Unit 851 buck deer, rifle

Hunt code
DM851O1R
Unit
851
Weapon
Rifle
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, residents needed 2 points: the report shows 1 of 3 drew at that level.

In 2026, nonresidents needed 21 points: the report shows 1 of 2 drew at that level.

Harvest success in 2025 was 80%.

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%
411100%
311100%
23133%
1200%
0100%
All9444%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
212150%
10100%
9100%
7200%
0200%
All8113%

Year by year

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

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
202659428121
202552549517
202451547717
202352046119
2022524464121
2021531485115
01121202120222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20255480%

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 851

Units listed next to it

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