EF851O3RRES + NRPreference draw

Unit 851 elk cow,3rd rifle season

Season Nov 11–Nov 17·Units: 851·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Your points

Your odds at 0 pts3 pts short

Quick pick

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Answer card2023 draw · Resident

Residents needed 3 points in 2023, up from 1 in 2022.

Drew out at · 2023

3 pts

Bulls / 100 cows

DAU E-33, 2025

Point creep · Resident

+2 points since 2022

Points needed to draw, 2022–2023

20222023You

Points needed to drawYour points

Odds by point level · 2023 · Resident

You are in the 0–1 row

Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2023 results	Verdict
3+	4	4	100%	Likely
0–1You · 0 pts	6	0	<1%	Long shot

Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: Colorado's hybrid draw gives a share of some tags to a random draw.

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew	Drew out at
Youth resident	2022	1	1	0 Pref Points

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

What it is

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Before you apply

Points: “Do not submit a separate application for preference points, or both applications will be disqualified.”
Application fee: “■ Nonresident $11.49”
Leftovers: “Any licenses remaining after the secondary draw (except for Ranching for Wildlife licenses) will be placed on the Leftover List and available for purchase starting Aug. 4 at 9 a.m. MT.”
Tag fee: “Nonresident adult/fishing combo* $302.56”

Rules for 2026.

At your points

CO elk huntsyou can draw at 0 points

ResidentRifle cow0 pts

FarWide forecast

HuntHarvest successOdds at 0 ptsVerdict

Source: CPW