Unit 40 cow elk, rifle

Hunt code
EF040L1R
Unit
40
Weapon
Rifle
Draw years
2026

In 2026, residents needed 0 points: the report shows 17 of 35 drew at that level.

In 2026, nonresidents needed 0 points: the report shows 1 of 5 drew at that level.

2026 draw by point level

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

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
611100%
511100%
422100%
311100%
211100%
11616100%
0351749%
All573968%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
111100%
05120%
All6233%

Year by year

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

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20265057390620

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 40

Units listed next to it

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