Unit 44 buck deer, rifle

Hunt code
DM044E1R
Unit
44
Weapon
Rifle
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, residents needed 7 points: the report shows 3 of 4 drew at that level.

In 2026, nonresidents needed 11 points: the report shows 1 of 1 drew at that level.

Harvest success in 2025 was 21.4%.

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
1811100%
1211100%
1011100%
944100%
822100%
74375%
6500%
5100%
4100%
3600%
21000%
12000%
02700%
All831214%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
1511100%
1411100%
1111100%
10100%
7100%
6200%
5100%
4300%
3300%
2400%
1700%
0700%
All3239%

Year by year

Permits are the hunt's total; CPW doesn't split them by residency in this report.

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026158312732311
20251510212846315
202415991275738
202315771064256
202215761062456
2021151141262436
0815202120222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202514321.4%

Reading these numbers

Colorado ranks first-choice applicants by preference points (one point for each year you miss your first choice), with nonresidents capped at a share of each hunt's licenses. Hunts that took 10+ resident points the year before and have 5+ licenses also run a hybrid draw: up to 20% of licenses go at random to applicants with at least 5 points. For moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat, each miss after 3 preference points adds a weighted point that improves a random draw instead; for those species the point level shown is preference plus weighted points. Numbers are adult first-choice applicants; youth and landowner (LPP) applicants are reported separately by CPW and left out.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 44

Units listed next to it

In CPW's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.