Which elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 4?

14 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-004-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-003-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-004-O1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-004-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-E-004-P1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-004-P1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-E-003-O1-R (rifle either, Oct. 14–18); E-F-003-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-F-004-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-004-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-E-004-O4-R (rifle either, Nov. 18–22); E-F-003-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-E-003-P1-R (rifle either, Oct. 14–18); E-F-003-P5-R (rifle female, Oct. 24– Dec. 31).

What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 4?

E-F-003-O1-R (rifle, female, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 400 tags.

How many points does it take to draw E-E-004-O1-M?

In the 2026 primary draw the last E-E-004-O1-M tag went at 1 resident points and 7 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 2/2/2/1; nonresident: 6/7/6/7.

What is elk hunting success in GMU 4?

In 2024, 1,541 elk hunters in GMU 4 harvested 379 animals (25% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).

GMU 4 Elk Report — 2026 season

14 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	473 (297 bulls / 160 cows)	2,235	21%	9,425
2024	379 (247 bulls / 117 cows)	1,541	25%	7,276
2023 Archery	43	307	14%	2,207
2023 Muzzleloader	20	106	19%	558
2023 Rifle	410	1,822	22%	6,660
2024 Archery	51	223	23%	1,544
2024 Muzzleloader	14	52	27%	291
2024 Rifle	314	1,265	25%	5,441

Season	Antlered harvest / hunters	Success	Antlerless harvest / hunters	Success
2023 Rifle	89 / 904	10%	15 / 53	28%
2024 Rifle	153 / 946	16%	32 / 59	55%

* CPW's antlered/antlerless tables do not include either-sex hunt codes. The split is hidden where one side is empty, because that usually means the unit’s tags for it are either-sex 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-004-O1-A	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	■4, ■5, ■441	A	500	1,022	0	4	1/1/0/03/4/4/4	27%	26.3
E-E-003-P1-APLOLeftover likely	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	3, 4, 5, 14, 214, 301, 441	A	289	212	–	–	–––	22%	29.6
E-E-004-O1-M	muzzleloader	either	Sept. 12–20	4, 5, 441	A	130	420	1	7	2/2/2/16/7/6/7	35%	14.4
E-F-004-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	4, 5, 441	A	100	75	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	1/1/0/03/3/0/0	29%	19.0
E-E-004-P1-MPLO	muzzleloader	either	Sept. 12–20	4, 5, 441	A	50	45	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	34%	15.7
E-F-004-P1-MPLOLeftover likely	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	4, 5, 441	B	19	6	–	–	-/0/-/--/0/-/-	33%	12.2
E-E-003-O1-RNEW	rifle	either	Oct. 14–18	3, 4, 5, 301, 441	A	800	1,980	0	3	0/-/-/02/-/-/3	–	–
E-F-003-O1-R	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	400	190	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	2/3/1/0-/3/1/0	44%	6.4
E-F-004-O2-R	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	4, 441	A	400	279	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	2/1/-/02/1/-/0	29%	14.0
E-F-004-O3-RLeftover likely	rifle	female	Nov. 7–15	4, 441	A	231	146	–	–	1/1/-/-3/5/-/-	33%	15.0
E-E-004-O4-RNEWLeftover likely	rifle	either	Nov. 18–22	4, 441	A	271	180	–	–	0/-/-/-0/-/-/-	–	–
E-F-003-O4-RLeftover likely	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	3, 4, 5, 301, 441	A	140	42	–	–	1/1/-/-1/2/-/-	21%	18.5
E-E-003-P1-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	either	Oct. 14–18	3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	255	170	–	–	-/-/0/--/-/0/-	47%	8.0
E-F-003-P5-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	female	Oct. 24– Dec. 31	3, 4, 5, 301, 441	B	686	531	–	–	0/1/1/-0/1/1/-	41%	16.1

Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)

E-F-003-O1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 400 tags, 190 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 44%, List A
E-E-004-O1-M muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20: 130 tags, 420 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /7 nonres, success 35%, List A
E-E-004-P1-M muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20: 50 tags, 45 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 34%, List A (private land only)
E-F-004-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 100 tags, 75 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 29%, List A
E-F-004-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 400 tags, 279 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 29%, List A
E-E-004-O1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 500 tags, 1,022 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /4 nonres, success 27%, List A
E-E-003-O1-R rifle either, Oct. 14–18: 800 tags, 1,980 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /3 nonres, success –, List A

Point creep warnings (rose 2+ points since 2023)

E-F-004-O3-Rrifle female:res 1/1/-/-nonres 3/5/-/-

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

E-F-004-P1-M muzzleloader female Sept. 12–20 — drew at – res / – nonres, 19 tags
E-F-003-P5-R rifle female Oct. 24– Dec. 31 — drew at – res / – nonres, 686 tags

Leftover likely

These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-003-P1-A, E-F-004-P1-M, E-F-004-O3-R, E-E-004-O4-R, E-F-003-O4-R, E-E-003-P1-R, E-F-003-P5-R.

With your points

Likely draws (6)

Coin flips (1)

E-E-004-O1-M (1)

Not this year (0)

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 4?: 14 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-E-004-O1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-003-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-E-004-O1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-004-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-E-004-P1-M (muzzleloader either, Sept. 12–20); E-F-004-P1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-E-003-O1-R (rifle either, Oct. 14–18); E-F-003-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-F-004-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-004-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-E-004-O4-R (rifle either, Nov. 18–22); E-F-003-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-E-003-P1-R (rifle either, Oct. 14–18); E-F-003-P5-R (rifle female, Oct. 24– Dec. 31).
What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 4?: E-F-003-O1-R (rifle, female, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 400 tags.
How many points does it take to draw E-E-004-O1-M?: In the 2026 primary draw the last E-E-004-O1-M tag went at 1 resident points and 7 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 2/2/2/1; nonresident: 6/7/6/7.
What is elk hunting success in GMU 4?: In 2024, 1,541 elk hunters in GMU 4 harvested 379 animals (25% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).