
Colorado Unit 421: Trophy unitmoose draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for moose. Part of moose DAU M-5. 2026: 120 to 1,538 applicants per hunt.
Colorado · GMU 421
GMU 421Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Rifle bull success, 3 yr
0–71%
Herd · 2025
300
57 bulls / 100 cows
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Hunt codes
Moose huntsin Unit 421
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MM041O1X | Bull · season choice | 10 of 1,109 drew | 75% |
| MF041O1R | Cow · 1st rifle | 13 of 102 drew | 0% |
| MF041O1A | Cow · archery | 13 of 102 drew | 17% |
| MF041O1M | Cow · muzzleloader | 13 of 102 drew | 0% |
| MF041L1R | Cow · rifle | 4 of 118 drew | 60% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by season, 2019–2025
% successArchery17%
17%
2025
Muzzleloader0%
0%
2025
1st rifle0%
0%
2025
All manners of take48–87%
48%
53%
87%
50%
58%
75%
201920202021202220232024
Antlerless regular rifle: rifle-late33–75%
33%
75%
33%
63%
71%
20202021202220232024
Season choice: season choice50–89%
80%
89%
67%
50%
64%
20202021202220232024
Antlerless muzzleloader: mlr0–100%
25%
100%
0%
0%
2020202120222023
Antlerless archery: archery0–100%
100%
0%
0%
202120232024
Archery: regular0%
0%
2019
Muzzleloader: regular45%
45%
2019
Regular rifle: regular50%
50%
2019
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
DAU M-5
Population estimate 2025
300
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
57
Population estimateFalling
2019202020212022202320242025
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
20212022202320242025
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Resident Nonresident/fishing combo* Fee $385.66 $2,823.53”
- 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.”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- MF041O1AArchery, Muzzleloader, Rifle — Resident · ASep 12–Sep 30
- MF041O1MArchery, Muzzleloader, Rifle — Resident · MSep 12–Sep 20
- MF041O1RRifle — Resident · ROct 1–Oct 14
- MM041O1XSeason Choice — Resident | Archery · XSep 12–Sep 30
- MM041O1XSeason Choice — Resident | Muzzle- Loader · XSep 12–Sep 20
- MM041O1XSeason Choice — Resident | Rifle · XOct 1–Oct 14
- MM041O1XSeason Choice — Nonresident | Archery · XSep 12–Sep 30
- MM041O1XSeason Choice — Nonresident | Muzzle- Loader · XSep 12–Sep 20
- MM041O1XSeason Choice — Nonresident | Rifle · XOct 1–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
GMU 421and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 421 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each moose hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
GMU 421 · MM041O1X
10 of 1,109 drew
Success75%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CPW · Updated Nov 13, 2026