Colorado Unit 61 draw odds, 2026

20 Colorado draw hunts in Unit 61 for elk, deer, with 7,864 applications in 2026.

Hunt	Resident 1st-choice applicants	Resident draws	Resident odds	Drawn out at	Nonresident draws
Unit 61Elk · Bull elk · muzzleloader season · EM061O1M	284	30	1 in 9.5	18	7
Unit 61Elk · Bull elk · 1st rifle season · EM061O1R	812	84	1 in 9.7	15	20
Unit 61Elk · Bull elk · 2nd rifle season · EM061O2R	531	75	1 in 7.1	11	19
Unit 61Elk · Bull elk · 3rd rifle season · EM061O3R	290	32	1 in 9.1	10	8
Unit 61Elk · Bull elk · 4th rifle season · EM061O4R	119	26	1 in 4.6	9	6
Unit 61Elk · Cow elk · muzzleloader season · EF061O1M	57	23	1 in 2.5	2	9
Unit 61Elk · Cow elk · 1st rifle season · EF061O1R	123	49	1 in 2.5	2	15
Unit 61Elk · Cow elk · 2nd rifle season · EF061O2R	228	109	1 in 2.1	1	37
Unit 61Elk · Cow elk · 3rd rifle season · EF061O3R	222	132	1 in 1.7	0	41
Unit 61Elk · Cow elk · 4th rifle season · EF061O4R	193	193	1 in 1.0	0	16
Unit 61Elk · Cow elk · private land only, season 5 · Rifle · EF061P5R	87	87	1 in 1.0	0	2
Unit 61Elk · Either-sex elk · early season · Rifle · EE061E1R	778	26	1 in 29.9	23	6
Unit 61Elk · Either-sex elk · archery season · EE061O1A	760	57	1 in 13.3	17	14
Unit 61Deer · Buck deer · archery season · DM061O1A	132	30	1 in 4.4	3	10
Unit 61Deer · Buck deer · muzzleloader season · DM061O1M	59	12	1 in 4.9	5	4
Unit 61Deer · Buck deer · 1st rifle season · DM061O1R	119	24	1 in 5.0	5	8
Unit 61Deer · Buck deer · 2nd rifle season · DM061O2R	183	63	1 in 2.9	3	22
Unit 61Deer · Buck deer · 3rd rifle season · DM061O3R	189	64	1 in 3.0	4	22
Unit 61Deer · Buck deer · 4th rifle season · DM061O4R	203	12	1 in 16.9	11	4
Unit 61Deer · Buck deer · private land only, season 1 · Rifle · DM061P1R	7	7	1 in 1.0	0	4