Colorado Unit 851:black bear draw odds & harvest

10 hunt codes for black bear. 2026: 24 to 261 applicants per hunt.

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Black bear hunt codes
10
Rifle · archery · muzzleloader
Applicants · 2026
924
Rifle boar success 3-yr
0–50%
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Fewest points to draw (res)
Best draw odds
Harvest success, 3 yr
Hardest draw in GMU 8512026 draw
BE083O1A
40 drew, 126 applied.
Hunt codes

Black bear huntsin Unit 851

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
Hunt codeWhat it isDraw result · 2026Success 3-yr
BE083O1REither sex · 1st rifle67 of 192 drew4%
BE851O1REither sex · 1st rifle4 of 226 drew50%
BE851O2REither sex · 2nd rifle4 of 48 drew0%
BE083O1AEither sex · archery30 of 60 drew5%
BE851O1AEither sex · archery4 of 20 drew0%
BE083O1MEither sex · muzzleloader12 of 22 drew7%
BE851O1MEither sex · muzzleloader4 of 23 drew0%
BE083O5REither sex · 5th rifle74 of 139 drew2%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Source: CPW