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DE211W1R Deer Draw Odds, Colorado

Either-sex deer in GMU 211, rifle, season code W1. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS Mountain Prairie), public domain. Photo credits

FactValue
HuntEither-sex deer, GMU 211, rifle, season code W1
License listA
2026 quota3
2026 first-choice applicants (adult + youth, res + nonres)56
2026 licenses drawn: resident / nonresident (adult)3 / 0
Share drawn by residents (incl. youth)100%
Nonresident cap / hybrid draw shareN/A / 20%
CPW drawn out at, 2026: resident18 pts (100% drawn at that level)
CPW drawn out at, 2026: nonresidentno applicants

Resident odds by preference point (2026 draw)

Share of first-choice resident applicants at each point level who drew this code in CPW's 2026 primary draw. Levels below the cut that still show draws come from CPW's hybrid or random share.

Your points1st-choice applicantsDrawnOdds at this level
2122100.0%
1811100.0%
17200.0%
16100.0%
15300.0%
14100.0%
13300.0%
12100.0%
11300.0%
10200.0%
8600.0%
7400.0%
6200.0%
5500.0%
4100.0%
3800.0%
2200.0%
1100.0%
0400.0%

Resident point-creep forecast for 2027

About 18 preference points is where the draw is likely to cut off next year, so applicants at 19 or more are likely to draw on first choice. Point creep has averaged +0.67 points a year (2023 to 2026). Confidence: medium.

Nonresident odds by preference point (2026 draw)

Share of first-choice nonresident applicants at each point level who drew this code in CPW's 2026 primary draw. Levels below the cut that still show draws come from CPW's hybrid or random share.

No nonresident listed this code as first choice in 2026.

Nonresident point-creep forecast for 2027

Not enough years of data for a forecast.

Drawn-out history

The point level where CPW's preference draw ran out for adult applicants, each year.

Draw yearResidentNonresident
202316 pts (100% drawn at that level)no applicants
202417 pts (100% drawn at that level)no applicants
202516 pts (50% drawn at that level)no applicants
202618 pts (100% drawn at that level)no applicants

Forecast method: how we forecast point creep. It is a trend line, not a promise.

Notes from TagCanyon

56 hunters put this code first for 3 licenses in 2026, about 18.7 first-choice applications per license. For residents, the points-to-draw index rose by about 2.0 points from 2023 to 2026.

Deadline

CPW's 2026 primary draw ran Mar 1 to Apr 7, 2026 (8 p.m. Mountain). CPW has not posted the 2027 dates yet; recent years closed on the first Tuesday of April. A current qualifying license is required before you apply. CPW primary draw page.

Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), 2026 Primary Draw Recap for deer (report, CPW deer statistics). Tables, forecasts and text are TagCanyon's own; CPW does not warrant or endorse them. Not affiliated with CPW. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026.