Colorado game management unit · herd E-6

Unit 131 elk

Part of the White River herd. 19 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 14 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-011-W1-R, took 16 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

15 List A · 4 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

27%

262 hunters · 72 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 131

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 131

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
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-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-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-F-131-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 131, 211, 231	A	100	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	20%
E-F-131-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle	A	50	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	0%
E-F-131-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle	A	20	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	15%
E-F-131-P2-R	Cow · Private land only (2) rifle	B	50	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	37%
E-F-131-P3-R	Cow · Private land only (3) rifle	B	50	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	47%
E-F-131-P4-R	Cow · Private land only (4) rifle	B	50	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	28%
E-F-131-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle	B	100	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	41%
E-M-131-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle	A	60	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	24%

Harvest by year

2019 30% 1,232 hunters · 200 bulls · 145 cows

2020 23% 1,345 hunters · 121 bulls · 177 cows

2021 19% 1,150 hunters · 107 bulls · 100 cows

2022 24% 1,135 hunters · 152 bulls · 113 cows

2023 19% 1,027 hunters · 104 bulls · 81 cows

2024 23% 872 hunters · 96 bulls · 97 cows

2025 27% 262 hunters · 8 bulls · 64 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%