Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wants to remind hunters that the deadline to submit a big-game draw application in the primary draw is approaching fast. Submit your application at cpwshop.com by April 7 at 8 p.m. MST to be eligible to participate.
If you have already submitted your application, CPW encourages you to review your receipt to make sure it was submitted correctly. Corrections are allowed through your cpwshop.com account up to the April 7 deadline.
CPW created a Big Game Application Guide to help hunters through the application process. Landowners wishing to apply for licenses through the Landowner Preference Program (LPP) must also submit their 2026 applications online through their landowner account. See the following LPP Application Guide for assistance. Use the 2026 Big Game brochure as the go-to resource to find hunt codes, regulations and review recent changes for all applicants. Additional information is available in CPW’s recent press release.
CPW encourages hunters to submit their applications early to avoid complications or delays. Get prepared ahead of time so that if problems arise, CPW staff members have ample time to assist you. View CPW’s hunting statistics for information from previous draws to help maximize your draw potential. An online version of the Colorado Outdoors Preference Point Issue is now available.
CPW’s Hunting Statistics
In an effort to assist Colorado’s big game hunters applying for the draw, Colorado Parks and Wildlife provides the following draw and hunting season information. These reports show how many licenses were available in all big game management units throughout Colorado, how many hunters applied for those limited licenses, how many of those hunters were successful drawing, and how many preference points it took to be successful.
View statistics by species:
- Bear statistics
- Bighorn Sheep statistics
- Deer statistics
- Elk statistics
- Moose statistics
- Mountain Goat statistics
- Pronghorn statistics
*Note to hunters: License quotas will not be finalized until the May 2026 Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting after staff are finished analyzing data from population surveys.
Plan your hunt
If you have questions about setting up accounts, planning hunts, or applying for licenses, call center agents are available Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. MST at 303-297-1192. Hunting resources are available on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website.
Be sure to read the “What’s New” pages in the 2026 Big Game brochure and the 2026 Sheep and Goat brochure to get a full list of game management unit specific changes for 2026.
Written by Joey Livingston. Joey is a public information officer for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
