Colorado game management unit
Unit 1 elk
10 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 5 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-001-E1-R, took 20 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
10
3 List A · 7 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
28%
107 hunters · 30 elk (draw hunts only)
Over the counter in Unit 1
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 1 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 1
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-001-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 5 | 18 pts | None drawn | → steady | 50% |
| E-F-001-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | B | 1 | None drawn | None drawn | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-001-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 5 | 17 pts | 26 pts | ↑ harder | 100% |
| E-E-001-E1-R | Either sex · Early rifle | A | 11 | 20 pts | 32 pts | → steady | 55% |
| E-F-001-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle | B | 10 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 10% |
| E-F-001-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle | B | 10 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-001-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | B | 25 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 5% |
| E-F-001-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | B | 20 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 35% |
| E-F-001-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | B | 25 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 50% |
| E-F-001-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | B | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 0% |
Harvest by year
All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys. 2025 figures add up the hunt-code estimates CPW published, so they leave out over-the-counter hunters.