Unit 82 buck pronghorn, 1st rifle season
How many preference points it took to draw this hunt in 2026, and your estimated chance at every point level.
765 adult residents put this hunt first; 58 drew (7.6%). Drawn out at 10 preference points: 37 of 77 applicants with 10 drew. 88% of applicants with more points drew.
Drawn out at 10 points
66 adult nonresidents put this hunt first; 6 drew (9.1%). Drawn out at 10 preference points: 3 of 5 applicants with 10 drew.
Drawn out at 10 points
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Odds by preference points
Residents
| Preference points | Applicants | Drew | Actual odds | Estimated chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 in 1.3 | |
| 10 | 77 | 37 | 1 in 2.1 | |
| 9 | 84 | 0 | — | |
| 8 | 87 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | 74 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | 61 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | 63 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | 68 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | 59 | 0 | — | |
| 2 | 52 | 0 | — | |
| 1 | 64 | 0 | — | |
| 0 | 52 | 0 | — | |
| All | 765 | 58 | 1 in 13.2 |
Nonresidents
| Preference points | Applicants | Drew | Actual odds | Estimated chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 in 1.7 | |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | — | |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | — | |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | — | |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | — | |
| 0 | 15 | 0 | — | |
| All | 66 | 6 | 1 in 11.0 |
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 | 640 | 56 | 1 in 11.4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 725 | 55 | 1 in 13.2 | 9 |
| 2026 | 765 | 58 | 1 in 13.2 | 10 |
Drawn out at: 9 in 2024, 9 in 2025, 10 in 2026. If that trend holds, expect about 10 points to be needed in 2027. Applicants rose 20% since 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Odds | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 | 8 | 1 in 6.8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 74 | 9 | 1 in 8.2 | 13 |
| 2026 | 66 | 6 | 1 in 11.0 | 10 |
Drawn out at: 9 in 2024, 13 in 2025, 10 in 2026. If that trend holds, expect about 10 points to be needed in 2027. Applicants rose 22% 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 20% 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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