Colorado elk licenses residents drew with 0 points, 2026

In Colorado's 2026 primary draw, residents could draw 758 elk hunt codes with no preference points: every resident first-choice applicant drew, or the code drew out at 0 points. 308 of them still had licenses left after the draw, 26,275 licenses in all (19,633 of them in 224 codes that are not private-land-only), and nonresidents could draw 617 of them with no points too.

Every figure is from Colorado Parks and Wildlife's 2026 Draw Recap report for elk. A code that took no points in 2026 can take points in a later year: the last column shows what the same code took in 2025. Drawing one of these as a first choice uses all your preference points for the species; listed as a second, third or fourth choice, a code never uses or earns points (CPW's draw rules).

Which 2026 Colorado elk licenses had licenses left after the draw?

308 elk hunt codes that residents drew with no points had licenses left after CPW's 2026 primary draw, 26,275 licenses in all; EF011O4R had the most, 1,654 of 2,000. Licenses left after the draws go on sale first come, first served on CPW's leftover and reissued license list; what is still for sale today is on that list, not here. Sorted by licenses left, most first. A code marked private land only is valid only on private land, and CPW's brochure says to get the landowner's permission before applying (2026 Colorado Big Game brochure, License Types).

Which elk licenses drew out at 0 points in 2026, with none left over?

450 elk hunt codes issued every license in CPW's 2026 primary draw while giving licenses to residents with 0 points: in 197 every resident first-choice applicant drew, and in 253 the draw ran out at 0 points, so only some of the 0-point applicants drew. "Residents with 0 points who drew" is CPW's "# Drawn at Final Level" figure. Sorted by resident first-choice applicants, most first.