E-M-851-O2-RGMU 851 bull rifle (O2)
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
19.2%Draw odds, all applicants
5Tags (2026)
26First-choice applicants
13Preference points that drew every time
25.0%2025 harvest success
11.8%Public land (share of area)
Odds by preference points (2026 draw)
| Preference points | Applicants | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 4 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 6 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 9 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 11 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 12 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 13 | 0 | 100% * |
| 14 | 1 | 100% |
| 15 | 1 | 100% |
| 16 | 1 | 100% |
| 17 | 1 | 100% |
* No applicants at that level; odds inferred from the levels around it.
Nonresident draw
0.0%Draw odds, all applicants
0Tags (2026)
7First-choice applicants
8Preference points that drew every time
25.0%2025 harvest success
11.8%Public land (share of area)
Odds by preference points (2026 draw)
| Preference points | Applicants | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 4 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 5 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0.0% * |
| 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
* 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.