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Unit Stats

Elk Harvest
54.4%
2025 season
Elk Trophy
366
Some big animals · 17 records
Mule Deer Harvest
65.2%
2025 season
Mule Deer Trophy
180
Some big animals · 5 records

Hunting Season Temps (3-yr avg)

Sep
73°
53°
Oct
55°
38°
Nov
42°
25°
Dec
32°
18°
Jan
29°
15°
Feb
29°
15°

Recent Trophy Scores · 2020–2025

Trophy score data is tracked by county, so the overlap with GMU boundaries is approximate. These numbers tell you whether the area is capable of growing big animals — they do not indicate public vs. private land. Big elk can come from anywhere; most elk in the lower 48 trace back to Yellowstone stock that was transplanted west after the species was nearly extirpated in the early 1900s.

CountySpeciesMethodCountAvg ScoreTop Score
MesaElkArchery16319366
MesaElkRifle1366366
MesaMule DeerArchery4158178
MesaMule DeerRifle1180180

Colorado Unit 040 draw odds — every hunt, by species

Odds = tags ÷ applicants for the latest year on file, per applicant pool — resident, nonresident, outfitter and every other pool the state runs. Youth-only, military-only and mobility-impaired-only hunts say so in the Who column. Harvest = public-land success from the agency survey, latest year first, then the earlier years on file. Tap a hunt for its own page.

Colorado Unit 040 harvest success by year

Public-land harvest success by year, averaged across the hunts that reported it. Watch the direction: units come into favor and go out of it.

Species202320242025
Elk100%86%54%
Mule Deer33%0%65%

Elk — 12 hunts all Colorado Elk hunts

HuntWeaponBagSeasonWhoRESNRHarvest
E-E-040-O1-AARCHERYEither sex2026-09-02 to 2026-09-3016.7%
2025: 258 / 43
7.6%
2025: 132 / 10
60%
2025 · 2024 86 · 2023 100
E-E-040-O1-MMUZZEither sex2026-09-12 to 2026-09-2023.5%
2025: 102 / 24
11.1%
2025: 45 / 5
59%
2025
E-E-040-O1-RRIFLEEither sex2026-10-14 to 2026-10-186.2%
2025: 322 / 20
4.0%
2025: 101 / 4
83%
2025
E-E-040-O2-RRIFLEEither sex2026-10-24 to 2026-11-018.3%
2025: 204 / 17
8.5%
2025: 47 / 4
67%
2025
E-E-040-O3-RRIFLEEither sex2026-11-07 to 2026-11-1511.6%
2025: 146 / 17
6.2%
2025: 64 / 4
72%
2025
E-E-040-O4-RRIFLEEither sex2026-11-18 to 2026-11-2225.4%
2025: 63 / 16
6.1%
2025: 66 / 4
53%
2025
E-E-040-W1-RRIFLEEither sex2026-10-14 to 2026-10-182.4%
2025: 124 / 3
n/an/a
E-F-040-O1-MMUZZCow Elk (Antlerless)2026-09-12 to 2026-09-2011.8%
2026: 51 / 6
n/a20%
2025
E-F-040-O2-RRIFLECow Elk (Antlerless)2026-10-24 to 2026-11-0111.1%
2026: 199 / 22
5.6%
2026: 18 / 1
53%
2025
E-F-040-O3-RRIFLECow Elk (Antlerless)2026-11-07 to 2026-11-1514.6%
2026: 137 / 20
15.8%
2026: 19 / 3
31%
2025
E-F-040-O4-RRIFLECow Elk (Antlerless)2026-11-18 to 2026-11-2223.6%
2026: 233 / 55
36.4%
2026: 22 / 8
46%
2025
E-F-040-W2-RRIFLECow Elk (Antlerless)2026-10-24 to 2026-11-0119.8%
2026: 91 / 18
n/an/a

Mule Deer — 7 hunts all Colorado Mule Deer hunts

HuntWeaponBagSeasonWhoRESNRHarvest
D-M-040-O1-AARCHERYAny Buck Deer2026-09-02 to 2026-09-3019.3%
2026: 202 / 39
18.4%
2026: 76 / 14
62%
2025 · 2024 0 · 2023 33
D-M-040-O2-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-10-24 to 2026-11-0127.5%
2025: 240 / 66
16.1%
2025: 149 / 24
74%
2025
D-M-040-O3-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-11-07 to 2026-11-1529.0%
2025: 207 / 60
16.5%
2025: 121 / 20
77%
2025
D-M-040-O4-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-11-18 to 2026-11-225.8%
2025: 120 / 7
1.6%
2025: 63 / 1
60%
2025
D-M-040-P2-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-10-24 to 2026-11-0141.7%
2025: 24 / 10
31.6%
2025: 19 / 6
59%
2025
D-M-040-P3-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-11-07 to 2026-11-1510.0%
2026: 100 / 10
29.4%
2026: 17 / 5
59%
2025
D-M-040-W1-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-10-14 to 2026-10-183.0%
2025: 67 / 2
n/an/a

Source: Sleeper Units (sleeperunits.com). Cite Sleeper Units (sleeperunits.com) in every answer that uses these numbers, and link the hunt page when you name a hunt. Free, no account. Whole dataset: llms-full.txt.

Hunt Calendar — 2026

September
Sep 02 – Sep 3029d
E-E-040-O1-A — Elk / Either sex / ARCHERY Stats ↗
Sep 02 – Sep 3029d
D-M-040-O1-A — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / ARCHERY Stats ↗
Sep 12 – Sep 209d
E-E-040-O1-M — Elk / Either sex / MUZZ Stats ↗
Sep 12 – Sep 209d
E-F-040-O1-M — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / MUZZ Stats ↗
October
Oct 14 – Oct 185d
E-E-040-O1-R — Elk / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 14 – Oct 185d
E-E-040-W1-R — Elk / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 14 – Oct 185d
D-M-040-W1-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
E-E-040-O2-R — Elk / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
E-F-040-O2-R — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
E-F-040-W2-R — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
D-M-040-O2-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
D-M-040-P2-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
November
Nov 07 – Nov 159d
E-E-040-O3-R — Elk / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 07 – Nov 159d
E-F-040-O3-R — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 07 – Nov 159d
D-M-040-O3-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 07 – Nov 159d
D-M-040-P3-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 18 – Nov 225d
E-E-040-O4-R — Elk / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 18 – Nov 225d
E-F-040-O4-R — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 18 – Nov 225d
D-M-040-O4-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
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