GMU 62 Elk Report — 2026 season
15 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 | 879 (584 bulls / 270 cows / 26 calves) | 5,072 | 17% | 32,381 |
| 2024 | 1,024 (653 bulls / 342 cows / 28 calves) | 5,669 | 18% | 33,819 |
| 2023 Archery | 321 | 2,270 | 14% | 19,175 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 42 | 171 | 24% | 993 |
| 2023 Rifle | 516 | 2,631 | 20% | 12,213 |
| 2024 Archery | 345 | 2,365 | 15% | 18,636 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 40 | 197 | 20% | 1,112 |
| 2024 Rifle | 638 | 3,107 | 21% | 14,071 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 25 / 105 | 24% | 15 / 65 | 22% |
| 2023 Rifle | 331 / 2,036 | 16% | 117 / 389 | 30% |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 21 / 106 | 20% | 18 / 91 | 20% |
| 2024 Rifle | 370 / 2,293 | 16% | 156 / 570 | 27% |
* 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-062-P1-ANEWPLO | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 62 | A | 70 | 35 | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | – | – |
| E-E-062-V1-ALeftover likely | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 62 | A | 909 | 406 | – | – | ––– | 21% | 41.2 |
| E-F-062-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 62 | A | 110 | 62 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 13% | 45.8 |
| E-M-062-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 62 | A | 115 | 216 | 0 | 3 | 0/0/0/02/2/3/3 | 18% | 34.7 |
| E-F-062-O1-R | rifle | female | Oct. 14–18 | 62 | A | 175 | 161 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 1/0/0/01/0/0/0 | 16% | 26.6 |
| E-M-062-O1-R | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 62 | A | 285 | 526 | 0 | 2 | 0/0/0/01/1/2/2 | 36% | 10.3 |
| E-F-062-O2-R | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 62 | A | 250 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 1/1/0/01/1/0/0 | 27% | 22.4 |
| E-F-062-O3-R | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 62 | A | 250 | 185 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 14% | 37.3 |
| E-E-062-O4-R | rifle | either | Nov. 18–22 | 62 | A | 100 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 25% | 15.7 |
| E-F-062-O4-R | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 62 | A | 50 | 16 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/0-/0/0/0 | 29% | 11.2 |
| E-E-062-P1-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | either | Oct. 14–18 | 62 | A | 82 | 72 | – | – | 0/0/0/-0/0/0/- | 53% | 6.8 |
| E-F-062-P2-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 62 | B | 51 | 40 | – | – | ––– | 35% | 13.9 |
| E-F-062-P3-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 62 | B | 43 | 22 | – | – | ––– | 41% | 9.8 |
| E-E-062-P4-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | either | Nov. 18–22 | 62 | A | 66 | 38 | – | – | ––– | 25% | 15.4 |
| E-F-062-P4-RPLOLeftover likely | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 62 | B | 26 | 8 | – | – | ––– | 29% | 11.3 |
- 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-M-062-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 285 tags, 526 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 36%, List A
- E-F-062-O4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 50 tags, 16 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 29%, List A
- E-F-062-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 250 tags, 300 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 27%, List A
- E-E-062-O4-R rifle either, Nov. 18–22: 100 tags, 177 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 25%, List A
- E-M-062-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 115 tags, 216 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /3 nonres, success 18%, List A
- E-F-062-O1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 175 tags, 161 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 16%, List A
- E-F-062-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 250 tags, 185 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 14%, List A
- E-F-062-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 110 tags, 62 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 13%, List A
- E-E-062-P1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 70 tags, 35 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, success –, List A (private land only)
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- E-F-062-P2-R rifle female Oct. 24–Nov. 1 — drew at – res / – nonres, 51 tags
- E-F-062-P3-R rifle female Nov. 7–15 — drew at – res / – nonres, 43 tags
- E-F-062-P4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at – res / – nonres, 26 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-062-V1-A, E-E-062-P1-R, E-F-062-P2-R, E-F-062-P3-R, E-E-062-P4-R, E-F-062-P4-R.
With your points
Likely draws (9)
- E-E-062-P1-A 0 pts, 3rd choice
- E-F-062-O1-M 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-M-062-O1-M needs 0 pts
- E-F-062-O1-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-M-062-O1-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-062-O2-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-062-O3-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-E-062-O4-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-062-O4-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 62?
- 15 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-062-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-062-V1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-062-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-062-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-062-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-062-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-062-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-062-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-E-062-O4-R (rifle either, Nov. 18–22); E-F-062-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-E-062-P1-R (rifle either, Oct. 14–18); E-F-062-P2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-062-P3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-E-062-P4-R (rifle either, Nov. 18–22); E-F-062-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22).
- What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 62?
- E-M-062-O1-R (rifle, male, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 for residents and 2 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 285 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw E-E-062-P1-A?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last E-E-062-P1-A tag went at 0 pts (3rd choice) resident points and 0 pts (3rd choice) nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: -/-/-/0; nonresident: -/-/-/0.
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 62?
- In 2024, 5,669 elk hunters in GMU 62 harvested 1,024 animals (18% 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.