Which elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 72?

16 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-071-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-071-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-E-071-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-071-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-071-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-071-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-071-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-072-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-072-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-072-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-071-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-071-P1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-071-P1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-071-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-071-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-072-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–30).

What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 72?

E-M-071-P1-R (rifle, male, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 75 tags.

How many points does it take to draw E-F-071-O1-R?

In the 2026 primary draw the last E-F-071-O1-R tag went at 4 resident points and 4 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 4/4/4/4; nonresident: 4/4/5/4.

What is elk hunting success in GMU 72?

In 2024, 467 elk hunters in GMU 72 harvested 83 animals (18% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).

GMU 72 Elk Report — 2026 season

16 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	48 (44 bulls / 4 cows)	344	14%	1,653
2024	83 (76 bulls / 7 cows)	467	18%	2,425
2023 Archery	10	64	15%	576
2023 Muzzleloader	0	17	0%	82
2023 Rifle	38	262	15%	996
2024 Archery	15	56	27%	609
2024 Muzzleloader	3	28	11%	88
2024 Rifle	65	382	17%	1,728

Season	Antlered harvest / hunters	Success	Antlerless harvest / hunters	Success
2023 Muzzleloader	0 / 15	0%	0 / 2	0%
2023 Rifle	38 / 217	18%	0 / 45	0%
2024 Muzzleloader	0 / 25	0%	3 / 3	100%
2024 Rifle	61 / 329	19%	4 / 54	8%

* 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-F-071-O1-A	archery	female	Sept. 2–30	71, 72, 73, 711	A	100	127	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	12%	67.7
E-M-071-O1-A	archery	male	Sept. 2–30	71, 72, 73, 711	A	800	1,111	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	21%	42.1
E-E-071-P1-APLO	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	71, 72, 73, 711	A	165	166	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	29%	19.9
E-F-071-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	71, 72, 73, 711	A	30	131	2	3	2/1/2/22/3/2/3	20%	26.8
E-M-071-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	71, 72, 73, 711	A	350	565	0	1	0/0/0/00/0/1/1	21%	26.8
E-F-071-O1-R	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	71, 72, 73, 711	A	40	303	4	4	4/4/4/44/4/5/4	36%	8.1
E-M-071-O1-R	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	71, 72, 73, 711	A	550	798	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	28%	11.9
E-F-072-O2-R	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	72	A	30	24	0 (2nd)	0 (3rd)	1/0/0/02/3/1/0	55%	11.0
E-F-072-O3-R	rifle	female	Nov. 7–15	72	A	30	25	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/02/2/1/0	18%	27.5
E-F-072-O4-RLeftover likely	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	72	A	16	4	–	–	0/0/0/-–	0%*	–
E-M-071-O4-R	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	71, 72, 73, 711	A	75	79	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	8%	44.8
E-F-071-P1-RPLO	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	71, 72, 73, 711	B	15	17	0	0	1/2/2/01/-/2/0	25%*	18.0
E-M-071-P1-RPLO	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	71, 72, 73, 711	A	75	74	0	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	87%	3.9
E-F-071-P4-RPLO	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	71, 72, 73, 711	B	25	73	2	–	1/1/2/22/2/-/-	71%	6.3
E-M-071-P4-RPLO	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	71, 72, 73, 711	A	30	24	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	27%	13.7
E-F-072-P5-RPLOLeftover likely	rifle	female	Sept. 1–30	72, ■711	B	71	45	–	–	1/1/-/--/1/-/-	14%	60.7

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

Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)

E-M-071-P1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 75 tags, 74 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 87%, List A (private land only)
E-F-072-O2-R rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1: 30 tags, 24 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (3rd choice) nonres, success 55%, List A
E-E-071-P1-A archery either, Sept. 2–30: 165 tags, 166 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 29%, List A (private land only)
E-M-071-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 550 tags, 798 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 28%, List A
E-M-071-P4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 30 tags, 24 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 27%, List A (private land only)
E-F-071-P1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 15 tags, 17 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 25% (low sample), List B (private land only)
E-M-071-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 800 tags, 1,111 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 21%, List A
E-M-071-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 350 tags, 565 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /1 nonres, success 21%, List A
E-F-072-O3-R rifle female, Nov. 7–15: 30 tags, 25 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 18%, List A
E-F-071-O1-A archery female, Sept. 2–30: 100 tags, 127 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 12%, List A
E-M-071-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 75 tags, 79 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 8%, List A

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

E-F-071-P1-R rifle female Oct. 14–18 — drew at 0 res / 0 nonres, 15 tags
E-F-071-P4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at 2 res / – nonres, 25 tags
E-F-072-P5-R rifle female Sept. 1–30 — drew at – res / – nonres, 71 tags

Leftover likely

These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-F-072-O4-R, E-F-072-P5-R.

With your points

Likely draws (11)

Coin flips (0)

Not this year (3)

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 72?: 16 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-071-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-071-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-E-071-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-071-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-071-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-071-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-071-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-072-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-072-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-072-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-071-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-071-P1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-071-P1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-071-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-071-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-072-P5-R (rifle female, Sept. 1–30).
What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 72?: E-M-071-P1-R (rifle, male, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 for residents and 0 pts (2nd choice) for nonresidents in the 2026 draw, with 75 tags.
How many points does it take to draw E-F-071-O1-R?: In the 2026 primary draw the last E-F-071-O1-R tag went at 4 resident points and 4 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 4/4/4/4; nonresident: 4/4/5/4.
What is elk hunting success in GMU 72?: In 2024, 467 elk hunters in GMU 72 harvested 83 animals (18% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).