Which elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 711?

16 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-071-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-071-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-E-071-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-071-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-071-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-071-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-071-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-711-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-711-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-711-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-071-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-071-P1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-071-P1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-071-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-071-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-072-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–30).

What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 711?

E-M-071-P1-R (rifle, male, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 75 tags.

How many points does it take to draw E-F-711-O3-R?

In the 2026 primary draw the last E-F-711-O3-R tag went at 7 resident points and 8 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 6/6/7/7; nonresident: 6/6/-/8.

What is elk hunting success in GMU 711?

In 2024, 1,764 elk hunters in GMU 711 harvested 366 animals (21% 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 711 Elk Report — 2026 season

16 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	255 (213 bulls / 42 cows)	1,773	14%	8,942
2024	366 (302 bulls / 65 cows)	1,764	21%	8,907
2023 Archery	41	211	19%	1,736
2023 Muzzleloader	15	84	18%	347
2023 Rifle	200	1,478	14%	6,859
2024 Archery	47	221	21%	1,818
2024 Muzzleloader	17	55	31%	342
2024 Rifle	302	1,488	20%	6,746

Season	Antlered harvest / hunters	Success	Antlerless harvest / hunters	Success
2023 Muzzleloader	15 / 80	18%	0 / 4	0%
2023 Rifle	160 / 1,397	11%	39 / 73	54%
2024 Muzzleloader	15 / 45	33%	2 / 10	23%
2024 Rifle	244 / 1,420	17%	57 / 68	84%

* 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-F-071-O1-A	archery	female	Sept. 2–30	71, 72, 73, 711	A	100	127	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	12%	67.7
E-M-071-O1-A	archery	male	Sept. 2–30	71, 72, 73, 711	A	800	1,111	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	21%	42.1
E-E-071-P1-APLO	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	71, 72, 73, 711	A	165	166	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	29%	19.9
E-F-071-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	71, 72, 73, 711	A	30	131	2	3	2/1/2/22/3/2/3	20%	26.8
E-M-071-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	71, 72, 73, 711	A	350	565	0	1	0/0/0/00/0/1/1	21%	26.8
E-F-071-O1-R	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	71, 72, 73, 711	A	40	303	4	4	4/4/4/44/4/5/4	36%	8.1
E-M-071-O1-R	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	71, 72, 73, 711	A	550	798	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	28%	11.9
E-F-711-O2-R	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	711	A	20	143	6	7	6/6/7/66/6/-/7	87%	6.3
E-F-711-O3-R	rifle	female	Nov. 7–15	711	A	15	254	7	8	6/6/7/76/6/-/8	64%	7.7
E-F-711-O4-R	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	711	A	10	44	5	6	4/5/6/5-/-/-/6	50%*	6.6
E-M-071-O4-R	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	71, 72, 73, 711	A	75	79	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	8%	44.8
E-F-071-P1-RPLO	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	71, 72, 73, 711	B	15	17	0	0	1/2/2/01/-/2/0	25%*	18.0
E-M-071-P1-RPLO	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	71, 72, 73, 711	A	75	74	0	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	87%	3.9
E-F-071-P4-RPLO	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	71, 72, 73, 711	B	25	73	2	–	1/1/2/22/2/-/-	71%	6.3
E-M-071-P4-RPLO	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	71, 72, 73, 711	A	30	24	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	27%	13.7
E-F-072-P5-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	female	Sept. 1–30	72, ■711	B	71	45	–	–	1/1/-/--/1/-/-	14%	60.7

* 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-M-071-P1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 75 tags, 74 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 87%, List A (private land only)
E-E-071-P1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 165 tags, 166 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 29%, List A (private land only)
E-M-071-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 550 tags, 798 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 28%, List A
E-M-071-P4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 30 tags, 24 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 27%, List A (private land only)
E-F-071-P1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 15 tags, 17 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 25% (low sample), List B (private land only)
E-M-071-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 800 tags, 1,111 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 21%, List A
E-M-071-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 350 tags, 565 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /1 nonres, success 21%, List A
E-F-071-O1-A archery female, Sept. 2–30: 100 tags, 127 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 12%, List A
E-M-071-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 75 tags, 79 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 8%, List A

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

E-F-711-O3-Rrifle female:res 6/6/7/7nonres 6/6/-/8

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

No List C hunts in this unit.

E-F-071-P1-R rifle female Oct. 14–18 — drew at 0 res / 0 nonres, 15 tags
E-F-071-P4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at 2 res / – nonres, 25 tags
E-F-072-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–30 — drew at – res / – nonres, 71 tags

Leftover likely

These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-F-072-P5-R.

With your points

Likely draws (9)

E-F-071-O1-A needs 0 pts
E-M-071-O1-A needs 0 pts
E-E-071-P1-A needs 0 pts
E-M-071-O1-M needs 0 pts
E-M-071-O1-R needs 0 pts
E-M-071-O4-R needs 0 pts
E-F-071-P1-R needs 0 pts
E-M-071-P1-R needs 0 pts
E-M-071-P4-R 0 pts, 2nd choice

Coin flips (0)

Not this year (6)

E-F-071-O1-M needs 2 pts
E-F-071-O1-R needs 4 pts
E-F-711-O2-R needs 6 pts
E-F-711-O3-R needs 7 pts
E-F-711-O4-R needs 5 pts
E-F-071-P4-R needs 2 pts

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 711?: 16 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-071-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-071-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-E-071-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-071-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-071-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-071-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-071-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-711-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-711-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-711-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-071-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-071-P1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-071-P1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-071-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-071-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-072-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–30).
What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 711?: E-M-071-P1-R (rifle, male, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 75 tags.
How many points does it take to draw E-F-711-O3-R?: In the 2026 primary draw the last E-F-711-O3-R tag went at 7 resident points and 8 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 6/6/7/7; nonresident: 6/6/-/8.
What is elk hunting success in GMU 711?: In 2024, 1,764 elk hunters in GMU 711 harvested 366 animals (21% 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.