GMU 741 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)
| Year | Harvest | Hunters | Success | Rec. days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 123 (96 bulls / 25 cows / 1 calves) | 344 | 36% | 1,701 |
| 2024 | 96 (70 bulls / 24 cows / 1 calves) | 317 | 30% | 1,814 |
| 2023 Archery | 23 | 70 | 33% | 400 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 6 | 14 | 43% | 79 |
| 2023 Rifle | 94 | 260 | 36% | 1,222 |
| 2024 Archery | 17 | 62 | 26% | 472 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 3 | 22 | 13% | 124 |
| 2024 Rifle | 76 | 232 | 33% | 1,218 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Rifle | 70 / 207 | 34% | 22 / 53 | 41% |
| 2024 Rifle | 54 / 193 | 28% | 21 / 39 | 54% |
* CPW's antlered/antlerless tables do not include either-sex hunt codes. The split is hidden where one side is empty, because that usually means the unit’s tags for it are either-sex 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-F-074-O1-A | archery | female | Sept. 2–30 | ■74, 741 | A | 25 | 24 | 0 (2nd) | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 0% | – |
| E-M-074-O1-A | archery | male | Sept. 2–30 | ■74, 741 | A | 450 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 14% | 62.3 |
| E-E-074-P1-APLOLeftover likely | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 74, 741 | A | 73 | 48 | – | – | ––– | 31% | 24.7 |
| E-F-074-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 74, 741 | A | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/01/0/0/0 | 13% | 41.5 |
| E-M-074-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 74, 741 | A | 180 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 29% | 18.3 |
| E-F-074-O1-R | rifle | female | Oct. 14–18 | 74, 741 | A | 15 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 2/2/2/22/12/-/3 | 23% | 18.3 |
| E-M-074-O1-R | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 74, 741 | A | 275 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 29% | 13.3 |
| E-F-741-O2-RLeftover likely | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 741 | A | 6 | 1 | – | – | 0/0/0/-0/-/0/- | 30%* | 19.7 |
| E-F-741-O3-RLeftover likely | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 741 | A | 10 | 2 | – | – | 0/0/0/-0/0/0/- | 30%* | 19.7 |
| E-F-741-O4-RLeftover likely | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 741 | A | 7 | 5 | – | – | ––– | 0%* | – |
| E-M-074-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 74, 741 | A | 40 | 13 | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | -/-/-/0-/-/-/0 | 13% | 23.6 |
| E-F-074-P1-RPLO | rifle | female | Oct. 14–18 | 74, 741 | B | 10 | 5 | 0 (3rd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/-/-/00/-/-/0 | 0%* | – |
| E-M-074-P1-RPLO | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 74, 741 | A | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 40% | 9.8 |
| E-F-074-P4-RPLO | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 74, 741 | B | 10 | 4 | 0 (3rd) | – | 0/0/0/00/-/-/- | 20%* | 20.0 |
| E-M-074-P4-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 74, 741 | A | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 10%* | 49.0 |
| E-F-741-P5-RPLO | rifle | female | Sept. 1–Jan. 15 | 741 | B | 50 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 2/2/1/12/2/4/1 | 83% | 11.2 |
* 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-741-P5-R rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 15: 50 tags, 105 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /1 nonres, success 83%, List B (private land only)
- E-M-074-P1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 15 tags, 36 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 40%, List A (private land only)
- E-M-074-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 180 tags, 253 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 29%, List A
- E-M-074-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 275 tags, 335 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 29%, List A
- E-F-074-P4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 10 tags, 4 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /– nonres, success 20% (low sample), List B (private land only)
- E-M-074-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 450 tags, 457 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 14%, List A
- E-F-074-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 15 tags, 20 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 13%, List A
- E-M-074-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 40 tags, 13 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, success 13%, List A
- E-M-074-P4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 10 tags, 17 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 10% (low sample), List A (private land only)
- E-F-074-O1-A archery female, Sept. 2–30: 25 tags, 24 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success 0%, List A
- E-F-074-P1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 10 tags, 5 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 0% (low sample), List B (private land only)
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- E-F-074-P1-R rifle female Oct. 14–18 — drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 10 tags
- E-F-074-P4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res / – nonres, 10 tags
- E-F-741-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–Jan. 15 — drew at 1 res / 1 nonres, 50 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-074-P1-A, E-F-741-O2-R, E-F-741-O3-R, E-F-741-O4-R.
With your points
Likely draws (10)
- E-F-074-O1-A 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-M-074-O1-A needs 0 pts
- E-F-074-O1-M needs 0 pts
- E-M-074-O1-M needs 0 pts
- E-M-074-O1-R needs 0 pts
- E-M-074-O4-R 0 pts, 3rd choice
- E-F-074-P1-R 0 pts, 3rd choice
- E-M-074-P1-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-074-P4-R 0 pts, 3rd choice
- E-M-074-P4-R needs 0 pts
Coin flips (1)
- E-F-741-P5-R needs 1 pt
Not this year (1)
- E-F-074-O1-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 741?
- 16 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-074-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-074-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-E-074-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-074-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-074-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-074-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-074-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-741-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-741-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-741-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-074-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-074-P1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-074-P1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-074-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-074-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-741-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 15).
- What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 741?
- E-F-741-P5-R (rifle, female, Sept. 1–Jan. 15) drew out at 1 for residents and 1 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 50 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw E-F-074-O1-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last E-F-074-O1-R tag went at 2 resident points and 3 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 2/2/2/2; nonresident: 2/12/-/3.
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 741?
- In 2024, 317 elk hunters in GMU 741 harvested 96 animals (30% 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.