Colorado game management unit · herd E-6
Unit 12 elk
Part of the White River herd. 14 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 13 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-012-O1-M, took 1 pt for residents.
Draw hunts
14
12 List A · 2 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
17%
2,406 hunters · 410 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
42,470
-6% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
19
herd E-6, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 12
- List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
- List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R
Draw hunts in Unit 12
| 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-012-O1-A | Either sex · Archery · 12, 23, 24 | A | 550 | 0 pts | 4 pts | → steady | 25% |
| E-E-012-O1-M | Either sex · Muzzleloader · 12, 23, 24 | A | 100 | 1 pt | 8 pts | → steady | 38% |
| E-E-012-P1-M | Either sex · Private land only muzzleloader · 12, 13, 23, 24, 33 | A | 50 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 46% |
| E-F-012-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 12, 23, 24 | A | 100 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 8% |
| E-F-012-P1-M | Cow · Private land only muzzleloader · 12, 13, 23, 24, 33 | B | 100 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 11% |
| E-E-011-P1-R | Either sex · Private land only rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25 | A | 700 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 58% |
| E-F-011-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 33 | A | 1,500 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 10% |
| 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-012-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle · 12, 13, 23, 24 | A | 1,500 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 13% |
| E-F-012-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle · 12, 13, 23, 24 | A | 1,500 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 8% |
| 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-012-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25 | A | 500 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 21% |
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.
Discontinued hunts
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-012-W1-R | Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 12, 23, 24 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | 44% | |
| E-E-012-W2-R | Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 12, 23, 24 | — | — | Not offered | ↑ harder | 44% | |
| E-F-012-W1-R | Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 12, 23, 24 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | 44% | |
| E-F-012-W2-R | Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 12, 23, 24 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | 44% | |
| E-F-012-W3-R | Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (3) rifle · 12, 23, 24 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | 44% |