, 51 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /– nonres, success 0%, List B
- E-F-511-O4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 10 tags, 9 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /– nonres, success 0% (low sample), List B
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- E-F-059-V1-A archery female Sept. 2–30 — drew at – res / – nonres, 1 tags
- E-F-059-O1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 120 tags
- E-F-511-O1-R rifle female Oct. 14–18 — drew at 0 res / – nonres, 30 tags
- E-F-511-O2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at 0 res / 0 nonres, 60 tags
- E-F-511-O3-R rifle female Nov. 7–15 — drew at 0 res / – nonres, 30 tags
- E-F-511-O4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at 0 res / – nonres, 10 tags
- E-F-511-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–Jan. 31 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 1 nonres, 100 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-059-V1-A, E-F-059-V1-A, E-M-511-O4-R.
With your points
Likely draws (8)
- E-F-059-O1-M 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-M-059-O1-M needs 0 pts
- E-F-511-O1-R needs 0 pts
- E-M-511-O1-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-511-O2-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-511-O3-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-511-O4-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-511-P5-R 0 pts, 2nd 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 511?
- 11 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-059-V1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-059-V1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-F-059-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-059-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-511-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-511-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-511-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-511-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-511-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-511-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-511-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31).
- What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 511?
- E-F-511-P5-R (rifle, female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 1 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 100 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw E-M-059-O1-M?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last E-M-059-O1-M tag went at 0 resident points and 1 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 0/0/0/0; nonresident: 0/0/0/1.
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 511?
- In 2024, 1,425 elk hunters in GMU 511 harvested 95 animals (7% 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.