Colorado game management unit · herd E-53
Unit 133 elk
Part of the Apishipa herd. 4 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-133-L1-R, took 0 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
4
2 List A · 2 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
52%
84 hunters · 44 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
1,510
+36% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
32
herd E-53, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 133
- List B Archery cow (resident) E-F-000-U1-A
- List B Archery cow (nonresident, east of I-25) E-F-133-U1-A
- List A Archery either-sex (resident) E-E-000-U1-A
- List A Archery either-sex (nonresident, east of I-25) E-E-087-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 133
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-133-O1-M | Either sex · Muzzleloader · 133, 134, 141, 142 | A | 10 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 56% |
| E-F-133-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 133, 134, 141, 142 | B | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-133-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle · 133, 134, 141 | B | 55 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 77% |
| E-M-133-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle · 133, 134, 141, 142 | A | 30 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 14% |
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.