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Colorado Draw Odds
Colorado game management unit · herd E-21

Unit 10 elk

Part of the Rangely / Blue Mountain herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-010-W1-R, took 32 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
12
5 List A · 7 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
51%
358 hunters · 184 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
1,970
+33% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
51
herd E-21, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 10

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 10 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 10

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-010-O1-A Either sex · Archery A 15 24 pts 32 pts ↑ harder 67%
E-F-010-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader B 5 1 pt None drawn → steady 50%
E-M-010-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader A 5 25 pts 33 pts ↑ harder 100%
E-E-010-E1-R Either sex · Early rifle A 32 26 pts 33 pts → steady 100%
E-E-010-W1-R Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle A 1 32 pts No applicants ↑ harder 95%
E-F-010-L1-R Cow · Late rifle B 10 5 pts None drawn ↑ harder 29%
E-F-010-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle B 75 1 pt 2 pts → steady 64%
E-F-010-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle B 75 0 pts 0 pts → steady 43%
E-F-010-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 50 0 pts 1 pt → steady 47%
E-F-010-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 90 0 pts 0 pts → steady 42%
E-F-010-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 100 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 33%
E-F-010-W1-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle A 15 4 pts No applicants → steady 95%

Harvest by year

2019 48% 563 hunters · 43 bulls · 216 cows
2020 54% 562 hunters · 46 bulls · 219 cows
2021 42% 548 hunters · 41 bulls · 182 cows
2022 57% 570 hunters · 47 bulls · 263 cows
2023 49% 258 hunters · 39 bulls · 86 cows
2024 58% 274 hunters · 43 bulls · 111 cows
2025 51% 358 hunters · 45 bulls · 126 cows

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.

Discontinued hunts

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-F-010-W2-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle — — Not offered —