Colorado GMU 86
Elk
15.1%
Deer
37.3%
Pronghorn
47.4%
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Elk
Licenses
Over-the-counter bull elk license (2nd & 3rd rifle)
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Over the counter
Included Includes bull elk (over-the-counter rifle)
Unlimited over-the-counter bull licenses for the second rifle season (Oct. 24–Nov. 1) and third rifle season (Nov. 7–15) are valid in this GMU (hunt codes E-M-000-U2-R and E-M-000-U3-R, List A).
Residents: Residents can buy an over-the-counter either-sex archery elk license for this GMU (hunt code E-E-000-U1-A, Sept. 2–30).
Residents can buy an over-the-counter cow archery elk license for this GMU (hunt code E-F-000-U1-A, Sept. 2–30).
Nonresidents: The 2026 brochure lists no over-the-counter archery elk license for nonresidents in this GMU.
Source: CPW regulations (2026)
CPW's hunter and harvest numbers are estimates from its annual big game harvest survey.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Bulls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2024 | 1934 | 292 | 15.1% | 127 | 6.6% |
| 2023 | 2141 | 261 | 12.2% | 172 | 8.0% |
| 2022 | 1964 | 241 | 12.3% | 124 | 6.3% |
| 2021 | 2064 | 247 | 12.0% | 133 | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 2282 | 340 | 14.9% | 171 | 7.5% |
| 2019 | 1874 | 239 | 12.8% | 156 | 8.3% |
Source: CPW harvest reports, 2024.
Deer
Licenses
Limited deer license
Availability: Residents Limited (draw) · Nonresidents Limited (draw)
CPW says most deer licenses are limited and available only through the draw(s).
See CPW's deer hunt code tables for any limited licenses in this GMU.
An unlimited over-the-counter either-sex license for white-tailed deer only is also valid here (hunt code D-E-048-U6-R, Dec. 1–31, List B).
CPW says whitetails are at low density in these GMUs and mostly on private land.
Source: CPW regulations (2026)
Colorado's deer figures count mule deer and white-tailed deer together, as CPW's harvest report does. CPW's hunter and harvest numbers are estimates from its annual big game harvest survey.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All deer | Bucks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2024 | 450 | 168 | 37.3% | 151 | 33.6% |
| 2023 | 422 | 198 | 46.9% | 172 | 40.8% |
| 2022 | 396 | 172 | 43.4% | 145 | 36.6% |
| 2021 | 420 | 144 | 34.3% | 113 | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 405 | 188 | 46.4% | 151 | 37.3% |
| 2019 | 470 | 168 | 35.7% | 139 | 29.6% |
Source: CPW harvest reports, 2024.
Pronghorn
Licenses
Limited pronghorn license
Availability: Residents Limited (draw) · Nonresidents Limited (draw)
Valid here Over-the-counter archery pronghorn license
CPW says all muzzleloader and rifle pronghorn licenses are limited, available through the draw only.
See CPW's pronghorn hunt code tables for any limited licenses in this GMU.
An unlimited over-the-counter either-sex archery pronghorn license is valid in this GMU (hunt code A-E-000-U1-A, Aug. 15–Sept. 20; bucks only Aug. 15–31).
Source: CPW regulations (2026)
CPW's hunter and harvest numbers are estimates from its annual big game harvest survey.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All pronghorn | Bucks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2024 | 116 | 55 | 47.4% | 38 | 32.8% |
| 2023 | 106 | 43 | 40.6% | 22 | 20.8% |
| 2022 | 60 | 15 | 25.0% | 15 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 107 | 49 | 45.8% | 12 | 11.2% |
| 2020 | 112 | 43 | 38.4% | 26 | 23.2% |
| 2019 | 108 | 49 | 45.4% | 36 | 33.3% |
Source: CPW harvest reports, 2024.