Unit 20 buck deer, 3rd rifle season
How many preference points it took to draw this hunt in 2026, and your estimated chance at every point level.
258 adult residents put this hunt first; 152 drew (59%). Drawn out at 0 preference points: 86 of 192 applicants with 0 drew.
Any points drew
47 adult nonresidents put this hunt first; 30 drew (64%). Drawn out at 0 preference points: 9 of 26 applicants with 0 drew.
Any points drew
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Odds by preference points
Residents
| Preference points | Applicants | Drew | Actual odds | Estimated chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 1 | 56 | 56 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 0 | 192 | 86 | 1 in 2.2 | |
| All | 258 | 152 | 1 in 1.7 |
Nonresidents
| Preference points | Applicants | Drew | Actual odds | Estimated chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 0 | 26 | 9 | 1 in 2.9 | |
| All | 47 | 30 | 1 in 1.6 |
Trends, 2024–2026
"Cutoff" is the preference point level where licenses ran out that year (CPW's "drawn out at" level).
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Odds | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 167 | 162 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 221 | 162 | 1 in 1.4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 258 | 152 | 1 in 1.7 | 0 |
Drawn out at: 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025, 0 in 2026. The bar has held steady at about 0 points. Applicants rose 54% since 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Odds | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | 18 | 1 in 1.1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 19 | 1 in 1.2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 47 | 30 | 1 in 1.6 | 0 |
Drawn out at: 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025, 0 in 2026. The bar has held steady at about 0 points. Applicants rose 147% since 2024.
How this draw works
Colorado draws limited licenses by preference points, and only your first choice uses them. Licenses go to the applicants with the most points first; at the level where they run out (the "drawn out at" level) applicants are drawn at random. If you don't draw your first choice, you gain a point. Nonresidents could get at most 25% of this hunt's licenses. CPW big game hunting.
About the numbers. These are adult first-choice applicants, straight from CPW's 2026 draw recap. Youth and landowner licenses are drawn separately. The estimated chance is the share who actually drew at each point level, filled in from the cutoff where nobody held that many points. Applicant pools change every year. How we check and estimate.
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