Unit 85 either-sex elk, rifle

Hunt code
EE085W1R
Unit
85
Weapon
Rifle
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, residents needed 29 points: the report shows 1 of 1 drew at that level.

No nonresidents applied in 2026.

2026 draw by point level

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

PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
2911100%
28100%
26100%
25200%
24200%
23200%
22100%
21100%
20100%
19200%
18200%
17200%
16200%
15100%
14200%
11200%
10100%
9100%
8100%
7100%
6200%
5200%
4300%
3500%
2500%
1200%
0300%
All5112%

Nonresidents: No first-choice applicants.

Year by year

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

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
202615112900No Apps
202514612800No Apps
202417412600No Apps
202219512600No Apps
202117912600No Apps
0152920212022202420252026
ResidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

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 85

Units listed next to it

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