Hunt code E-M-000-U3-R: 2026 Colorado bull elk, 3rd rifle

E-M-000-U3-R (printed on a license as EM000U3R) is a over the counter bull elk rifle license for the 3rd rifle season, November 7, 2026 to November 15, 2026, valid in units 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 131, 133, 134, 140, 141, 142, 161, 171, 181, 211, 214, 231, 301, 361, 371, 411, 421, 431, 441, 444, 471, 511, 521, 581, 591, 681, 691, 711, 741, 751, 771, 851 and 861.

What the code means

Part	Meaning
E	Species: elk
M	Sex: bull
000	Hunt area number. It names the license, not always a single unit: the valid units are listed below
U3	Season: 3rd rifle
R	Method: rifle

Season dates and units

Dates: November 7, 2026 to November 15, 2026
Valid in: unit 3, unit 4, unit 5, unit 6, unit 11, unit 12, unit 13, unit 14, unit 15, unit 16, unit 17, unit 18, unit 21, unit 22, unit 23, unit 24, unit 25, unit 26, unit 27, unit 28, unit 30, unit 31, unit 32, unit 33, unit 34, unit 35, unit 36, unit 37, unit 38, unit 41, unit 42, unit 43, unit 44, unit 45, unit 47, unit 52, unit 53, unit 59, unit 60, unit 62, unit 63, unit 64, unit 65, unit 68, unit 70, unit 71, unit 72, unit 73, unit 74, unit 75, unit 77, unit 78, unit 80, unit 81, unit 82, unit 85, unit 86, unit 131, unit 133, unit 134, unit 140, unit 141, unit 142, unit 161, unit 171, unit 181, unit 211, unit 214, unit 231, unit 301, unit 361, unit 371, unit 411, unit 421, unit 431, unit 441, unit 444, unit 471, unit 511, unit 521, unit 581, unit 591, unit 681, unit 691, unit 711, unit 741, unit 751, unit 771, unit 851, unit 861
How it is issued: over the counter, unlimited in number, bought without the draw

Read from the 2026 Colorado Big Game brochure. Your license and the current brochure are the authority: check both before you hunt.

How 3rd rifle elk hunters did there in 2024

Unit	Hunters	Animals taken	Success
Unit 3	351	26	8%
Unit 4	368	63	17%
Unit 5	85	9	10%
Unit 6	453	66	15%
Unit 11	670	112	17%
Unit 12	346	106	31%
Unit 13	196	109	56%
Unit 14	33	4	12%
Unit 15	685	62	9%
Unit 16	217	38	18%
Unit 17	314	90	29%
Unit 18	927	180	19%
Unit 21	283	24	9%
Unit 22	489	111	23%
Unit 23	375	49	13%
Unit 24	166	8	5%
Unit 25	249	28	11%
Unit 26	180	16	9%
Unit 27	228	24	11%
Unit 28	465	22	5%
Unit 30	241	30	12%
Unit 31	336	90	27%
Unit 32	84	12	14%
Unit 33	443	73	16%
Unit 34	150	18	12%
Unit 35	198	23	12%
Unit 36	178	32	18%
Unit 37	262	39	15%
Unit 38	148	13	9%
Unit 41	273	61	22%
Unit 42	639	157	25%
Unit 43	384	109	28%
Unit 44	216	30	14%
Unit 45	144	23	16%
Unit 47	74	14	18%
Unit 52	226	42	19%
Unit 53	183	25	14%
Unit 59	78	8	11%
Unit 60	138	27	20%
Unit 62	832	127	15%
Unit 63	182	45	25%
Unit 64	162	33	21%
Unit 65	414	127	31%
Unit 68	406	55	14%
Unit 70	1,062	442	42%
Unit 71	376	25	7%
Unit 72	87	7	8%
Unit 73	152	12	8%
Unit 74	205	34	16%
Unit 75	259	59	23%
Unit 77	782	216	28%
Unit 78	588	171	29%
Unit 80	627	132	21%
Unit 81	582	122	21%
Unit 82	392	71	18%
Unit 85	345	28	8%
Unit 86	216	18	8%
Unit 131	97	31	32%
Unit 133	7	0	0%
Unit 134	No 3rd rifle estimate published for 2024
Unit 140	27	4	14%
Unit 141	10	6	63%
Unit 142	8	0	0%
Unit 161	566	75	13%
Unit 171	236	38	16%
Unit 181	245	42	17%
Unit 211	453	97	22%
Unit 214	72	23	32%
Unit 231	93	12	13%
Unit 301	141	8	6%
Unit 361	76	12	16%
Unit 371	162	23	14%
Unit 411	123	21	17%
Unit 421	370	71	19%
Unit 431	23	8	34%
Unit 441	72	22	30%
Unit 444	171	33	19%
Unit 471	9	5	55%
Unit 511	156	9	6%
Unit 521	246	46	19%
Unit 581	272	30	11%
Unit 591	34	4	11%
Unit 681	325	42	13%
Unit 691	41	4	9%
Unit 711	595	98	17%
Unit 741	76	25	33%
Unit 751	305	51	17%
Unit 771	191	28	15%
Unit 851	65	17	26%
Unit 861	48	7	15%

All 3rd rifle elk hunters in each unit, every license type together, from Colorado Parks and Wildlife's 2024 harvest survey. These are estimates, and they are not specific to this hunt code.

Holding EM000U3R?

FilledTag builds one exact plan for this tag: where to park, camp and sit in units 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 131, 133, 134, 140, 141, 142, 161, 171, 181, 211, 214, 231, 301, 361, 371, 411, 421, 431, 441, 444, 471, 511, 521, 581, 591, 681, 691, 711, 741, 751, 771, 851 and 861, with every pin checked against public land and road rules.

Check my hunt

Other elk codes for these units

E-E-003-O1-R (either-sex, 1st rifle) · E-E-003-O4-R (either-sex, 4th rifle) · E-E-004-O4-R (either-sex, 4th rifle) · E-E-005-O4-R (either-sex, 4th rifle) · E-E-006-O1-R (either-sex, 1st rifle) · E-E-006-O4-R (either-sex, 4th rifle) · E-E-015-O1-R (either-sex, 1st rifle) · E-E-015-O4-R (either-sex, 4th rifle) · E-E-016-O4-R (either-sex, 4th rifle) · E-E-017-O4-R (either-sex, 4th rifle) · E-E-018-O1-R (either-sex, 1st rifle) · E-E-018-O4-R (either-sex, 4th rifle)