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Colorado Draw Odds
Colorado game management unit · herd E-51

Unit 104 elk

Part of the Castle Rock herd. 11 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 8 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-104-W1-R, took 26 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
11
10 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
38%
370 hunters · 142 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,480
+80% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
40
herd E-51, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 104

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 104 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 104

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-104-O1-A Either sex · Archery A 35 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 14%
E-F-104-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader A 40 Leftover Leftover → steady 35%
E-M-104-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader A 30 Leftover Leftover → steady 67%
E-E-104-W1-R Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle A 3 26 pts No applicants ↑ harder 95%
E-F-104-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle C 300 Leftover Leftover → steady 36%
E-F-104-W1-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle A 13 7 pts No applicants ↑ harder 95%
E-F-104-W2-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle A 13 6 pts No applicants ↑ harder 95%
E-M-104-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle A 40 Leftover Leftover → steady 61%
E-M-104-O2-R Bull · 2nd rifle A 40 Leftover Leftover → steady 31%
E-M-104-O3-R Bull · 3rd rifle A 30 Leftover Leftover → steady 36%
E-M-104-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle A 20 Leftover Leftover → steady 40%

Harvest by year

2019 46% 200 hunters · 52 bulls · 39 cows
2020 41% 269 hunters · 45 bulls · 47 cows
2021 52% 331 hunters · 71 bulls · 102 cows
2022 49% 379 hunters · 49 bulls · 131 cows
2023 53% 416 hunters · 66 bulls · 133 cows
2024 53% 432 hunters · 63 bulls · 162 cows
2025 38% 370 hunters · 60 bulls · 80 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.