GMU 84 Elk Report — 2026 season
11 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 | 292 (136 bulls / 141 cows / 15 calves) | 667 | 44% | 4,049 |
| 2024 | 272 (118 bulls / 147 cows / 8 calves) | 722 | 38% | 4,307 |
| 2023 Archery | 30 | 83 | 36% | 722 |
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 13 | 58 | 22% | 342 |
| 2023 Rifle | 249 | 525 | 47% | 2,985 |
| 2024 Archery | 22 | 75 | 29% | 606 |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 16 | 50 | 33% | 263 |
| 2024 Rifle | 234 | 597 | 39% | 3,438 |
| Season | Antlered harvest / hunters | Success | Antlerless harvest / hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Muzzleloader | 11 / 45 | 25% | 2 / 14 | 13% |
| 2023 Rifle | 65 / 148 | 44% | 90 / 262 | 34% |
| 2024 Muzzleloader | 13 / 30 | 44% | 3 / 20 | 15% |
| 2024 Rifle | 54 / 159 | 34% | 86 / 316 | 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-069-O1-A | archery | either | Sept. 2–30 | 69, 84 | A | 115 | 584 | 5 | 8 | 4/4/4/54/6/8/8 | 37% | 25.5 |
| E-F-069-O1-M | muzzleloader | female | Sept. 12–20 | 69, 84 | A | 30 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/1/01/1/-/0 | 0% | – |
| E-M-069-O1-M | muzzleloader | male | Sept. 12–20 | 69, 84 | A | 55 | 242 | 5 | 10 | 4/4/5/58/9/11/10 | 41% | 13.2 |
| E-M-069-O1-R | rifle | male | Oct. 14–18 | 69, 84 | A | 75 | 564 | 6 | 11 | 5/5/5/65/6/8/11 | 56% | 6.4 |
| E-F-069-O2-R | rifle | female | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 69, 84 | A | 75 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 1/1/1/12/1/4/1 | 10% | 45.7 |
| E-M-069-O2-R | rifle | male | Oct. 24–Nov. 1 | 69, 84 | A | 75 | 307 | 3 | 4 | 3/3/3/33/3/3/4 | 49% | 11.0 |
| E-F-069-O3-R | rifle | female | Nov. 7–15 | 69, 84 | A | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0/01/2/0/0 | 3% | 181.0 |
| E-M-069-O3-R | rifle | male | Nov. 7–15 | 69, 84 | A | 50 | 229 | 4 | 5 | 3/3/3/43/3/4/5 | 44% | 9.5 |
| E-F-069-O4-R | rifle | female | Nov. 18–22 | 69, 84 | A | 45 | 22 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/0-/1/-/0 | 25% | 11.7 |
| E-M-069-O4-R | rifle | male | Nov. 18–22 | 69, 84 | A | 40 | 124 | 3 | 3 | 2/3/3/32/3/3/3 | 26% | 13.2 |
| E-F-069-P5-RPLO | rifle | female | Sept. 1–Jan. 31 | 69, 84 | B | 650 | 297 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (2nd) | 0/0/0/00/0/0/0 | 27% | 44.4 |
- 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-069-P5-R rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31: 650 tags, 297 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 27%, List B (private land only)
- E-F-069-O4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 45 tags, 22 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 25%, List A
- E-F-069-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 75 tags, 129 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /1 nonres, success 10%, List A
- E-F-069-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 75 tags, 70 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 3%, List A
- E-F-069-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 30 tags, 31 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 0%, List A
Point creep warnings (resident or nonresident points rose 2+ since 2023)
- E-E-069-O1-Aarchery either:res 4/4/4/5nonres 4/6/8/8
- E-M-069-O1-Mmuzzleloader male:res 4/4/5/5nonres 8/9/11/10
- E-M-069-O1-Rrifle male:res 5/5/5/6nonres 5/6/8/11
- E-M-069-O3-Rrifle male:res 3/3/3/4nonres 3/3/4/5
Stackable tags (List B — can be held alongside a List A tag)
No List C hunts in this unit.
- E-F-069-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–Jan. 31 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 650 tags
With your points
Likely draws (4)
- E-F-069-O1-M needs 0 pts
- E-F-069-O3-R needs 0 pts
- E-F-069-O4-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
- E-F-069-P5-R 0 pts, 2nd choice
Coin flips (1)
- E-F-069-O2-R needs 1 pt
Not this year (6)
- E-E-069-O1-A needs 5 pts
- E-M-069-O1-M needs 5 pts
- E-M-069-O1-R needs 6 pts
- E-M-069-O2-R needs 3 pts
- E-M-069-O3-R needs 4 pts
- E-M-069-O4-R needs 3 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 84?
- 11 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-069-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-069-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-069-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-M-069-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-069-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-M-069-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-069-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-M-069-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); E-F-069-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-069-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-069-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31).
- What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 84?
- E-F-069-P5-R (rifle, female, Sept. 1–Jan. 31) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 650 tags.
- How many points does it take to draw E-M-069-O1-R?
- In the 2026 primary draw the last E-M-069-O1-R tag went at 6 resident points and 11 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 5/5/5/6; nonresident: 5/6/8/11.
- What is elk hunting success in GMU 84?
- In 2024, 722 elk hunters in GMU 84 harvested 272 animals (38% 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.