E-E-023-W1-RGMU 23 either-sex rifle (W1, Ranching for Wildlife)
Colorado · Elk · Unit 23
Landowner / privateMostly private land
Hybrid code: up to 20% of licenses went by random draw to applicants with 5+ points; the odds below include that. Private-land-only license: no public ground is valid for it. No 2025 harvest result under this hunt code.
Resident draw
5.1%Draw odds, all applicants
2Tags (2026)
39First-choice applicants
27Preference points that drew every time
—2025 harvest success
0.0%Public land (share of area)
Odds by preference points (2026 draw)
| Preference points | Applicants | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 2 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 4 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 6 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 7 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 9 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 11 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 12 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 13 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 14 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 15 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 16 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 18 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 20 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 22 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 25 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 26 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1 | 100% |
| 28 | 0 | 100% * |
| 29 | 0 | 100% * |
| 30 | 0 | 100% * |
| 31 | 0 | 100% * |
| 32 | 1 | 100% |
* No applicants at that level; odds inferred from the levels around it.
Adult first-choice applicants, resident or nonresident, from CPW's 2026 primary draw recap. Youth-only hunts use the youth columns. Landowner (LPP) vouchers are a separate allocation and are not in either pool. Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife draw and harvest reports. Verify boundaries, dates and rules with the agency before you apply.