GMU 75 Elk Report — 2026 season
13 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 | 207 (173 bulls / 34 cows) | 1,469 | 14% | 7,105 |
| 2024 | 308 (238 bulls / 70 cows) | 1,337 | 23% | 6,718 |
| 2023 Archery | 29 | 280 | 10% | 2,206 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 7 | 78 | 9% | 398 |
| 2023 Rifle | 172 | 1,111 | 15% | 4,501 |
| 2024 Archery | 33 | 268 | 12% | 2,290 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 15 | 86 | 17% | 458 |
| 2024 Rifle | 260 | 983 | 26% | 3,969 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 7 / 67 | 11% | 0 / 10 | 0% |
| 2023 Rifle | 137 / 1,008 | 14% | 6 / 61 | 10% |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 15 / 79 | 19% | 0 / 7 | 0% |
| 2024 Rifle | 194 / 845 | 23% | 34 / 86 | 40% |
* 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-F-075-O1-A | archery | female | Sept. 2–30 | 75, 751 | A | 65 | 45 | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 10% | 79.8 |
| E-M-075-O1-A | archery | male | Sept. 2–30 | 75, 751 | A | 340 | 331 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 20% | 44.5 |
| E-E-075-P1-APLOLeftover likely | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 75, 751 | A | 40 | 24 | – | – | -/0/-/--/0/-/- | 13% | 69.4 |
| E-F-075-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 75, 751 | A | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/01/1/0/0 | 0%* | – |
| E-M-075-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 75, 751 | A | 120 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 27% | 20.6 |
| E-F-075-O1-R | rifle | female | Oct. 14–18 | 75, 751 | A | 25 | 85 | 1 | 4 | 2/1/1/12/2/1/4 | 35% | 10.1 |
| E-M-075-O1-R | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 75, 751 | A | 325 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 32% | 10.7 |
| E-F-075-O2-R | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 75, 751 | A | 50 | 128 | 1 | 2 | 2/1/1/12/2/2/2 | 39% | 14.0 |
| E-F-075-O3-R | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 75, 751 | A | 35 | 118 | 1 | 3 | 2/2/2/13/3/4/3 | 7% | 75.5 |
| E-F-075-O4-R | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 75, 751 | A | 20 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2/2/2/2-/3/4/2 | 8% | 45.0 |
| E-M-075-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 75, 751 | A | 80 | 77 | 0 (2nd) | 0 | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 8% | 47.3 |
| E-F-075-P4-RPLO | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 75, 751 | B | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0/1/1/00/-/1/0 | 0% | – |
| E-M-075-P4-RPLO | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 75, 751 | A | 25 | 24 | 0 (2nd) | 0 | -/0/0/0-/0/0/0 | 17% | 24.2 |
* 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-075-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 50 tags, 128 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /2 nonres, success 39%, List A
- E-F-075-O1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 25 tags, 85 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /4 nonres, success 35%, List A
- E-M-075-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 325 tags, 377 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 32%, List A
- E-M-075-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 120 tags, 137 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 27%, List A
- E-M-075-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 340 tags, 331 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 20%, List A
- E-M-075-P4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 25 tags, 24 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success 17%, List A (private land only)
- E-F-075-O1-A archery female, Sept. 2–30: 65 tags, 45 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (3rd choice) res /0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, success 10%, List A
- E-M-075-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 80 tags, 77 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success 8%, List A
- E-F-075-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 35 tags, 118 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /3 nonres, success 7%, List A
- E-F-075-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 15 tags, 21 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 0% (low sample), List A
- E-F-075-P4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 20 tags, 19 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 0%, List B (private land only)
Point creep warnings (resident or nonresident points rose 2+ since 2023)
- E-F-075-O1-Rrifle female:res 2/1/1/1nonres 2/2/1/4
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- E-F-075-P4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at 0 res / 0 nonres, 20 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-075-P1-A.
With your points
Likely draws (8)
- E-F-075-O1-A 0 pts, 3rd choice
- E-M-075-O1-A 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-F-075-O1-M needs 0 pts
- E-M-075-O1-M needs 0 pts
- E-M-075-O1-R needs 0 pts
- E-M-075-O4-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-F-075-P4-R needs 0 pts
- E-M-075-P4-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
Coin flips (3)
- E-F-075-O1-R needs 1 pt
- E-F-075-O2-R needs 1 pt
- E-F-075-O3-R needs 1 pt
Not this year (1)
- E-F-075-O4-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 75?
- 13 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-075-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-075-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-E-075-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-075-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-075-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-075-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-075-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-075-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-075-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-075-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-075-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-075-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-075-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22).
- What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 75?
- E-F-075-O2-R (rifle, female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1) drew out at 1 for residents and 2 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 50 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw E-F-075-O4-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last E-F-075-O4-R tag went at 2 resident points and 2 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 2/2/2/2; nonresident: -/3/4/2.
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 75?
- In 2024, 1,337 elk hunters in GMU 75 harvested 308 animals (23% 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.