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E-M-851-O1-RGMU 851 bull rifle (O1)

Colorado · Elk · Unit 851

Mostly private land

Hybrid code: up to 20% of licenses went by random draw to applicants with 5+ points; the odds below include that. CPW flags few survey responses for this code's 2025 harvest.

Resident draw

10.8%Draw odds, all applicants
4Tags (2026)
37First-choice applicants
17Preference points that drew every time
0.0%2025 harvest success
11.8%Public land (share of area)

Odds by preference points (2026 draw)

Preference pointsApplicantsOdds
040.0%
150.0%
240.0%
310.0%
430.0%
500.0% *
610.0%
730.0%
820.0%
930.0%
1010.0%
1110.0%
1220.0%
131100%
1410.0%
1510.0%
1610.0%
171100%
180100% *
191100%
200100% *
210100% *
220100% *
230100% *
240100% *
251100%

* No applicants at that level; odds inferred from the levels around it.

Nonresident draw

6.7%Draw odds, all applicants
1Tags (2026)
15First-choice applicants
24Preference points that drew every time
0.0%2025 harvest success
11.8%Public land (share of area)

Odds by preference points (2026 draw)

Preference pointsApplicantsOdds
010.0%
100.0% *
240.0%
310.0%
400.0% *
520.0%
610.0%
720.0%
800.0% *
900.0% *
1000.0% *
1100.0% *
1200.0% *
1310.0%
1400.0% *
1500.0% *
1600.0% *
1700.0% *
1810.0%
1900.0% *
2000.0% *
2100.0% *
2200.0% *
2310.0%
240100% *
250100% *
260100% *
270100% *
280100% *
291100%

* 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.

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