Which elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 54?

12 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-054-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-054-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-054-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-054-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-054-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-054-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-M-054-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-054-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-M-054-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); E-F-054-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-054-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-054-P5-R (rifle female, Aug. 31– Nov. 22).

What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 54?

E-F-054-O1-R (rifle, female, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 80 tags.

How many points does it take to draw E-M-054-O1-M?

In the 2026 primary draw the last E-M-054-O1-M tag went at 1 resident points and 8 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 0/0/0/1; nonresident: 4/6/6/8.

What is elk hunting success in GMU 54?

In 2024, 2,242 elk hunters in GMU 54 harvested 498 animals (22% 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 54 Elk Report — 2026 season

12 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	425 (338 bulls / 81 cows / 6 calves)	2,299	18%	11,529
2024	498 (393 bulls / 103 cows / 2 calves)	2,242	22%	11,597
2023 Archery	25	177	14%	1,703
2023 Muzzleloader	12	69	17%	397
2023 Rifle	388	2,052	19%	9,429
2024 Archery	52	191	27%	1,739
2024 Muzzleloader	17	74	23%	444
2024 Rifle	429	1,978	22%	9,414

Season	Antlered harvest / hunters	Success	Antlerless harvest / hunters	Success
2023 Muzzleloader	9 / 51	18%	0 / 18	0%
2023 Rifle	310 / 1,837	17%	66 / 200	33%
2024 Muzzleloader	17 / 56	30%	0 / 17	0%
2024 Rifle	330 / 1,739	19%	82 / 217	38%

* 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
			Dates	GMUs						Points 2023–2026
E-E-054-O1-A	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	54	A	245	368	0	4	0/0/0/02/3/4/4	24%	33.9
E-F-054-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	54	A	50	35	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	10%	49.5
E-M-054-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	54	A	60	159	1	8	0/0/0/14/6/6/8	38%	10.6
E-F-054-O1-R	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	54	A	80	60	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/1/0/00/1/1/0	46%	5.9
E-M-054-O1-R	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	54	A	200	358	0	3	0/0/0/01/2/2/3	40%	9.1
E-F-054-O2-R	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	54	A	55	55	0	0	1/0/0/01/1/1/0	17%	30.5
E-M-054-O2-RNEWLeftover likely	rifle	male	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	54	A	489	215	–	–	–––	–	–
E-F-054-O3-R	rifle	female	Nov. 7–15	54	A	40	80	1	2	1/1/1/11/1/2/2	9%	68.3
E-M-054-O3-RNEWLeftover likely	rifle	male	Nov. 7–15	54	A	241	107	–	–	–––	–	–
E-F-054-O4-R	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	54	A	60	40	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	10%	37.0
E-M-054-O4-R	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	54	A	75	77	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	25%	15.8
E-F-054-P5-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	female	Aug. 31– Nov. 22	■54	B	87	38	–	–	0/0/0/-0/0/0/-	47%	14.4

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-054-O1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 80 tags, 60 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 46%, List A
E-M-054-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 200 tags, 358 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /3 nonres, success 40%, List A
E-M-054-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 60 tags, 159 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /8 nonres, success 38%, List A
E-M-054-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 75 tags, 77 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 25%, List A
E-E-054-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 245 tags, 368 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /4 nonres, success 24%, List A
E-F-054-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 55 tags, 55 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 17%, List A
E-F-054-O4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 60 tags, 40 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 10%, List A
E-F-054-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 50 tags, 35 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 10%, List A
E-F-054-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 40 tags, 80 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /2 nonres, success 9%, List A

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

E-E-054-O1-Aarchery either:res 0/0/0/0nonres 2/3/4/4
E-M-054-O1-Mmuzzleloader male:res 0/0/0/1nonres 4/6/6/8
E-M-054-O1-Rrifle male:res 0/0/0/0nonres 1/2/2/3

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

No List C hunts in this unit.

E-F-054-P5-R rifle female Aug. 31– Nov. 22 — drew at – res / – nonres, 87 tags

Leftover likely

These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-M-054-O2-R, E-M-054-O3-R, E-F-054-P5-R.

With your points

Likely draws (7)

E-E-054-O1-A needs 0 pts
E-F-054-O1-M 0 pts, 2nd choice
E-F-054-O1-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
E-M-054-O1-R needs 0 pts
E-F-054-O2-R needs 0 pts
E-F-054-O4-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
E-M-054-O4-R needs 0 pts

Coin flips (2)

E-M-054-O1-M needs 1 pt
E-F-054-O3-R 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 54?: 12 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-054-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-054-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-054-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-054-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-054-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-054-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-M-054-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-054-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-M-054-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); E-F-054-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-054-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-054-P5-R (rifle female, Aug. 31– Nov. 22).
What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 54?: E-F-054-O1-R (rifle, female, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 80 tags.
How many points does it take to draw E-M-054-O1-M?: In the 2026 primary draw the last E-M-054-O1-M tag went at 1 resident points and 8 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 0/0/0/1; nonresident: 4/6/6/8.
What is elk hunting success in GMU 54?: In 2024, 2,242 elk hunters in GMU 54 harvested 498 animals (22% 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.