Colorado deer hunt codes that drew at 20 or more preference points, 2026
In CPW's 2026 primary deer draw, 12 deer hunt codes drew out at 20 or more preference points for residents, 61 licenses in all, and 27 drew out at 20 or more preference points for nonresidents. A resident who listed one of them first with that many points drew it. Residents with fewer points drew 977 other codes outright or at lower levels.
Every figure is from Colorado Parks and Wildlife's 2026 Draw Recap report for deer, with 2025 and 2024 beside it. "Drew out at" is the point level of the last license the primary draw gave that group. It is what happened in 2026, not a forecast for the next draw. How Colorado's preference points work.
Deer codes by points: 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points 6 points 7 points 8-9 points 10-14 points 15-19 points 20+ points
Which Colorado deer hunt codes drew out at 20 or more preference points for residents in 2026?
12 codes: D-M-136-W2-R, D-M-044-O3-R, D-M-005-W1-R, D-M-040-W1-R, D-M-201-O4-R, D-M-044-O4-R and 6 more, by CPW's 2026 Draw Recap report. "Residents at that level who drew" is CPW's "# Drawn at Final Level": of the residents who listed the code first with exactly that many points, how many drew. Sorted by points, then licenses.
| Hunt code | Units | Sex | Season | Licenses | Points, 2026 | Residents at that level who drew | Residents, 2025 | Residents, 2024 | Nonresidents, 2026 | Hunter success, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM136W2R | 136, 143, 144 | buck | rifle, season W2 Oct 3 to Oct 12 | 4 | 21 | 2 of 3 | 20 | 19 | ||
| DM044O3R | 44 | buck | 3rd rifle Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 20 | 23 | 7 of 8 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 94.7% 19 hunters |
| DM005W1R | 3, 4, 5 | buck | rifle, season W1 Oct 25 to Nov 15 | 3 | 23 | 2 of 2 | 21 | 22 | ||
| DM040W1R | 40 | buck | rifle, season W1 Oct 3 to Oct 12 | 2 | 23 | 1 of 1 | 22 | 29 | ||
| DM201O4R | 201 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 5 | 24 | 1 of 1 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 80% 5 hunters |
| DM044O4R | 44 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 20 | 27 | 5 of 5 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 80% 20 hunters |
| DE023W1R | 23 | either-sex | rifle, season W1 Nov 21 to Nov 30 | 1 | 27 | 1 of 2 | 29 | 28 | ||
| DM010W1R | 10 | buck | rifle, season W1 | 1 | 27 | 1 of 1 | 24 | 23 | ||
| DM085W1R | 85 | buck | rifle, season W1 Dec 1 to Dec 10 | 2 | 28 | 1 of 1 | 26 | 25 | ||
| DM851W2R | 851 | buck | rifle, season W2 Oct 29 to Nov 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 of 2 | 27 | 27 | ||
| DE104W1R | 104, 105, 110 | either-sex | rifle, season W1 Nov 28 to Dec 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 of 1 | 29 | 27 | ||
| DM851W1R | 851 | buck | rifle, season W1 Nov 23 to Dec 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 of 6 | 31 | 30 |
Did these deer codes take the same points in 2025?
Of the 12 that also drew residents on points in 2025, 1 took the same level, 10 took fewer points in 2025 than in 2026, and 1 took more. A code's level moves with how many people apply with how many points, so read several years before you apply.
Which deer codes drew out at 20 or more preference points for nonresidents in 2026?
27 codes, 665 licenses in all, by CPW's 2026 Draw Recap report.
| Hunt code | Units | Sex | Season | Licenses | Points, 2026 | Nonresidents at that level who drew | Nonresidents, 2025 | Nonresidents, 2024 | Residents, 2026 | Hunter success, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM066O3R | 66 | buck | 3rd rifle Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 75 | 20 | 4 of 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 76.6% 47 hunters |
| DM044O2R | 44 | buck | 2nd rifle Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 65 | 20 | 3 of 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 64.5% 62 hunters |
| DM142L1R | 142 | buck | rifle, season L1 Dec 1 to Dec 14 | 20 | 20 | 1 of 1 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 75% 20 hunters |
| DM001O3R | 1 | buck | 3rd rifle Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 of 1 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 100% 5 hunters |
| DM021O3R | 21 | buck | 3rd rifle Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 110 | 21 | 1 of 8 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 89.6% 96 hunters |
| DM068O4R | 68, 681 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 15 | 21 | 1 of 2 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 73.3% 15 hunters |
| DM851O1R | 851 | buck | 1st rifle Oct 10 to Oct 14 | 5 | 21 | 1 of 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 80% 5 hunters, few replies |
| DM201O2R | 201 | buck | 2nd rifle Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 25 | 22 | 1 of 2 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 92% 25 hunters |
| DM067O4R | 67 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 25 | 23 | 1 of 4 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 91.3% 23 hunters |
| DM054O4R | 54 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 15 | 23 | 1 of 2 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 60% 15 hunters |
| DM079O4R | 79, 791 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 10 | 23 | 1 of 1 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 80% 10 hunters, few replies |
| DM002O2R | 2 | buck | 2nd rifle Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 20 | 24 | 3 of 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 100% 19 hunters |
| DM002O3R | 2 | buck | 3rd rifle Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 20 | 24 | 1 of 1 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 80% 15 hunters |
| DM201O3R | 201 | buck | 3rd rifle Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 20 | 24 | 1 of 2 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 85% 20 hunters |
| DM010O1M | 10 | buck | muzzleloader, season O1 Sep 12 to Sep 20 | 15 | 24 | 1 of 1 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 85.7% 7 hunters, few replies |
| DM055O4R | 55 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 25 | 25 | 1 of 2 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 100% 24 hunters |
| DM066O4R | 66 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 25 | 25 | 4 of 5 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 84% 25 hunters |
| DM010O1A | 10 | buck | archery, season O1 Sep 2 to Sep 30 | 15 | 25 | 2 of 3 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 80% 10 hunters |
| DM063O4R | 63 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 15 | 25 | 1 of 1 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 85.7% 14 hunters |
| DM010O2R | 10 | buck | 2nd rifle Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 30 | 26 | 1 of 4 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 90% 30 hunters |
| DM061O4R | 61 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 20 | 26 | 2 of 2 | 11 | |||
| DM053O4R | 53 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 15 | 28 | 1 of 1 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 80% 15 hunters |
| DM040O4R | 40 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 10 | 28 | 1 of 1 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 60% 10 hunters, few replies |
| DM010O3R | 10 | buck | 3rd rifle Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 20 | 29 | 2 of 3 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 100% 18 hunters |
| DM044O4R | 44 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 20 | 29 | 1 of 4 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 80% 20 hunters |
| DM044O3R | 44 | buck | 3rd rifle Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 20 | 30 | 2 of 3 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 94.7% 19 hunters |
| DM201O4R | 201 | buck | 4th rifle Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 5 | 30 | 1 of 1 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 80% 5 hunters |
Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 2026 Primary DEER Post Draw Report; 2025 Primary DEER Post Draw Report; 2024 Primary DEER Post Draw Report. Hunter success: Colorado Parks and Wildlife's 2025 Colorado Deer Harvest Estimates.
What could fewer points draw?
977 deer codes drew residents with fewer than 20 points in 2026, 679 of them with none: deer licenses with 0 points. All 991 codes and the points each took from 2024 to 2026: Colorado deer draw results.
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