Colorado game management unit · herd E-6

Unit 11 elk

Part of the White River herd. 22 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 16 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-011-W1-R, took 16 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

21 List A · 1 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

24%

10,643 hunters · 2,535 elk (draw hunts only)

Herd estimate 2025

42,470

-6% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-6, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 11

List A Archery either-sex (resident) E-E-000-U1-A
List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R

Draw hunts in Unit 11

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-011-P1-A	Either sex · Private land only archery · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34	A	1,000	Leftover	Leftover		32%
E-E-011-V1-A	Either sex · Nonresident archery · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	750	Leftover	Leftover		42%
E-E-011-O1-M	Either sex · Muzzleloader · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	100	0 pts	1 pt	→ steady	41%
E-F-011-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	100	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	12%
E-E-011-P1-R	Either sex · Private land only rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25	A	700	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	58%
E-E-011-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	3	16 pts	No applicants	↓ easier	66%
E-E-011-W2-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	4	9 pts	No applicants	→ steady	66%
E-E-011-W4-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	9	3 pts	No applicants	→ steady	66%
E-F-011-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle	A	150	1 pt	2 pts	→ steady	62%
E-F-011-O1-R	Cow · 1st rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 33	A	1,500	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	10%
E-F-011-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 11, 211	A	500	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	14%
E-F-011-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle · 11, 211	A	800	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	6%
E-F-011-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211	A	2,000	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	11%
E-F-011-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211	B	1,000	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	42%
E-F-011-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	10	4 pts	No applicants	→ steady	66%
E-F-011-W2-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	30	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	66%
E-F-011-W3-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (3) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	10	4 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	66%
E-F-011-W4-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	30	Leftover	Leftover	↓ easier	66%
E-F-011-W6-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (6) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	30	3rd choice	No applicants	→ steady	64%
E-M-011-O1-R	Bull · 1st rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25	A	3,000	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	24%
E-M-011-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle · 11, 211	A	400	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	17%
E-M-012-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25	A	500	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	21%

Harvest by year

2019 26% 5,311 hunters · 617 bulls · 730 cows

2020 20% 5,724 hunters · 591 bulls · 500 cows

2021 21% 5,240 hunters · 579 bulls · 532 cows

2022 29% 5,316 hunters · 717 bulls · 729 cows

2023 16% 2,698 hunters · 305 bulls · 105 cows

2024 25% 2,467 hunters · 492 bulls · 110 cows

2025 24% 10,643 hunters · 1,977 bulls · 519 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 code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-M-011-O2-R	Bull · 2nd rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	—	—	Not offered			20%
E-M-011-O3-R	Bull · 3rd rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	—	—	Not offered			20%