Unit 51 either-sex elk, archery

Hunt code
EE051O1A
Unit
51
Weapon
Archery
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, residents needed 1 points: the report shows 36 of 62 drew at that level.

In 2026, nonresidents needed 1 points: the report shows 4 of 15 drew at that level.

Harvest success in 2025 was 27.3%.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
2211100%
1411100%
1111100%
722100%
611100%
511100%
422100%
388100%
2252496%
1623658%
06400%
All1687746%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
622100%
411100%
322100%
266100%
115427%
0700%
All331545%

Year by year

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

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
202612016877133151
202512018578136171
202410016967120101
202310016663124121
20221001537511481
20211001547211581
01202120222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20251103027.3%

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.

Sources

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Other hunts in unit 51

Units listed next to it

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