Colorado Unit 681:draw odds, harvest & access
11 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk DAU E-26.
Colorado · GMU 681
- GMU 1: Elk
- GMU 2: Elk
- GMU 3: Elk
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- GMU 551: Elk
- GMU 561: Elk
- GMU 581: Elk
- GMU 591: Elk
- GMU 682: Elk
- GMU 691: Elk
- GMU 711: Elk
- GMU 741: Elk
- GMU 751: Elk
- GMU 771: Elk
- GMU 791: Elk
- GMU 851: Elk
- GMU 861: Elk
GMU 681Neighbor units
At a glance
Best at 0 pts (res)
97%
EM068O1R · 3 of 8 hunts Likely
Elk hunt codes
11
Rifle · archery · muzzleloader
Easiest bull tag (res)
0 pts
Rifle bull success 3-yr
0–30%
DAU population 2025
5,580
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
21
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 681
Points to drawWithin reachMiddleDeep points
| Hunt code | What it is | Drew out at · res | Drew out at · NR | Success 3-yr | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EM068O1R | Bull · 1st rifle | 0 | 0 | 24% | Flat |
| EM068O4R | Bull · 4th rifle | Choice 2 | Choice 2 | 17% | |
| EM068O1M | Bull · muzzleloader | 0 | 1 | 16% | Flat |
| EF068O2R | Cow · 2nd rifle | 2 | 2 | 8% | Falling |
| EF681O2R | Cow · 2nd rifle | 3 | 3 | No harvest report | Rising |
| EF068O3R | Cow · 3rd rifle | 3 | 3 | 10% | Rising |
| EF681O3R | Cow · 3rd rifle | 2 | 2 | No harvest report | Flat |
| EF068O4R | Cow · 4th rifle | 0 | 0 | 20% | Falling |
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
% successMuzzleloader14%
14%
2025
1st rifle4–30%
5%
4%
8%
13%
12%
30%
24%
2019202020212022202320242025
2nd rifle4–11%
5%
8%
10%
11%
4%
8%
8%
2019202020212022202320242025
3rd rifle1–13%
4%
6%
1%
9%
11%
13%
10%
2019202020212022202320242025
4th rifle0–23%
0%
15%
20%
11%
21%
23%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
DAU E-26
Population estimate 2025
5,580
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
21
Population estimateRising
2019202020212022202320242025
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
2019202020212022202320242025
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.
Season dates · 2026
- EE068V1AArchery — Limited Nonresident Licenses · ASep 2–Sep 30
- EF068O1MMuzzleloader — Limited Licenses · MSep 12–Sep 20
- EF068O2RRifle — Limited Licenses · ROct 24–Nov 1
- EF068O3RRifle — Limited Licenses · RNov 7–Nov 15
- EF068O4RRifle — Limited Licenses · RNov 18–Nov 22
- EM068O1MMuzzleloader — Limited Licenses · MSep 12–Sep 20
- EM068O1RRifle — Limited Licenses · ROct 14–Oct 18
- EM068O4RRifle — Limited Licenses · RNov 18–Nov 22
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
GMU 681and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- GMU 1: Elk
- GMU 2: Elk
- GMU 3: Elk
- GMU 4: Elk
- GMU 5: Elk
- GMU 6: Elk
- GMU 7: Elk
- GMU 8: Elk
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- GMU 30: Elk
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- GMU 32: Elk
- GMU 33: Elk
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- GMU 104: Elk
- GMU 105: Elk
- GMU 110: Elk
- GMU 128: Elk
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- GMU 134: Elk
- GMU 140: Elk
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- GMU 231: Elk
- GMU 301: Elk
- GMU 361: Elk
- GMU 371: Elk
- GMU 391: Elk
- GMU 411: Elk
- GMU 421: Elk
- GMU 431: Elk
- GMU 441: Elk
- GMU 444: Elk
- GMU 461: Elk
- GMU 471: Elk
- GMU 481: Elk
- GMU 500: Elk
- GMU 501: Elk
- GMU 511: Elk
- GMU 521: Elk
- GMU 551: Elk
- GMU 561: Elk
- GMU 581: Elk
- GMU 591: Elk
- GMU 682: Elk
- GMU 691: Elk
- GMU 711: Elk
- GMU 741: Elk
- GMU 751: Elk
- GMU 771: Elk
- GMU 791: Elk
- GMU 851: Elk
- GMU 861: Elk
Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 681 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
GMU 681 · EM068O1R
Drew out at 0 pts
Success24%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CPW