Unit 55 buck deer, muzzleloader

Hunt code
DM055O1M
Unit
55
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, residents needed 2 points: the report shows 8 of 27 drew at that level.

In 2026, nonresidents needed 13 points: the report shows 1 of 6 drew at that level.

Harvest success in 2025 was 67.3%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
1011100%
555100%
46467%
3232296%
227830%
13600%
03300%
All1314031%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
2211100%
1911100%
1811100%
1733100%
162150%
1522100%
146350%
136117%
12200%
11100%
9300%
8500%
7500%
6500%
5600%
4400%
3600%
2300%
1600%
02000%
All881315%

Year by year

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

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
202660131402881313
202555125352851213
202455101352661213
20235589292611613
20225099292601413
20215095332801413
0713202120222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2025553767.3%

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.

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Other hunts in unit 55

Units listed next to it

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