Which elk hunt codes are valid in GMU 77?

15 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-077-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-077-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-E-077-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-077-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-077-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-077-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-077-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-077-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-077-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-077-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-077-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-077-P1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-077-P1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-077-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-077-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22).

What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 77?

E-M-077-P1-R (rifle, male, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) 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-077-O3-R?

In the 2026 primary draw the last E-F-077-O3-R tag went at 4 resident points and 7 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 3/3/3/4; nonresident: 5/6/7/7.

What is elk hunting success in GMU 77?

In 2024, 3,299 elk hunters in GMU 77 harvested 683 animals (21% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).

GMU 77 Elk Report — 2026 season

15 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	409 (384 bulls / 23 cows)	3,437	12%	19,043
2024	683 (647 bulls / 37 cows)	3,299	21%	17,662
2023 Archery	56	701	8%	5,541
2023 Muzzleloader	24	178	13%	946
2023 Rifle	329	2,559	13%	12,556
2024 Archery	79	694	11%	5,273
2024 Muzzleloader	16	172	10%	1,030
2024 Rifle	588	2,433	24%	11,359

Season	Antlered harvest / hunters	Success	Antlerless harvest / hunters	Success
2023 Muzzleloader	22 / 167	13%	2 / 11	16%
2023 Rifle	311 / 2,479	13%	17 / 80	21%
2024 Muzzleloader	16 / 156	10%	0 / 16	0%
2024 Rifle	559 / 2,344	24%	29 / 89	33%

* 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-077-O1-A	archery	female	Sept. 2–30	77, 78, 771	A	150	130	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	8%	113.5
E-M-077-O1-A	archery	male	Sept. 2–30	77, 78, 771	A	1,100	915	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	12%	71.5
E-E-077-P1-APLOLeftover likely	archery	either	Sept. 2–30	77, 78, 771	A	179	151	–	–	–––	34%	16.1
E-F-077-O1-M	muzzleloader	female	Sept. 12–20	77, 78, 771	A	30	75	0	4	0/0/0/02/1/2/4	22%	22.3
E-M-077-O1-M	muzzleloader	male	Sept. 12–20	77, 78, 771	A	300	394	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	24%	25.7
E-F-077-O1-R	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	77, 78, 771	A	35	163	2	3	2/1/2/22/3/3/3	50%	6.7
E-M-077-O1-R	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	77, 78, 771	A	800	1,081	0	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	32%	12.0
E-F-077-O2-R	rifle	female	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	77, 78, 771	A	70	455	2	6	3/2/2/24/5/6/6	23%	23.1
E-F-077-O3-R	rifle	female	Nov. 7–15	77, 78, 771	A	40	427	4	7	3/3/3/45/6/7/7	35%	15.8
E-F-077-O4-R	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	77, 78, 771	A	15	102	3	6	4/4/3/34/4/4/6	80%*	6.0
E-M-077-O4-R	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	77, 78, 771	A	80	154	0	2	0/0/0/00/1/2/2	23%	15.0
E-F-077-P1-RPLO	rifle	female	Oct. 14–18	77, 78, 771	B	15	10	0 (2nd)	0	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	29%*	15.5
E-M-077-P1-RPLO	rifle	male	Oct. 14–18	77, 78, 771	A	75	69	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	0/0/0/00/0/0/0	71%	4.6
E-F-077-P4-RPLO	rifle	female	Nov. 18–22	77, 78, 771	B	20	40	1	1	0/1/2/10/-/2/1	50%*	5.6
E-M-077-P4-RPLO	rifle	male	Nov. 18–22	77, 78, 771	A	30	20	0 (2nd)	0 (2nd)	-/0/0/0-/0/0/0	0%	–

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

Near-sure draws (0–1 point in 2026)

E-M-077-P1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 75 tags, 69 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 71%, List A (private land only)
E-F-077-P4-R rifle female, Nov. 18–22: 20 tags, 40 first-choice apps, drew at 1 res /1 nonres, success 50% (low sample), List B (private land only)
E-M-077-O1-R rifle male, Oct. 14–18: 800 tags, 1,081 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 32%, List A
E-F-077-P1-R rifle female, Oct. 14–18: 15 tags, 10 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 nonres, success 29% (low sample), List B (private land only)
E-M-077-O1-M muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20: 300 tags, 394 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /0 nonres, success 24%, List A
E-M-077-O4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 80 tags, 154 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /2 nonres, success 23%, List A
E-F-077-O1-M muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20: 30 tags, 75 first-choice apps, drew at 0 res /4 nonres, success 22%, List A
E-M-077-O1-A archery male, Sept. 2–30: 1,100 tags, 915 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 12%, List A
E-F-077-O1-A archery female, Sept. 2–30: 150 tags, 130 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 8%, List A
E-M-077-P4-R rifle male, Nov. 18–22: 30 tags, 20 first-choice apps, drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res /0 pts (2nd choice) nonres, success 0%, List A (private land only)

Point creep warnings (rose 2+ points since 2023)

E-F-077-O1-Mmuzzleloader female:res 0/0/0/0nonres 2/1/2/4
E-F-077-O2-Rrifle female:res 3/2/2/2nonres 4/5/6/6
E-F-077-O3-Rrifle female:res 3/3/3/4nonres 5/6/7/7
E-F-077-O4-Rrifle female:res 4/4/3/3nonres 4/4/4/6
E-M-077-O4-Rrifle male:res 0/0/0/0nonres 0/1/2/2

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

E-F-077-P1-R rifle female Oct. 14–18 — drew at 0 pts (2nd choice) res / 0 nonres, 15 tags
E-F-077-P4-R rifle female Nov. 18–22 — drew at 1 res / 1 nonres, 20 tags

Leftover likely

These codes had licenses left over after the 2026 primary draw:E-E-077-P1-A.

With your points

Likely draws (9)

Coin flips (1)

E-F-077-P4-R (1)

Not this year (4)

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 77?: 15 limited codes in the 2026 brochure: E-F-077-O1-A (archery female, Sept. 2–30); E-M-077-O1-A (archery male, Sept. 2–30); E-E-077-P1-A (archery either, Sept. 2–30); E-F-077-O1-M (muzzleloader female, Sept. 12–20); E-M-077-O1-M (muzzleloader male, Sept. 12–20); E-F-077-O1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-077-O1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-077-O2-R (rifle female, Oct. 24–Nov. 1); E-F-077-O3-R (rifle female, Nov. 7–15); E-F-077-O4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-077-O4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22); E-F-077-P1-R (rifle female, Oct. 14–18); E-M-077-P1-R (rifle male, Oct. 14–18); E-F-077-P4-R (rifle female, Nov. 18–22); E-M-077-P4-R (rifle male, Nov. 18–22).
What is the easiest elk tag to draw in GMU 77?: E-M-077-P1-R (rifle, male, Oct. 14–18) drew out at 0 pts (2nd choice) 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-077-O3-R?: In the 2026 primary draw the last E-F-077-O3-R tag went at 4 resident points and 7 nonresident points. Resident history 2023–2026: 3/3/3/4; nonresident: 5/6/7/7.
What is elk hunting success in GMU 77?: In 2024, 3,299 elk hunters in GMU 77 harvested 683 animals (21% success, all seasons and weapons, CPW harvest survey).