Which elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 20?

17 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-020-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-020-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-020-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-F-020-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-020-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-020-L1-R (rifle female, Dec. 5–16 Late); E-M-020-L1-R (rifle male, Dec. 5–16 Late); E-M-020-L2-R (rifle male, Jan. 9–20 Late); E-F-020-L3-R (rifle female, Aug. 15– Jan. 31 Late); E-M-020-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-020-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-M-020-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-020-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-M-020-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); E-F-020-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-020-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-020-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1– Jan. 31, 2027).

What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 20?

E-F-020-P5-R (rifle, female, Sept. 1– Jan. 31, 2027) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 500 tags.

How many points does it take to draw E-M-020-L2-R?

In the 2026 primary draw the last E-M-020-L2-R tag went at 8 resident points and 17 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 6/6/7/8; nonresident: 10/12/16/17.

What is elk hunting success in GMU 20?

In 2024, 875 elk hunters in GMU 20 harvested 355 animals (41% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).

GMU 20 Elk Report — 2026 season

17 limited hunt codes valid in this unit. CPW 2026 brochure, 2026 primary draw recap, 2025 harvest survey. Points: resident / nonresident.

Unit harvest trend (2023–2024)

Year	Harvest	Hunters	Success	Rec. days
2023	405 (171 bulls / 210 cows)	822	49%	7,102
2024	355 (152 bulls / 198 cows)	875	41%	8,492
2023 Archery	31	118	27%	1,120
2023 Muzzleloader	22	35	62%	193
2023 Rifle	352	669	53%	5,788
2024 Archery	37	116	32%	1,084
2024 Muzzleloader	13	37	36%	202
2024 Rifle	305	721	42%	7,205

Season	Antlered harvest / hunters	Success	Antlerless harvest / hunters	Success
2023 Muzzleloader	20 / 27	75%	1 / 8	17%
2023 Rifle	119 / 194	61%	209 / 463	45%
2024 Muzzleloader	11 / 27	40%	3 / 10	25%
2024 Rifle	104 / 192	54%	185 / 505	37%

* CPW's antlered/antlerless tables do not include either-sex hunt codes.

All limited + over-the-counter hunters. CPW published unit-level tables for 2023 and 2024; the 2025 report has hunt-code totals only.

Every hunt code in the unit

			Dates	GMUs						Pts 23→26 res / nonres
E-E-020-O1-A	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	■20	A	105	265	2	7	3/3/3/23/5/6/7	33%	34.1
E-F-020-O1-A	archery	female	Sept. 2–30	20	A	10	20	0	0	0/0/0/00/-/0/0	0%*	–
E-M-020-O1-A	archery	male	Sept. 2–30	20	A	10	104	5	14	4/4/5/56/7/8/14	30%*	30.7
E-F-020-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	20	A	10	21	2	6	0/0/0/23/-/-/6	0%*	–
E-M-020-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	20	A	30	105	4	14	3/3/4/411/14/13/14	63%	7.0
E-F-020-L1-R	rifle	female	Dec. 5–16 Late	20	A	10	19	1	–	0/0/1/10/0/1/-	38%*	7.7
E-M-020-L1-R	rifle	male	Dec. 5–16 Late	20	A	55	272	6	13	5/5/6/67/8/9/13	75%	6.2
E-M-020-L2-R	rifle	male +	Jan. 9–20 Late	20	A	55	290	8	17	6/6/7/810/12/16/17	74%	6.2
E-F-020-L3-R	rifle	female	Aug. 15– Jan. 31 Late	■20	C	100	41	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	40%	27.4
E-M-020-O1-R	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	20	A	25	206	6	18	5/5/5/69/16/18/18	50%	6.7
E-F-020-O2-R	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	20	A	10	30	1	1	0/0/1/10/-/-/1	27%*	8.3
E-M-020-O2-R	rifle	male	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	20	A	25	187	5	14	4/5/5/56/6/11/14	71%	5.2
E-F-020-O3-R	rifle	female	Nov. 7–15	20	A	10	33	1	–	0/0/0/1-/1/-/-	40%	9.2
E-M-020-O3-R	rifle	male	Nov. 7–15	20	A	25	147	5	10	5/5/4/57/5/8/10	68%	8.1
E-F-020-O4-R	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	20	A	10	7	0	–	0/0/1/0-/0/1/-	0%*	–
E-M-020-O4-R	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	20	A	25	121	4	9	3/4/4/46/5/9/9	52%	7.8
E-F-020-P5-RPLO	rifle	female	Sept. 1– Jan. 31, 2027	20	B	500	461	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	54%	22.7

* Low sample: CPW flags these hunt codes "few hunters responded".

Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)

E-F-020-P5-R rifle female, Sept. 1– Jan. 31, 2027: 500 tags, 461 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 54%, List B (private land only)
E-F-020-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 10 tags, 33 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /– nonres, success 40%, List A
E-F-020-L3-R rifle female, Aug. 15– Jan. 31 Late: 100 tags, 41 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 40%, List C
E-F-020-L1-R rifle female, Dec. 5–16 Late: 10 tags, 19 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /– nonres, success 38% (low sample), List A
E-F-020-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 10 tags, 30 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /1 nonres, success 27% (low sample), List A
E-F-020-O1-A archery female, Sept. 2–30: 10 tags, 20 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 0% (low sample), List A
E-F-020-O4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 10 tags, 7 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /– nonres, success 0% (low sample), List A

Point creep warnings (rose 2+ points since 2023)

E-E-020-O1-Aarchery either:res 3/3/3/2nonres 3/5/6/7
E-M-020-O1-Aarchery male:res 4/4/5/5nonres 6/7/8/14
E-F-020-O1-Mmuzzleloader female:res 0/0/0/2nonres 3/-/-/6
E-M-020-O1-Mmuzzleloader male:res 3/3/4/4nonres 11/14/13/14
E-M-020-L1-Rrifle male:res 5/5/6/6nonres 7/8/9/13
E-M-020-L2-Rrifle male:res 6/6/7/8nonres 10/12/16/17
E-M-020-O1-Rrifle male:res 5/5/5/6nonres 9/16/18/18
E-M-020-O2-Rrifle male:res 4/5/5/5nonres 6/6/11/14
E-M-020-O3-Rrifle male:res 5/5/4/5nonres 7/5/8/10
E-M-020-O4-Rrifle male:res 3/4/4/4nonres 6/5/9/9

Stackable tags (List B/C — hold alongside a List A tag)

E-F-020-L3-R rifle female Aug. 15– Jan. 31 Late — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, 100 tags
E-F-020-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1– Jan. 31, 2027 — drew at 0 res / 0 nonres, 500 tags

With your points

Likely draws (4)

Coin flips (3)

Not this year (10)

Based on the last draw's drawn-out-at points. Codes with no draw at that residency are left out. Point creep can push a code up a bucket.

Drawn-out-at = preference points held by the last successful applicant at that residency. "0 (2nd)" = the code filled with 2nd-choice applicants, so any 1st-choice applicant drew with 0 points. Success % and days/harvest are from CPW's 2025harvest survey, by hunt code.

FAQ

Which elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 20?: 17 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-020-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-020-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-020-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-F-020-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-020-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-020-L1-R (rifle female, Dec. 5–16 Late); E-M-020-L1-R (rifle male, Dec. 5–16 Late); E-M-020-L2-R (rifle male, Jan. 9–20 Late); E-F-020-L3-R (rifle female, Aug. 15– Jan. 31 Late); E-M-020-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-020-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-M-020-O2-R (rifle male, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-020-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-M-020-O3-R (rifle male, Nov. 7–15); E-F-020-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-020-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-020-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1– Jan. 31, 2027).
What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 20?: E-F-020-P5-R (rifle, female, Sept. 1– Jan. 31, 2027) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 500 tags.
How many points does it take to draw E-M-020-L2-R?: In the 2026 primary draw the last E-M-020-L2-R tag went at 8 resident points and 17 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 6/6/7/8; nonresident: 10/12/16/17.
What is elk hunting success in GMU 20?: In 2024, 875 elk hunters in GMU 20 harvested 355 animals (41% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).