Last verified Oct. 2026

Elk in GMU 22

Q: Is there over-the-counter elk in GMU 22?

Yes: E-F-000-U1-A , E-E-000-U1-A , E-M-000-U2-R , E-M-000-U3-R are valid in GMU 22 for 2026.

GMU 22 has 18 2026 elk hunt codes (4 over the counter, 14 drawn), and the highest resident adult cutoff is E-F-022-L1-R at 2 preference points. CPW 2026 Big Game Brochure

Everything below is 2026: the 2026 hunt codes, the 2026 draw and the 2025 harvest. 2027 hunt codes and quotas are not on this site yet (CPW had not published them as of October 17, 2026, when this site last checked). Codes do change between years, so confirm yours in the 2027 brochure before you apply.

Where GMU 22 is

GMU 22 lies in Rio Blanco & Garfield counties. CPW's boundary description: bounded on N by White River; on E by Colo. 13; on S by White River-Colorado River divide; on W by Rio Blanco CRs 26 & 103, Monument Gulch Rd., Colo. 64 and Monument Gulch. 2026 brochure, unit descriptions p. 69–72 Check the line on the ground and on private land in CPW's own Colorado Hunting Atlas; boundary roads and ridgelines are the legal edge, not a map shading. How GMUs work.

What is different about GMU 22

2026 brochure, OTC maps pp. 38–40 The unlimited 2nd and 3rd season bull licenses (E-M-000-U2-R and E-M-000-U3-R) are valid in GMU 22 in 2026, as they were on the 2025 maps. 2025 brochure, OTC maps pp. 38–41 Residents can also buy over-the-counter archery here (E-F-000-U1-A, E-E-000-U1-A); nonresidents cannot buy OTC archery elk west of I-25 and apply for a limited code.

GMU 22 has 14 limited elk codes for 2026 (3 archery, 2 muzzleloader and 9 rifle), 1 of them valid in this GMU alone. Resident adult cutoffs, highest first: E-F-022-L1-R at 2 preference points, E-E-021-O1-R at 0 preference points, E-F-021-O2-R at 0 preference points, E-E-021-O1-M at 0 preference points and E-F-021-O3-R at 0 preference points. The code with the most licenses is E-E-021-V1-A (shared across 5 GMUs, so its numbers are for the whole code): 1,150 licenses and 0 resident adult first-choice applicants. CPW 2026 Elk Draw Recap

Largest codes valid in GMU 22 alone: E-F-022-L1-R (50 licenses, drew out at 2 preference points).

The 2025 harvest row with the most hunters among codes that include GMU 22 is EM000U2R (over the counter): 19.3% success among 23,668 hunters, for the whole code across 93 GMUs, not GMU 22 alone. CPW 2025 Elk Harvest Estimates

2026 elk hunt codes

Over-the-counter elk is available here through E-F-000-U1-A, E-E-000-U1-A, E-M-000-U2-R, E-M-000-U3-R; how OTC units work. "Statewide framework" dates are the general season windows on the elk seasons page.

2026 elk hunt codes valid in GMU 22 (CPW 2026 Big Game Brochure)
Hunt code	Method / season	2026 dates	Sex	License	Valid in
E-E-000-U1-A	Archery	Sept. 2–30	Either-sex	Over the counter Resident only	115 GMUs (full list below)
E-E-021-P1-A	Archery	Sept. 2–30	Either-sex	Limited (draw), private land only	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-E-021-V1-A	Archery	Sept. 2–30	Either-sex	Limited (draw) Nonresident only	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-F-000-U1-A	Archery	Sept. 2–30	Cow	Over the counter Resident only	33 GMUs (full list below)
E-F-021-V1-A	Archery	Sept. 2–30	Cow	Limited (draw) Nonresident only	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-E-021-O1-M	Muzzleloader	Sept. 12–20	Either-sex	Limited (draw)	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-F-021-O1-M	Muzzleloader	Sept. 12–20	Cow	Limited (draw)	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-E-021-O1-R	Rifle, 1st season	Oct. 14–18	Either-sex	Limited (draw)	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-E-021-O4-R	Rifle, 4th season	Nov. 18–22	Either-sex	Limited (draw)	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-E-021-P1-R	Rifle	Oct. 14–18	Either-sex	Limited (draw), private land only	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-F-021-O1-R	Rifle, 1st season	Oct. 14–18	Cow	Limited (draw)	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-F-021-O2-R	Rifle, 2nd season	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	Cow	Limited (draw)	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32
E-F-021-O3-R	Rifle, 3rd season	Nov. 7–15	Cow	Limited (draw)	2 GMUs: 21, 22
E-F-021-O4-R	Rifle, 4th season	Nov. 18–22	Cow	Limited (draw)	2 GMUs: 21, 22
E-F-022-L1-R	Rifle, Late	Dec. 1–31	Cow	Limited (draw)	GMU 22 only
E-F-022-P5-R	Rifle	Oct. 15–Dec. 31	Cow	Limited (draw), private land only	3 GMUs: 22, 31, 32
E-M-000-U2-R	Rifle, 2nd season	Oct. 24–Nov. 1	Bull	Over the counter	90 GMUs (full list below)
E-M-000-U3-R	Rifle, 3rd season	Nov. 7–15	Bull	Over the counter	90 GMUs (full list below)

E-F-000-U1-A is valid in 33 GMUs in 2026

6, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 30, 31, 32, 38, 43, 59, 82, 85, 86, 133, 134, 140, 141, 142, 161, 171, 181, 431, 471, 511, 581, 591, 682, 691, 791, 851, 861

E-E-000-U1-A is valid in 115 GMUs in 2026

3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 53, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 79, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 161, 171, 181, 211, 214, 231, 301, 361, 371, 431, 471, 511, 581, 591, 681, 691, 851, 861, 951

E-M-000-U2-R is valid in 90 GMUs in 2026

3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 131, 133, 134, 140, 141, 142, 161, 171, 181, 211, 214, 231, 301, 361, 371, 411, 421, 431, 441, 444, 471, 511, 521, 581, 591, 681, 691, 711, 741, 751, 771, 851, 861

E-M-000-U3-R is valid in 90 GMUs in 2026

2026 draw results

These codes are valid in GMU 22 and nowhere else, so their draw numbers describe this unit. "Drawn out at" is the preference-point level of the last applicant drawn in that group, from CPW's Drawn Out At report; how to read it.

E-F-022-L1-R: 2026 primary draw, GMU 22 only, 50 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	148	40	2 preference points; 10 of 33 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	15	2	3 preference points; 2 of 3 drawn at that level
Resident youth	8	6	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 1 of 7 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	2	2	0 preference points; 1 of 1 drawn at that level

The codes below also include GMU 22, but they cover other units too. Their numbers are for the whole code.

E-E-021-O1-M: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 175 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	111	111	0 preference points; 78 of 78 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	168	52	4 preference points; 24 of 27 drawn at that level
Resident youth	11	11	0 preference points; 7 of 7 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	10	1	4 preference points; 1 of 1 drawn at that level

E-E-021-O1-R: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 450 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	399	287	0 preference points; 144 of 250 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	485	102	1 preference point; 24 of 136 drawn at that level
Resident youth	77	51	0 preference points; 36 of 62 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	38	10	1 preference point; 5 of 11 drawn at that level

E-E-021-O4-R: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 410 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	145	230	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 85 of 275 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	113	146	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 33 of 91 drawn at that level
Resident youth	7	21	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 14 of 41 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	10	13	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 3 of 16 drawn at that level

E-E-021-P1-A: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 350 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	1	3	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)
Nonresident adult	39	67	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)
Resident youth	0	2	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)

E-E-021-P1-R: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 125 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	11	14	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 3 of 5 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	67	104	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 37 of 44 drawn at that level
Resident youth	1	2	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 1 of 3 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	3	5	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 2 of 2 drawn at that level

E-E-021-V1-A: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 1,150 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Nonresident adult	499	878	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)
Nonresident youth	8	11	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)

E-F-021-O1-M: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 150 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	15	43	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)
Nonresident adult	1	17	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)
Resident youth	19	83	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)

E-F-021-O1-R: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 75 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	49	48	0 preference points; 32 of 33 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	8	8	0 preference points; 6 of 6 drawn at that level
Resident youth	17	17	0 preference points; 13 of 13 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	2	2	0 preference points; 2 of 2 drawn at that level

E-F-021-O2-R: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 200 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	243	124	0 preference points; 32 of 147 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	150	44	2 preference points; 33 of 46 drawn at that level
Resident youth	29	26	0 preference points; 19 of 22 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	6	6	0 preference points; 5 of 5 drawn at that level

E-F-021-O3-R: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22), not GMU 22 alone, 100 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	127	66	0 preference points; 1 of 62 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	110	17	2 preference points; 14 of 28 drawn at that level
Resident youth	16	9	0 preference points; 3 of 10 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	13	8	0 preference points; 3 of 8 drawn at that level

E-F-021-O4-R: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22), not GMU 22 alone, 100 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	23	77	3rd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 8 of 50 drawn at that level
Nonresident adult	3	5	3rd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 2 of 8 drawn at that level
Resident youth	4	15	3rd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 3 of 6 drawn at that level
Nonresident youth	0	3	2nd choice (every earlier-choice applicant drew); 3 of 4 drawn at that level

E-F-021-V1-A: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 21, 22, 30, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 20 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Nonresident adult	1	1	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)

E-F-022-P5-R: 2026 primary draw for the whole code (GMUs 22, 31, 32), not GMU 22 alone, 350 licenses
Applicant group	Applicants, 1st choice	Drawn, all choices	Drawn out at
Resident adult	91	204	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)
Nonresident adult	42	78	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)
Resident youth	10	23	Leftover (licenses remained after the draw)

CPW 2026 Elk Draw Recap CPW 2026 Elk Drawn Out At

2025 harvest, by hunt code

CPW reports harvest by hunt code and by herd area (DAU), not by GMU. A code that covers several units reports one number for all of them, so read those rows as the code, not as GMU 22. Why success rates mislead.

2025 elk harvest by hunt code (CPW 2025 Elk Harvest Estimates). Each row is the whole hunt code, wherever it was valid in 2025 (2025 brochure unit lists).
2025 hunt code	Valid in (2025)	Hunters	Elk harvested	Success
EE000U1A (OTC)	115 GMUs (full list below)	9,541	1,076	11.3%
EF000U1A (OTC)	29 GMUs (full list below)	872	50	5.7%
EM000U2R (OTC)	93 GMUs (full list below)	23,668	4,558	19.3%
EM000U3R (OTC)	93 GMUs (full list below)	17,371	2,096	12.1%
EE021P1A	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	53	16	30.2%
EE021V1A	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	800	158	19.8%
EF021V1A	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	2	0	0%
EE021O1M	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	150	47	31.3%
EF021O1M	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	121	3	2.5%
EE021P1R	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	112	68	60.7%
EF021O1R	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	69	22	31.9%
EF021O2R	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	182	45	24.7%
EF021O3R	2 GMUs: 21, 22	81	16	19.8%
EF021O4R	2 GMUs: 21, 22	94	27	28.7%
EF022L1R	GMU 22 only	39	16	41%
EF022P5R	3 GMUs: 22, 31, 32	278	142	51.1%
EM021O1R	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	409	159	38.9%
EM021O4R	5 GMUs: 21, 22, 30, 31, 32	374	52	13.9%

EF000U1A was valid in 29 GMUs in 2025

6, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 30, 31, 32, 38, 43, 82, 85, 86, 133, 134, 140, 141, 142, 161, 171, 181, 431, 471, 682, 691, 791, 851, 861

EE000U1A was valid in 115 GMUs in 2025

EM000U2R was valid in 93 GMUs in 2025

3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 131, 133, 134, 140, 141, 142, 161, 171, 181, 211, 214, 231, 301, 361, 371, 411, 421, 431, 441, 444, 471, 511, 521, 551, 581, 591, 681, 691, 711, 741, 751, 771, 851, 861

EM000U3R was valid in 93 GMUs in 2025

CPW 2025 Elk Harvest Estimates

Outfitters

H&H Outfitting OUT.1208: GMU 22 is among its registered GMUs in the state record (a self-report on the registration: 22, 23). own site

Listings come only from this site's verified outfitter directory (this unit's region: Northwest), where every record is an Active state registration with guided hunting confirmed on the outfitter's own site. Check any outfitter's registration yourself before you book (how).

Common questions

Is there over-the-counter elk in GMU 22?

Yes: E-F-000-U1-A, E-E-000-U1-A, E-M-000-U2-R, E-M-000-U3-R are valid in GMU 22 for 2026.

What does it take to draw elk in GMU 22?

The highest-cutoff 2026 code that includes GMU 22, E-F-022-L1-R, drew out at 2 preference points for resident adults and 3 preference points for nonresident adults; it covers this GMU alone.

Where GMU 22 is

What is different about GMU 22

2026 elk hunt codes

2026 draw results

2025 harvest, by hunt code

Outfitters

Common questions

Get the printable 2026 season calendar