GMU 791 Elk Report — 2026 season
2 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 | 44 (23 bulls / 21 cows) | 96 | 45% | 349 |
| 2024 | 57 (40 bulls / 15 cows / 2 calves) | 163 | 35% | 292 |
| 2023 Archery | 5 | 19 | 29% | 81 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 0 | 5 | 0% | 46 |
| 2023 Rifle | 38 | 72 | 53% | 223 |
| 2024 Archery | 0 | 11 | 0% | 25 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 1 | 5 | 25% | 17 |
| 2024 Rifle | 56 | 148 | 38% | 249 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Rifle | 17 / 29 | 58% | 16 / 24 | 65% |
| 2024 Rifle | 22 / 44 | 50% | 14 / 76 | 18% |
* 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-682-V1-ALeftover likely | archery | female | Sept. 2–30 | 682, 791 | B | 0 | 0 | – | – | ––– | – | – |
| E-F-682-O1-MLeftover likely | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | ■82, 682, 791 | B | 6 | 3 | – | – | ––– | 17% | 20.0 |
- 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)
None: every code needed 2+ points at both residencies.
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- E-F-682-V1-A archery female Sept. 2–30 — drew at – res / – nonres, 0 tags
- E-F-682-O1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at – res / – nonres, 6 tags
Leftover likely
These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-F-682-V1-A, E-F-682-O1-M.
With your points
Likely draws (0)
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 791?
- 2 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-682-V1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-F-682-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20).
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 791?
- In 2024, 163 elk hunters in GMU 791 harvested 57 animals (35% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).