Unit 211 cow elk, Ranching for Wildlife, season 1
How many preference points it took to draw this hunt in 2026, and your estimated chance at every point level.
122 adult residents put this hunt first; 56 drew (46%). Drawn out at 3 preference points: 14 of 41 applicants with 3 drew. 98% of applicants with more points drew.
Drawn out at 3 points
No adult nonresidents put this hunt as their first choice.
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Odds by preference points
Residents
| Preference points | Applicants | Drew | Actual odds | Estimated chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 | |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 4 | 22 | 22 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 3 | 41 | 14 | 1 in 2.9 | |
| 2 | 15 | 0 | — | |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | — | |
| 0 | 16 | 0 | — | |
| All | 122 | 56 | 1 in 2.2 |
Nonresidents
No applicants in this group.
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 | 117 | 8 | 1 in 14.6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 129 | 14 | 1 in 9.2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 122 | 56 | 1 in 2.2 | 3 |
Drawn out at: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2025, 3 in 2026. The bar has held steady at about 3 points.
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. 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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