
Colorado Unit 501:moose draw odds & harvest
8 hunt codes for moose. Part of moose DAU M-8. 2026: 45 to 318 applicants per hunt.
Colorado · GMU 501
GMU 501Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Rifle bull success, 3 yr
100%
Herd · 2025
290
73 bulls / 100 cows
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Hunt codes
Moose huntsin Unit 501
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MM050O1X | Bull · season choice | 5 of 292 drew | 100% |
| MM501S1X | Bull · season choice | 3 of 150 drew | 100% |
| MF050O1R | Cow · 1st rifle | 7 of 53 drew | 100% |
| MF050O1A | Cow · archery | 7 of 53 drew | 0% |
| MF050O1M | Cow · muzzleloader | 7 of 53 drew | 0% |
| MF501S1A | Cow · archery, muzzleloader, rifle | 5 of 42 drew | 0% |
| MF501S1M | Cow · archery, muzzleloader, rifle | 5 of 42 drew | 0% |
| MF501S1R | Cow · rifle | 5 of 42 drew | 100% |
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, 2020–2025
% successArchery0%
0%
2025
Muzzleloader0%
0%
2025
1st rifle100%
100%
2025
All manners of take67–100%
100%
67%
100%
86%
100%
20202021202220232024
Antlerless regular rifle: rifle0–100%
100%
0%
0%
100%
100%
20202021202220232024
Season choice: season choice57–75%
57%
63%
75%
75%
75%
20202021202220232024
Antlerless archery: archery0–100%
100%
0%
100%
202020232024
Antlerless muzzleloader: mlr100%
100%
100%
20222023
Antlerless archery: archery-split1100%
100%
2024
Antlerless regular rifle: rifle-split1100%
100%
2024
Season choice: season choice-split50%
50%
2024
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
DAU M-8
Population estimate 2025
290
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
73
Population estimateRising
2019202020212022202320242025
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
202120222025
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
- MF050O1AArchery, Muzzleloader, Rifle — Resident · ASep 12–Sep 30
- MF050O1MArchery, Muzzleloader, Rifle — Resident · MSep 12–Sep 20
- MF050O1RRifle — Resident · ROct 1–Oct 14
- MF501S1AArchery, Muzzleloader, Rifle — Resident · ASep 12–Sep 30
- MF501S1MArchery, Muzzleloader, Rifle — Resident · MSep 12–Sep 20
- MF501S1RRifle — Resident · ROct 1–Oct 14
- MM050O1XSeason Choice — Resident | Archery · XSep 12–Sep 30
- MM050O1XSeason Choice — Resident | Muzzle- Loader · XSep 12–Sep 20
- MM050O1XSeason Choice — Resident | Rifle · XOct 1–Oct 14
- MM501S1XSeason Choice — Resident | Archery · XSep 12–Sep 30
- MM501S1XSeason Choice — Resident | Muzzle- Loader · XSep 12–Sep 20
- MM501S1XSeason Choice — Resident | Rifle · XOct 1–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
GMU 501and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 501 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 501 · MM050O1X
5 of 292 drew
Success100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CPW · Updated Nov 13, 2026